G/TBT/N/GHA/3/Rev.1  
 
3 April 2014  
(14-2041)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  GHANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Trade and Industry 
Ghana Standards Authority P. O. Box MB 245. 
Accra, Ghana 
Tel.:  (+233) 0302500065/6 E-mail:  gsadir@gsa.gov.gh  
Website:  http://www.gsa.gov.gh  
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): Building 
and Construction Materials (ICS 91.100.01), Cables (29.060), Electrical Appliances 
(97.030), Gas Cylinders (75.200, 23.020.30), Household Electrical Appliances (97.060), 
Textiles (59.080.30), Wood and Wood Products (79.020), Food technology (67.020), Milk and Milk products (67.100), Spices (67.220),  Food (67.040), pharmaceuticals (11.120), electrical appliances (43.040), electrical products e.g. bulbs, switches, sockets 
(29.120.30), electrical cables (29.120.30), toys (97.200.50), chemical and allied products 
(71.100.30), used goods, petroleum products (75.080), pyrotechnic products (71.100.30), motor vehicle batteries (29.220.20, 29.220.30), alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 
(67.160.10 & 67.120.20), African textile prints, arms and ammunitions (95.020), 
Machetes and cutlass, vehicle spare parts (43.040), industrial machinery (25.060.01). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Export and 
Import Act, 1995 (Act 503) (7 pages in English only), as amended by Act 585, (4 pages, in 
English only), GSA Guidelines on Destination Inspection of High Risk Goods (4 pages, in English only). 
6. Description of content:  The regulation  provides for Mandatory Certification of the 
products listed above  in a bid to further assure the health and safety of consumers, 
preservation of the environment, and preven tion of the influx of sub-standard goods 
which pose a number of risks. The regulation mandates that the listed products whether manufactured locally or imported shall undergo the process of Certification and bear the 
Mark of Conformity or the Standard Mark before being allowed to be displayed for sale. 
This Notification supersedes G/TBT/N/GHA/3.  G/TBT/N/GHA/3/Rev.1 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Human Health and Safety and Environmental Protection. 
8. Relevant documents:   GS 803, GS 297-1, GS 788-1, GS 788-2, GS 788-3, GS 25, 
GS 30, GS 964, GS 22, GS 766, GS 914, GS 42, 2503, GS 124, GS 145-1, GS 145-2, GS 145-3, GS 198, GS 335, GS 336, GS 380, GS 153, GS 154, GS 741, GS 737, GS 736, 
GS 175-1, GS 220.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - September 2014  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of circulation. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Ghana Standards Authority 
National Enquiry Point (NEP) 
P.O. Box MB 245 Accra - Ghana  
Tel.:  233 0302 500065/6, 506994, 506987 
Fax:  233 0302  500092, 500231 Email:  gsanep@gsa.gov.gh , gsadir@gsa.gov.gh  
Website:  http://www.gsa.gov.gh