G/SPS/N/GHA/2  
 
25 February 2016  
(16-1143)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: GHANA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency , Ministry of Environment, 
Science and Technology 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Invasive Alien Species of plant, animal and aquatic 
vertebrates origin - HS Code(s): 01, 03, 06; ICS Code(s): 13 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Invasive Alien Species Policy  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 31 
6. Description of content:  
1. Ensuring the prevention of the introduction  and control of the spread of Invasive 
Alien Species in the country; 
2. To establish a coordinated framework for th e prevention, containment, eradication, 
control and efficient management of Invasive Alien Species in the country.; 
3. To promote and support research, innovation and technologies for Invasive Alien 
Species management; 
4. To ensure the availability of adequate and reliable data and improve information and 
knowledge sharing to support early detection, risk analysis and rapid response. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code- 
Chapter 7 Section 7 ; Aquatic Animal Health Code- Chapter 7  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM 1, 
ISPM 2, ISPM 5 (Supplement No. 2), ISPM 6, ISPM 9, ISPM 10  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/GHA/2 
 
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  [X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Ghana Shared Growth and Development Ag enda (Biodiversity and Protected Areas 
Section, page 11) December, 2010; Ghana Environmental Policy 2012; National 
Biodiversity Strategy for Ghana 2002 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 April 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Environmental Protection Agency 
P.O.Box M 326 
Accra-Ghana E-mail: jewel.kudjawu@epa.gov.gh 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Environmental Protection Agency  
P.O.Box M 326 
Accra-Ghana E-mail: jewel.kudjawu@epa.gov.gh