. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/2/Add.76/Rev.1 
2 June 2008 
 (08-2580) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 
Communication from Ghana
 
 
Revision  
 
 
 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. In accordance with Article 15.2 of the Agreem ent on Technical Barriers to Trade, the Ghana 
Government submits to the Committee this statemen t on the implementation and administration of the 
Agreement in Ghana. 
2. The Government of Ghana accepted with effect from 1 January 1995 the Agreement 
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 Organizations). 
3. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, President Special Initiative (PSI) and Private Sector 
Development (PSD) has the overall responsibility for ensuring that obligations under the Agreements 
are fulfilled.  The Ministry of Trade, Industry,  PSI and PSD has designated the Ghana Standards 
Board (GSB) as the Notification Authority and the WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point. 
4. The principal responsibilities of the National Enquiry Point and Notification Authority for 
Ghana include: responding to technical enquiries  from other WTO Members regarding Ghana’s 
domestic regulations, standards and conformity assessme nt procedures in force; and fulfilment of the 
notifications obligations under the TBT Agreement. 
5. The GSB is the national statutory body responsib le for the development and dissemination of 
Standards, Metrology, Standards, Testing and Quality Assurance including Conformity Assessment. 
The Ghana Standards Board draws its mandate  from National Redemption Council Decree (NRCD) 
173, 1973. 
6. Notices of Standards and Technical Regulations made by the Ghana Government are 
published in the Ghana Government Gazette. 
7. The Documentation and Information Centre at  the Ghana Standards Board is the WTO TBT 
Enquiry Point for disseminating Information to stake holders in fulfilling Ghana’s obligations in line 
with the TBT Agreement. 
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  8. The Centre’s Address is as follows: 
WTO TBT ENQUIRY POINT 
GHANA STANDARDS BOARD P. O. BOX MB 245 ACCRA – GHANA 
 
 Tel:  233 21 501937,500231 
Fax:  233 21 500092/500231 E-mail: gsbnep@ghanastandards.org
 
 
9. The GSB has accepted the Code of Good Pract ice for the Preparation, Adoption and 
Application of Standards. 
10. An Inter-Institutional Committee consisting of all relevant Government Ministries and 
agencies is responsible for the implementation of th e WTO Agreements on behalf of the government.  
The Inter-Institutional Committee (IIC) also functi ons by formulating strategies and developing 
country papers for Government.  The Inter-Institu tional Committee is made up of the following Sub-
Committees:  TBT/SPS, Market Access and Agricultu re, Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights 
and Trade and Environment.  The membership of  IIC is composed of representatives 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, Regi strar General’s Office, 
Association of Ghana Industries, Private Ente rprise Foundation, Federation of Association of 
Ghanaian Exporters, Ghana Shippers Council, Ba nk of Ghana, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Customs Excise and Prevention Services, Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 
Copyright Administration, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Ministry of Tourism, Centre 
for Economic Policy Analysis and Institute fo r Statistical, Social and Economic Research. 
 
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