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(1) It shall be the duty of the Council to promote, assist and develop exports in any manner which the Council considers necessary or desirable.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-paragraph (1), the Council shall have the sole power-

(a) to obtain information on all products with export potential and to determine the extent and location of any market for those products outside Ghana;

(b) to call the attention of potential customers to the availability of goods of Ghanaian origin;

(c) to organize trade fairs in Ghana and overseas and to arrange for the attendance at foreign trade fairs where the promotion of the sale of Ghanaian products can be made;

(d) to bring Ghanaian sellers into touch with foreign customers and to encourage exploratory discussions between them;

(e) to create interest in, and goodwill for, Ghanaian products by promotional activities, which may include advertising, exhibiting and providing information about such products;

(f) to make available expert advice and assistance to Ghanaian businessmen concerning export procedures, credit and collection arrangements, shipping documentation, marine insurance and similar matters;

(g) to assist Ghanaian businessmen travelling abroad by supplying advance information and, where possible on-the-spot advice;

(h) to assist similarly foreign visitors coming to Ghana to examine business opportunities involving "made-in-Ghana" goods;

(i) to find out and recommend to Government such trade agreements and pacts as will have the effect of promoting the sale of Ghanaian goods in overseas markets;

(j) to organize an insurance credit guarantee scheme for the protection of the interest of Ghanaian exporters;

(k) to act as a centre of information for the Ghana Export Company Limited, and for all individual exporters;

(l) to find out and recommend to Government the assistance that should be given to Ghanaian exporters to enable them to compete effectively in overseas markets;

(m) to apply for, and to receive in Ghana or elsewhere any trade marks, licences, protections or concessions and in relation thereto, to do all such things as the Council considers necessary or desirable for the development of exports; and

(n) to discharge any other function which may be prescribed by regulation.

(3) Where under any enactment any authority or person has power for the regulation or development of exports, the National Redemption Council may delegate the exercise of that power to the Council mentioned in the preceding provisions of this paragraph which shall thereafter exercise that power.[As amended by Ghana Export Promotion Council (Amendment) Decree 1975, (NRCD 310) s. 2]