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1 May 2023  
(23-3040) 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 Standards Authority  
P.O. Box MB 245, Accra, Ghana  
Tel: (+233) 0302500065/6  
E-mail: wtotbt.nep@gsa.gov.gh  Website: http://www.gsa.gov.gh  
Name and address (includi ng telephone 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 [  ], 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):  Cocoa  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifi ed document:   
DGS IG 2: 2023 - National Implementation Guide for GS ARS 1000 — Part 2: 
Requirements for Cocoa Quality and Traceability; (38 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this document is for use as a guideline for 
establis hing and implementing a cocoa farming management system that ensures 
production of sustainable and traceable cocoa beans. It also gives guidance to certification 
bodies and scheme owners on implementing a certification scheme and auditing the cocoa 
farm ma nagement system to ensure compliance to regulatory and other quality 
requirements  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ARS 1001 -1 Sustainable cocoa — Part 1: Requirements for Cocoa Farmer as an 
Entity/Farmer Group/ Farmer Cooperative — Management systems and Performance  
ARS 1001 -2 Sustainable cocoa — Part 2: Requir ements for Cocoa Quality and Traceability  
ARS 1001 -3 Sustainable cocoa — Part 3: Requirements for Cocoa Certification Scheme  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/GHA/50  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point  
Ghana Standards Authority  
P. O. Box MB 245  
Accra  
Tel: +(233) 0302 500065; +(233) 0302 500066  
Fax: +(233) 0302 500231  
Email: wtotbt.nep@gsa.gov.gh  
Website: http://www.gsa.gov.gh  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/GHA/23_9347_00_e.pdf  
 