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5 April 2023  
(23-2350) 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):  Computers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  L.I. 2446 - 
Energy Commission (Energy Effici ency Standards and Labelling) (Computers) 
Regulations, 2022; (79 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 
energy performance standards set out in Part One of the Second Schedule;  
ii. the labelling of electric mains -operated computers ;  
iii. supplementary product information on electric mains -operated computers; and  
iv. the registration of models of computers in the Appliance Efficiency Register; and  
b) prohibiting the manufacture, importation, offer for sale, sale, storage, donation, 
disposal, installation or use of a  computer that does not meet the minimum energy 
performance standards set out in Part One of the Second Schedule.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the envi ronment; Quality 
requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
GS IEC 62623:2012 / ECMA 383:2010 / ECMA 389:2010 / GS IEC 62075 / GS IEC 61204/ 
GS IEC 62700:2014 / GS IEC 62684: 2018  G/TBT/N/GHA/36  
 
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  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.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/GHA/23_8736_00_e.pdf  
 