Name of the Organization : Ghana Standards Authority
Type of Facility : Procedure for Certification of Locally Manufactured Goods
Country : Ghana
Official Website : https://www.gsa.gov.gh/
Procedure for Certification of Locally Manufactured Goods :
Step- 1 :
Submission of formal application on CM Form 1-Application for licence to use the Ghana Standards Authority certification Mark.
Related : Ghana Standards Authority MSCS Management System Certification Scheme : www.statusin.org/5087.html
Step- 2 :
Vetting of completed CM Form 1 for completeness :
Criteria for completeness :
** All relevant information has been provided by applicant
** All relevant documents have been attached (Scheme of inspection and test; copy of company registration certificate; copy of the product label where appropriate)
Step- 3 :
Review of applicant’s request :
The purpose of this activity is to ensure that :
** The applicant’s request is well understood
** The resources and capability for executing the contract are available
** The applicant understands the rules of the certification mark system including the conditions for granting, maintaining, extending, suspending and withdrawing of certification
Step- 4 :
Registration of applicant (company) :
Entering particulars of applicant in register
Further processing of application is subject to payment of appropriate testing and processing fees.
(Fees for services rendered in connection with certification are based on the most current fee structure and vary according to type of product. Currently the fees range from (GH¢100.00 – GH ¢500.00 per product.)
Step- 5 :
Factory inspection :
This activity involves :
** Inspection of records to determine compliance with agreed requirements.
** Inspection of manufacturing process to determine whether the plans and procedures established for the assurance of quality are followed.
** Sampling. (Take representative sample of the batch; the sample size should at least be enough for type testing and to cater for contingencies such as repetition of test for confirmation of results)
Step- 6 :
Conformity evaluation of product :
This activity may include :
** Testing of product ( Indirect method ) ; and or
** Performance test (Direct method )
Step- 7 :
Convening of Certification Mark Committee Meeting :
Licence is granted when the following conditions are satisfied :
** The factory inspection report is favourable;
** The product quality is acceptable
** The labeling / marking of product is satisfactory
Decisions of the CMC are communicated to the applicants. Where the application fails the client is informed of the aspects of quality where his or her product failed to meet the specified requirements.
Step- 8 :
Issue of licence :
The licence is designed to indicate :
** The standard specification applied in the evaluation
** The unique registration number of the applicant / company
Step- 9 :
Surveillance (Factory Quality Audit & Market Surveillance ) :
GSB conducts surveillance to determine continuous compliance with the specified requirements of the certification system. The licence may be suspended /cancelled whenever the quality of product cannot be assured