. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/2/Add.76
29 October 2003
(03-5754)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
Communication from Ghana
Addendum
The following statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
has been received from Ghana.
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1. The Government of Ghana accepted with effect from 1st January 1995 Agreements
establishing the World Trade Organization and the Agreements and associated legal instruments
included in Annexes 1, 2 and 3 (thus inter alia , the Agreements on the World Trade Organization).
2. The Ministry of Trade and Industry has the overall responsibility for ensuring that obligations
under the Agreements are fulfilled.  An Inter-Institutional Committee consisting of all relevant
Government Ministries and agencies is responsible for the implementation of the WTO Agreements.
3. The Inter-Institutional Committee (IIC) also functions by formulating strategies and
developing country papers for Government.  The Inter-Institutional Committee is made up of the
following Sub-Committees: TBT/SPS, Market Access, Services, Agriculture, Trade Related
Intellectual Property Rights and Trade and Environment.  The membership of IIC is composed ofrepresentatives  from the following institutions:  Ministry  of Trade and Industry, Ghana Standards
Board, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana Export Promotion Council, Attorney General's
Office, Registrar General's Office, Association of  Ghana Industries, Private Enterprise Foundation,
Federation of Association of Ghanaian Export ers, Ghana Shippers Council, Bank of Ghana,
Environmental Protection Agency, Customs Excise and Prevention Services, Ghana NationalChamber of Commerce and Industry, Copyright Ad ministration, Ministry of Economic Planning,
Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Finance, Centre for Economic Policy Analysis and Institute for
Statistical, Social and Economic Research.
4. The Standards Information Centre at the Ghana Standards Board is the WTO TBT Enquiry
Point in Ghana.  The centre has been designated by the Ministry of Trade and Industry as the focalPoint for disseminating Information to stakeholders in  fulfilling Ghana's obligations in line with the
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5. The Centre's address is as follows:
WTO TBT ENQUIRY POINT
GHANA STANDARDS BOARD
P.O BOX MB-245
ACCRAGHANA
TELEPHONE: +233 21 500065/6
+233 21 506991-6
FAX: +233 21 500092
E-MAIL: gsbnep@ghana.com
6. The Ghana Standards Board operates under the regulatory framework of the
National Redemption Council Decree 173 of 1973 and is responsible for Standardization, Testing,
Certification, and Metrology and Calibration services .  The mode of preparation of Ghana Standards
involves all relevant stakeholders in the populace with most draft Standards having InternationalStandards as basis.
7. Notices of Standards and Technical regulations made by the Ghana Government are
published in the Ghana Government Gazette.
8. Another agency involved in conformity assessment is the Food and Drugs Board which was
set up under PNDC Law 305B of 1992 and is responsible for registration and inspection of importedand exported Food, Drug and Cosmetic Products in the Ghana.
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