The Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) Regulations, 2021

1. These Regulations may be cited as the and Charges) Environmental Management Regulations, 2021. (Fees Application

2. These Regulations shall apply in relation to an act or service in respect of which fees and charges are payable under the Act and the regulations made thereunder. Interpretation

3. In these Regulations, unless the context requires Caps. 191 Caps. 288 and 287 otherwise- “Act” means the Environmental Management Act; “authority” means the Director of Environment, a local government authority established under the Local Government (Urban Authorities) Act and the Local Government (District Authorities) Act or any person appointed to perform any function or exercise any power on behalf of such authority; “Council” has the meaning ascribed to it under the Act; “fees and charges” means any sum of money payable, chargeable or levied in connection with, but not limited to services rendered, an application made, a license issued or a permit granted by the Council or authority pursuant to the provisions of the Act; “service” in relation to environmental management, means an act done for purposes of prevention of environmental or degradation, conservation of the environment or promotion of protection 1 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) Requirement to pay fees and charges Matters to which fees and charges apply environmental management or environmentally sound practices and in respect to such act fees is payable.

4.-(1) Any person intending to carry on business related to- (a) Environmental Impact Assessment; (b) environmental compliance monitoring and audit; (c) registration of environmental experts; (d) environmental quality standards; (e) ozone depleting substances; (f) management of waste; (g) biosafety; (h) noise and vibrations; or (i) other activities related to the environment, shall be required to pay fees and charges prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations. (2) The annual fees for environmental compliance monitoring and audit shall be payable on 1st day of July of each financial year. (3) The annual fees for environmental compliance monitoring and audit paid after 31st day of December of every financial year shall attract a penalty of five per centum per month. (4) The fees and charges shall be payable in Tanzania shillings or in its equivalent in convertible currency.

5.-(1) The fees and charges prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be payable in respect of the services rendered, an application made and a permit issued. (2) Without prejudice to sub-regulation (1), where effective provision of service require extra expenses to carter for means of traveling and accommodation, the fees charged shall reflect the actual expenses incurred. Duty to collect fees and charges

6.-(1) The fees and charges payable under these Regulations shall be collected and appropriated by the Council or an appropriate authority. (2) Notwithstanding the provision of sub-regulation 2 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) (1), the Council or the authority under whose authority or jurisdiction any fees is collected shall formulate a safe and good method of collection and may delegate the duty to collect fees to an agent.

7. The fees payable under these Regulations shall not be refundable.

8. Any person who contravenes or aids another person to contravene these Regulations commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine of not less than fifty thousand Tanzanian shillings but not exceeding one billion Tanzanian shillings or to imprisonment for a term not less than three months but not exceeding seven years.

9. The Environmental Management (Fees and Charges), Regulations 2019 are hereby revoked. Non- refundable fees Offences and penalties Revocation of GN. No. 1028 of 2019 3 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) _________ SCHEDULE _________ (Made under regulation 5(1)) _________ FEES AND CHARGES

1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT A. FEES AND CHARGES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Submission of Project Brief/Scoping Report DESCRIPTION S/ N 1 Application for EIA 2 3 Reprint of EIA Certificate 4 Transfer of Certificate 5 Surrender of Certificate 6 Variation of Certificate FEES 50,000.00 150,000.00 300,000.00 300,000.00 300,000.00 150,000.00 B. Charges for Accessing Environmental Information Inspection and Reading Extraction 10,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 EIA Project Brief Environme ntal Impact Statement Environme ntal Audit Report Approvals 10,000.00 15,000.00 Certificates Monitoring reports 10,000.00 15,000.00 10,000.00 15,000.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 C. Charges for Review of Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit Project Type A CATEGORY 1 Project cost below TZS 1 4 Extractiv e Industries TZS 5 million Other Type A Projects TZS 4 million Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 billion Project cost ranging between TZS 1 – 4.99 billion Project cost ranging between TZS 5 - 9.99 billion Project cost ranging between TZS

10 – 49.99 billion Project cost ranging between TZS

50 - 499.99 billion Project cost ranging between TZS 500 billion and above TZS 8 million TZS 6 million TZS 8.5 million TZS 6.5 million TZS 20 million TZS 15 million TZS 50 million TZS 30 million TZS 100 million TZS 70 million Type B Projects Project cost of below TZS 50 million Project cost of ranging between TZS 50 – 99.99 million Project cost above TZS 100 million TZS 2 million TZS 3 million TZS 4 million Government Financed Projects 5 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) 1

0.05% of the total project costs to a minimum of TZS 5 million but not exceeding TZS 50 million. Government Financed project serving communities: infrastructure, health, water, education facilities, and pro- conservation projects.

2. ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS REGISTRATION FEES S/N Description 1 2 3 Application for registration Practicing Certificate Renewal of Practicing Certificate Individual Amount Firm Amount Local TZS 100,00 0 200,00 0 200,00 0 Foreign TZS 450,00 0 900,00 0 1,260,0 00 Local TZS 500,000 1,000,000 Foreign TZS 1,000,0 00 1,500,000 500,000 2,500,000

3. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND AUDIT Annual fees for Environmental Monitoring and Audit Category Agri (1) culture and agro- processing industries Facility or Undertaking Amount TZS (i)Cultivation a. 100 - 249 acres b. 250 - 499 acres c. 500 - 999 acres d. For every acre above 999 acres (ii)Floriculture horticulture and a. Up to 5 acres b. 6 - 10 acres c. 10 - 20 acres d. For every acre above 6 Non irrigation scheme 250,000 500,000 750,000 250 Irrigation scheme 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 350 500,000 750,000 1,500,000 5,000 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) 20 acres (iii)Biological pest control (iv)New breeds of crops (trial farms) (v)Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) (vi)Sisal processing (vii) Tea and processing a. Wood fuel b. Non wood fuel (viii) Tea and packaging Coffee Coffee (ix)Tobacco processing a. Wood fuel b. Non wood fuel (x)Cotton processing (Ginneries) (xi)Cashew nut processing (xii) Sugar factories 100,000 500,000 2,500,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 1,500,000 500,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 750,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 (2) Livestock (i) Livestock and Range managem ent keeping or ranch a. Less or equal 1000 livestock b. Less or equal 5000 livestock c. Above 5000 livestock (ii) New breeds of livestock (iii) New or foreign alien species (iv) Poultry breeding or farming minimum 7,500 units (v) Poultry breeding / Hatchery minimum 7,500 units (vi) Animal feed production 7 500,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 750,000 750,000 250,000 500,000 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) (3) Forestry (4) Fisheries a. Capacity below 5 tons per month b. Capacity 6 to 50 tons per month c. Capacity above 50 tons per month 250,000 500,000 2,000,000 Timber processing / Saw mills (i) (ii) Timber processing and treatment (iii) Pole treatment (iv) New tree species for research (v) New tree species for development of forest plantation 1,000,000 2,500,000 5,000,000 500,000 1,500,000 (vi) Commercial plantation (per 50 acres) (vii) Commercial charcoal and firewood (per acre) 50,000 500,000 (viii) Converted forest land to other uses within a catchment area (ix) Furniture workshop or other wood related activities (x) Furniture factory 10,000,00 0 150,000 500,000 (i) Trawler (fishing vessels) (ii) Fish farming in constructed ponds (iii) Large scale fish farming including prawn farming shrimps, lobster or crabs Industrial fish processing and storage/canning (v) Other aquatic species (iv) (vi) Fish Net manufacturing (vii) Fish meal production a. Capacity below 5 tons per month b. Capacity 6 to 50 tons per month c. Capacity above 50 tons per month (viii) Fish cage farming (per cage) (ix) Fish storage (x) Fish maws processing 10,500,000 300,000 3,000,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 500,000 250,000 500,000 2,000,000 100,000 300,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 750,000 (5) Wildlife (i) Wildlife farming (ii) Zoo and sanctuaries 8 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) (6) Tourism or Recreati onal develop ment (i) (ii) Tourism or recreational facility within and adjacent to protected and sensitive areas a. Three to five star b. One or two star c. Others (ungraded) Tourism or recreational facility located outside protected and sensitive areas a. Three to five star b. One or two star c. Others (ungraded) (iii) Mountain cable cars and balloon operations Sporting facilities (stadium, playground) Social halls and night clubs (iv) (v) 2,000,000 1,000,000 750,000 1,500,000 750,000 150,000 750,000 750,000 300,000 (7) Energy (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Facility for production and distribution of gas, steam and geothermal energy Storage and filling of natural gas Storage, filling and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Thermal power plant (nuclear) Thermal power plants a. 5 MW and below b. 5.1 – 50 MW c. 51 – 100 MW d. 101 MW and above Hydro-electric power plant a. 5 MW and below b. 5.1 – 50 MW c. 51 – 100 MW d. 101 MW and above Commercial renewable sources of energy a. Below 1 MW b. Above 1 MW 3,000,000 750,000 500,000 50,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 750,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 200,000 750,000 (8) Oil and Gas (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Oil and gas field exploration Oil and gas field development Offshore and onshore pipeline Oil and gas separation, processing, handling and storage 3,000,000 10,500,000 20,500,000 10,500,000 9 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) Oil refineries Product depots for the storage of petrol, gas, diesel, tar and other products within commercial, industrial or residential area Transportation of petroleum products (companies) Fuel filling station and their ancillary facilities a. Fuel filling station b. Service fuel filling station (9) Transport (i) and infrastruct ure (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Airport and airstrip and their ancillary facilities a. Airport b. Airstrip Railway stations Harbour, ports and other harbour facilities a. Main sea port or harbour b. Main lake port or harbour c. Secondary ports (sea or lake) d. Shipyard (stand-alone) e. Dry ports Communication towers Ballast water per ship Inland container depot / empty container depot (10) Food and Beverage Industries (i) Edible oil and fat (ii) Oil mill (iii) Salt processing (iv) Dairy products (milk and milk products) (v) Large scale brewers and distillers (vi) Small scale brewers and distillers (vii) Large scale wine production industries (viii) Small scale wine production industries (ix) Abattoirs (x) Slaughter houses (xi) Bottles and mineral water (xii) Soft drink and other non-alcoholic beverages (xiii) Canned foods and fruits 10 10,500,000 4,500,000 500,000 200,000 250,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 300,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 3,000,000 100,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 1,500,000 150,000 500,000 450,000 3,000,000 750,000 1,500,000 300,000 750,000 150,000 750,000 750,000 750,000 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) (xiv) Meat and fish processing and canning 750,000 factory (xv) Small scale agro processing industries (xvi) Large milling factories (xvii) Small scale milling factories (xviii) Bakeries a. Small scale b. Large scale (xix) Confectioneries (xx) Honey and honey products (11) Textile industries Cotton and synthetic fibres (i) (ii) Tie and dye (iii) Canvas mills and other similar items (iv) Garment production (12) Leather industries (i) Tanneries (ii) Other leather processing associated factories (13) Wood, (i) Large scale fiber board, veneer and plywood 300,000 1,500,000 150,000 150,000 500,000 300,000 300,000 2,250,000 150,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 2,250,000 300,000 1,500,000 pulp and paper industrie s (14) Building and Civil engineer ing industri- es (ii) Small scale fiber board, veneer and 750,000 plywood (iii) Pulp, paper, sand-board cellulose mills (iv) Other paper products industries eg. tissue 3,000,000 1,000,000 paper, boxes (i) Housing estate (ii) Multi-storey building of four storey and above a. Residential (per storey) b. Commercial (per storey) (iii) Motor terminals (iv) Shopping mall (v) Warehousing and storage facility (vi) Supermarket outside shopping mall (vii) Open market in cities/ municipalities (viii) Cement block making plant (ix) Artisanal block/brick making (x) Custom bonded warehouse (xi) Car / vehicle showroom 1,000,000 30,000 50,000 300,000 1,000,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 1,000,000 100,000 300,000 200,000 11 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) (xii) Admixture or concrete poles production 1,000,000 (15) Chemical industries (i) Pesticide and other toxic products manufacturing and storage (ii) Pharmaceutical and/ or cosmetics industries (iii) Storage facilities for chemical/ agrochemical products (iv) Production of paint and vanishes (v) Soap and detergents plant (vi) Fertilizer production and packaging (vii) Packaging of fertilizer (viii) Foam industry (ix) Rubber and plastic (x) Tyre Manufacturing (xi) Tyre retreading (16) Extractive industries (i) Oil and natural gas extraction (ii) Large scale (special) mining and processing (iii) Medium scale mining and processing (iv) Mineral processing a. Carbon-in-Pulp (CIP) or carbon-in- Leach (CIL) Processing Plants b. Elution plant c. VAT leaching plant 1,500,000 1,500,000 750,000 1,500,000 750,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 500,000 30,000,000 25,000,000 7,500,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 300,000 d. Other mineral processing which are not 300,000 specified (v) Artisanal and small scale mining and 250,000 processing (vi) Quarries (vii) Crushing of stone/aggregates (outside the 3,000,000 1,500,000 quarry site) (viii) Borrow pits (ix) Radioactive mining and/or processing (x) Mineral explorations (xi) Salt pan (per pan) (xii) Granite, marble, dimension and decorating stones 750,000 50,000,000 3,000,000 50,000 1,500,000 (xiii) Manufacture of explosive materials and 2,500,000 other related product (xiv) Storage of explosive Material and other 1,000,000 related products (xv) Sand mining (xvi) Extraction of gases (CO2, Helium ) 2,000,000 10,000,000 12 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) (17) Non- metallic industries (i) Cement production (ii) Lime production (iii) Glass, glass- fibre, glass -wool (iv) Plastic materials (v) Tiles/ ceramic (vi) Candles and wax (vii) Artisanal candle and wax production (viii) Other non-metallic products e.g. mops, ropes, synthetic hair (ix) Matches manufacturing (x) Cocks and caps manufacturing (xi) Manufacturing of gypsum board (xii) Woven bags (xiii) Non-woven bags 4,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 150,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 1,500,000 500,000 1,000,000 (18) Metal and Engineeri ng works (i) Motor vehicle manufacturing and/or 5,000,000 assembling facilities (ii) Manufacturing and assembling of other 750,000 motorized facilities (iii) Manufacturing and assembling of non- 750,000 motorized facilities (iv) Body building (v) Boiler – reservoirs, tanks, and other sheet containers (vi) Foundry and forging (vii) Manufactures of non-ferrous products eg. Aluminum sheets, copper product Iron and steel (viii) (ix) Assembling of other motorized or non- motorized facilities Iron-sheet profiling (x) (xi) Metal profiling (xii) Manufacturing of nails and wire mesh (xiii) Aluminium and glass fabrication (19) Electrical and Electronic Industries (i) Non lead battery manufacturing (ii) Lead acid battery manufacturing (iii) Electrical and Electronic equipment manufacturing and assembly 750,000 750,000 300,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 500,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 750,000 500,000 750,000 2,000,000 500,000 (20) Waste treatment (i) Recovery or recycling plant (off-site) (ii) Waste water treatment plant (off-site) 300,000 750,000 13 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) and disposal (iii) Landfill (iv) Storage facility (off— site) (v) Composting plant (vi) Dumpsite (vii) M ari ne out fal l (viii) (ix) (x) Waste water stabilization ponds Cesspit emptying services per permit Sewerage system (21) Water Supply (i) Diversion of normal water flow (ii) Water transfers scheme (iii) Abstraction and utilization of ground and surface water for bulk supply 750,000 750,000 150,000 1,500,000 750,000 300,000 750,000 750,000 300,000 750,000 750,000 (iv) Water treatment plants 750,000 (i) Chemical, Engineering material and 500,000 (22) Laborator ies (stand- alone) Mineral testing (ii) Medical laboratory (iii) Other type of laboratory 300,000 300,000 500,000 150,000 300,000 100,000 500,000 100,000 50,000 300,000 150,000 750,000 750,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 (23) Printing Industries (i) Publishing or printing facilities (ii) Photo studios (iii) Bill boards (24) Service Industries (i) Dry cleaners and laundries (ii) Car garages (large size) (iii) Car garages (small size) (iv) Car wash (i) Hospital (ii) Health centers (25) Health Care facilities (26) Major (i) Major building works on-going constructi ons (ii) Major water works (dam or floods control) (iii) Major mining works (iv) Major civil construction and tunneling works (oil and gas pipeline) (v) Major power generation plants (gas, 3,000,000 hydro, thermal) (vi) Major sewerage and drainage works 600,000 (27) Narcotics (i) Cigarette industries 14 1,750,000 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) (28) Hazardous Waste Permit(s) (29) Other undertakings not specified 500,000 300,000

4. FEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS A: Main Polluting Activities Categories 1 Review of compliance plan i. 2 Permit for emission and discharges ii. iii. Amount in TZS 5,000,000 50,000,000 75,000,000 100,000,000 Less than 25% above allowable standards Between 25 and 50% above allowable standards Greater than 50% above allowable standards 3 Transfer of permit 1,000,000 B. Other polluting activities Category 1 Application fee 2 Flaring per event 3 Venting per event 4 Incinerations i. ii. iii. Less than one ton Per ton Each exceeding ton Amount TZS 50,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 1,250,000 2,000,000 200,000 5 Other appropriate methods for hazardous 2,000,000 waste disposal

5. FEES FOR OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES Category 1 Application for license 2 Import license 3 Export license 4 Transfer of permit 15 Amount in TZS 50,000 500,000 300,000 100,000 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) 5 Renewal of permit 6 End user declaration form 7 Certification of business 50,000 10,000 100,000

6. FEES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMITS Permit S N 1 Application 2 Collection Description Application fees for each permit (Collection, Storage, Transportation, Operating Treatment/Recovery/Rec ycling/ Disposal Facilities) (a) Collection of more than 5 tonnes TZS 50,000 5,000,000 per permit (b) Collection of more than 1,000 litres 3,000,000 per permit 3 Transportatio n (a) Transport of more than 5 tonnes 5,000,000 per permit (b) Transport of more than 1,000 litres 3,000,000 per permit 4 . Collection and transportation (a) Collection and transportation of hazardous waste up to 5 tonnes 4 Storage Facility 5 Disposal/Rec ycling/ Treatment Sites 6 Export (b) Collection and transportation of hazardous waste up to 1,000 litres Storage of above 5 tons or above 1,000 litres Recycling, Reuse and Recovery facility Treatment facility Export of hazardous waste 16 1,000,000 per permit 1,000,000 per permit 5,000,000 per permit 5,000,000 per permit 5,000,000 3% of export value or TZS 30,000 per per tonne Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) 7 Import Import of hazardous waste consignment 7,500 per tonne per consignment

7. FEES FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WASTE PERMITS S N Permit Description 1 Application 2 Collection Application fees for each permit (Collection, Transportation, Storage, Operating Dismantling/Assembling /Refurbishing/Recycling or Disposal Facility) (a) Collection of more than ton TZS 50,000 5,000,000 3 Transporta- (a) Transportation of 5,000,000 tion 4 Storage more than 1 ton Storage 5 Operating Facilities 6 Export Operating Dismantling/Assembling /Refurbishing/Recycling or Disposal Facility) Export of e-waste 7 Import Import 5,000,000 5,000,000 3% of export value or TZS 30,000 per tonne per consignment 7,500 per tonne per consignment Note: The applicant of a permit shall bear the Inspection, supervision or escort charges

8. FEES FOR HEALTH CARE WASTES SN Permit Description TZS 1 Application Application fees for each permit (Collection, Transportation, Operating Disposal Facility) 50,000 17 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) 2 Collection Collection 1,500,000 3 4 Transpor- tation Operating Disposal Facility Transportation from generation point to disposal facility Operating Disposal facility (EIA mandatory) 1,500,000 1,500,000 Note: The applicant of a permit shall bear the Inspection and supervision charges

9. FEES FOR SOLID WASTE PERMITS Category 1 Application fees 2 Collection 3 4 Disposal 5 Transfer station Transportation Amount TZS 50,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000

10. FEES FOR BIOSAFETY PERMITS Category 1 Application fees 2 3 4 Contained research Confined field trial Commercial or general release Amount TZS 50,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 20,500,000

11. FEES FOR NOISE PERMITS Percentage (%) Of Excess Noise Level Charges TZS/Hour 1 Application fee 2 1%-50% above the allowable standards

50.1%-75% above the allowable standards 3 50,000 300,000/= 400,000/= 4 Above 75% above the allowable 500,000/= standards

12. FEES FOR VIBRATION PERMITS Category 1 Excessive whole body vibration 2 Excessive hand arm vibration 18 Amount TZS Day Night 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 Environmental Management (Fees and Charges) GN. NO. 387 (Contd.) 3 Excessive ground vibration at sensitive sites 2,000,000 4,000,000 4 Excessive Subsonic vibration or Air over 2,000,000 4,000,000

13. OTHER PERMITS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Category Large scale livestock movements New breeds of crops (trial farms) Introduction of new breeds of livestock New or alien species New tree species and development of forest plantation Selective removal of single tree species Afforestation and reforestation for carbon sequestration Introduction of new species in water bodies Amount TZS 500,000 300,000 500,000 500,000 200,000 100,000 200,000 300,000 Dodoma, 7th May, 2021 SELEMANI SAIDI JAFO Minister of State, Vice President’s Office Union Affairs and Environment 19