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WTO notification · TBT

GhanaProposed measure, not in force yet

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock

Official title

DGS 4504:2026 MOTOR VEHICLE HOMOLOGATION - COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OF CATEGORY L

Ghana notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 7 August 2026. The comment period closed on 6 October 2026.

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At a glance

Products

VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY ROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF; Generalities. Terminology. Standardization. Documentation; Mechanical systems and components for general use

HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 87 VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY ROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
Notifying member
Ghana
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/GHA/67

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 6 October 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 6 October 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/GHA/67; it can take them up with Ghana.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

This standard specification covers the requirements for motor vehicle models of category L, not previously registered or licensed in Ghana, and motor vehicle models assembled from new frames or bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, designed or adapted for operation on a public road.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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