. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/GHA/3 
13 October 2006 
 (06-4952) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ghana Standards Board 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
WTO TBT Enquiry Point 
Ghana Standards Board P.O. Box MB-245 Accra  Ghana 
Tel:  +(233) 21 500065/6 
 +(233) 21 506991-6 
Fax:  +(233) 21 500092/ 500231 E-mail: gsbnep@ghanastandards. org / gsbnepmails@yahoo.com 
Website: www.ghanastandards.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 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):   Food (67.040), 
pharmaceuticals (11.120), electrical appliances (43.040), electrical products eg. bulbs, switches, sockets (29.120.30), electrical cables (29.120. 30), LPG cylinders and accessories 
(23.020.30), toys (97.200.50), chemical and allied products (71.100.30), building materials 
(91.100), used goods, petroleum products (75. 080), pyrotechnic products (71.100.30), motor 
vehicle batteries (29.220.20, 29.220.30), alcoho lic and non-alcoholic beverages (67.160.10 
& 67.120.20), african textile prints (59.080. 01), 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:   GSB Guidelines on 
Destination Inspection of High Risk Goods (4 pages, in English only). 
6. Description of content:   The Ghana Standards Board has evolved a new system, the 
Destination Inspection Programme that can be used to ascertain the quality and safety of the 
High Risk Goods/products without c oncentrating on extensive testing  that can cause undue 
delays at the ports of entry.  All importers of  High Risk Goods shall register with the Ghana 
Standards Board and all High Risk Goods should be accompanied by a Certificate of Analysis or Certificate of Conformity issued by a competent laboratory. G/TBT/N/GHA/3 
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  Clearance may be expedited if the importer submits forward samples to GSB for quality 
evaluation and certification before committing to import.  The document describes the GSB labelling requirements for imported products, handling/seizure of non-conforming imported 
products as well as the list of broad groupings of high risk goods. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety 
8. Relevant documents:   GSB Guidelines on Destination Inspection of High Risk Goods 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 
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10. Final date for comments:   30 November 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: