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| 1 (b) | In which language(s) is the classification available? | 8-digit level for ECOWAS community |
| 1 (c) | Can the classification (or information about it) be accessed on the Internet? If yes, please provide the URL. | Yes |
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| 2 (b) | Please provide examples of the coding system used at each level. | No |
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| 3 (a) | Is this classification based on (or linked to) an international standard classification? If yes, please describe. | ECOWAS Computer Centre |
| 3 (e) | If no links to international classifications exist or no international standard is used, please state if there are plans to use international norms in the future. | N/A |
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| 4 (a) | Please state for which statistical purposes (surveys etc.) this classification is used and if there are users outside of the Statistical Office. Please indicate at which level the classification is used for data collection and for data publishing. | Ghana Statistical Service, Customs, Excise and Preventive Service and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. |
| 4 (b) | Please give the names of institutions that use the classification for non-statistical purposes (as opposed to statistical purposes in question 4(a)). Also indicate the kind of use (e.g. tax offices, social security, customs, enterprise register, employment services, work permits etc.) | Imports and Exports |
| 4 (c) | Please indicate if alternative classifications are used by other institutions of the economy. Are these classifications available and useful for the Statistical Office? | Directions of Trade |
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| 5 (a) | Please state the date of the official adoption of the classification. If not yet adopted, please indicate the current state (e.g. in development, sent for approval, in printing, ready to be distributed etc.) | English |
| 5 (b) | Please state the date of use of the classification for individual statistical programmes. | Yes |
| 5 (c) | Are there existing plans for revision or update of the current classification? | Yes |
| 5 (d) | Name of former (previous) national classification (full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | No |
| 5 (e) | Please describe the link of the former classification to international classifications | Yes. Some institutions using codes at a lower level (8-digit) instead of 10-digits. |
| 5 (f) | Please describe the structure of the former classification and indicate the number of items at each level of the classification. (similar to question 2(a)) | Yes. Need for harmonization for all institutions using these codes. |
| 5 (g) | Do conversion tables exist between the former and current classification? | N/A |
| 5 (h) | When was the former classification implemented? | N/A |
| 5 (i) | Are statistical data still collected or published according to the former classification? Please indicate if this statistical data is collected or published by the Statistical Office or elsewhere. | Conversion tables between HS, SITC and BEC available |
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| 6 (a) | Have national explanatory notes and/or guidelines been elaborated? | N/A |
| 6 (b) | Do correspondence tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)? | N/A |
| 6 (e) | Is the classification available in electronic form? If yes, in which formats is it available?(e.g. PDF, TXT, Excel, XML) | Yes |
| 6 (f) | Are the correspondence tables or indexes available in electronic form? | 1991 |
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| 7 (a) | Name of institution / office responsible for the development and maintenance of the classification | None |
