ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Coffee (General) Regulations
8. Issuance of Licences
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
8. Issuance of Licences
(1)The following certificates and licences shall be issued by the respective county government in consultation with the Authority—(a)a coffee nursery certificate authorizing the holder to operate a coffee nursery; and(b)a pulping station licence authorizing the holder to operate a pulping station who is a co-operative society, an association, a company or an estate grower.(2)The following certificates and licences shall be issued by the Authority in consultation with the respective county governments—(a)a coffee grower's milling licence authorizing the holder, being a co-operative society or other legal entity comprising growers, to pulp, mill, market or roast coffee;(b)a commercial miller's licence authorizing the holder to conduct the business of milling coffee at a fee.(3)The following licences shall be issued by the Authority—(a)a coffee roasters' licence authorizing the holder to conduct the business of roasting coffee for local sale or for export;(b)a warehouseman's licence authorizing the holder to conduct the business of warehousing coffee;(c)a coffee trader's licence authorizing the holder to buy clean coffee from the Exchange or import clean coffee from outside Kenya for processing in Kenya for sale locally or for export;(4)The licences issued under this Regulation shall be subject to such conditions as the issuing authority may prescribe.(5)A grower may enter into an agreement with other growers within the same county or region for purposes of accessing economies of scale in pulping, milling, warehousing, marketing or roasting coffee, and shall for that purpose—(a)apply for the necessary licences from the Authority; or(b)where the parties to the agreement already hold such licences, inform the Authority accordingly in writing.