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Duplicate of a health authorisation

You hold a health authorisation and the copy issued to you has been lost, stolen, destroyed or made illegible. The duplicate reproduces what it says; it neither extends nor alters the right it reproduces. The fee is paid to the Treasury before filing, and the receipt is attached to the application.

Version 1

What it allows

To hold a second copy, marked “duplicate”, of the authorisation issued to you, and to rely on it on the same terms as the original.

Who may apply

The holder of the authorisation, a person or an organisation, or their agent. A withdrawn or expired authorisation cannot be duplicated.

An individualA company

At a glance

Competent authority

National Directorate of Hospital Establishments and Public Hygiene

Statutory time

15 days

Valid for

No end date

Renewal

Not renewable

What it costs

  • Fixed issue feeGNF 75,000

    Payable when you file · Arrêté du Ministre chargé de la Santé fixant les tarifs des actes administratifs des directions nationales du ministère de la Santé

Total, filing and issueGNF 75,000

What to bring

Some of these depend on your answers; the list narrows as you fill the form in.

  • Receipt for the payment made to the Treasury

    It must be legible and carry the number and date typed above, the amount, and the accounting post that took it. A sharp photograph is accepted; a screenshot of a transfer still in progress is not.

    Must be less than 3 months old

    Arrêté du Ministre chargé de la Santé fixant les tarifs des actes administratifs des directions nationales du ministère de la Santé

  • Declaration of loss or theft

    Issued by a police station or a gendarmerie brigade.

    Required if What became of the copy issued to you? is one of Lost or Stolen

    Must be less than 6 months old

    Arrêté du Ministre chargé de la Santé fixant les conditions de délivrance d’un duplicata des autorisations sanitaires

Before you start

  • The reference of the authorisation, as it appears in the register
  • The receipt for the 75 000 GNF paid to the Treasury: its number, its date, and a scan of the original
  • Where it was lost or stolen, the declaration made to the police or the gendarmerie

How it is handled

  1. Verification of the authorisation and the receipt

    5 days

  2. Decision

    5 days

  3. Signature

    3 days

  4. Notification

    2 days

If the answer is no

A refusal states its grounds and is notified. An appeal may be made to the minister responsible for health within two months of notification, and then to the administrative court.

The texts this rests on

  • Loi L/97/021/AN du 19 juin 1997 portant Code de la santé publique
  • Arrêté du Ministre chargé de la Santé fixant les conditions de délivrance d’un duplicata des autorisations sanitaires
  • Arrêté du Ministre chargé de la Santé fixant les tarifs des actes administratifs des directions nationales du ministère de la Santé

Versions of this procedure

  • Version 1 · 2026-01-01In force

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