. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JOR/12 
11 October 2004 
 (04-4258) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Live domestic and wild ruminants, a nd animal products not treated according to 
Appendix 3.6.2 from the 12th edition of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2003. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Brazil 
infected areas excluding the following FMD fr ee zones officially recognized by the OIE 
(States of Bahia, Espirito Santo, Goias, Ma to Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, 
Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Sa nta Catarina, Sao Paulo,  Sergipe, Tocantins, 
the Federal District, and Rondonia).  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:   Resolution 
N°. 5/5/9/9627 dated 24/6/2004 and resolution N°. 5/5/9/13309 dated 15/8/2004.  "Banning 
the importation of live ruminants and their products except those treated according to 
Appendix 3.6.2 of the OIE Terrestri al Animal Health Code 2003".  
6. Description of content:  Following the emergency reported case of FMD virus serotype O in 
area located to the northern of the zone re cognized free from FMD where vaccination is 
practiced.  It is deemed necessary for Jordan  to force an emergency ban on the importation of 
live animals and their products to prevent the entrance of the disease. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action:   FMD has not been 
reported in Jordan since 1999.  It is a local st rategy for preventing the entrance of FMDV to 
Jordan, to ban live animals and their products th at could be considered as being hazardous for 
spreading the virus and the disease. 
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Appendix 3.6.2 from the 12th edition of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health C ode 2003, enforced special c ondition for the importation of 
certain animal products to assure the dest ruction of FMDV, when importing from FMD 
infected country or zone. G/SPS/N/JOR/12 
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 10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Resolution N°. 
5/5/9/9627 dated 24/6/2004 and resolution N°. 5/ 5/9/13309 dated 15/8/2004.  (Available in 
Arabic) 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   15/8/2004 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or addr ess, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Trade Agreement Unit/ SPS Enquiries 
Ministry of Agriculture Amman – Jordan Tel:  ++ 962 6 568 6151 Ext. 269 Fax:  ++962 6 568 6310 
Email:  sps@moa.gov.jo