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5 April 2023  
(23-2357) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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:   
Ghana Energy Commission  
Digital Address: GA -037-3212 
P.M. B. Ministries, Accra Ghana  
Tel : +233 (0)302 813 756/7  
info@energycom.gov.gh  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if av ailable) 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 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Solar 
Panels  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  L.I. 2449 - 
Energy Commission (E nergy Efficiency Standards and Labelling) (Solar Panels) 
Regulations, 2022; (50 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of these Regulations is to promote the efficient 
use and conservation of energy in the country and mitigate related  climate change by:  
a) providing for  
i. the enforcement of standards set out in the First Schedule and the minimum 
efficiency standards set out in Second Schedule;  
ii. the labelling of solar panels;  
iii. supplementary product information on solar panels; and  
iv. the registration of models of solar panels in the Renewable Energy Product 
Register; and  
b) prohibiting the manufacture, importation, offer for sale, sale, storage, donation, 
disposal, installation or use of a solar panel that does not meet the minimum efficie ncy 
standards set out in the Second Schedule.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitat ing trade  G/TBT/N/GHA/37  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  GS IEC 60904 -1:2007 / GS IEC 60904 -2:2007 / GS IEC 60904 -
3:2007 / GS IEC 61724 -1:2017 / GS IEC 61724 -2:2016 / GS IEC 61724 -3:2016 / GS IEC 
61215 -2:2016  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  5 July 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  2 November 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
http://energycom.gov.gh/regulation/regulation -and-codes  
https://members.wto.o rg/crnattachments/2023/TBT/GHA/23_8739_00_e.pdf  
 