G/SPS/N/JOR/41  
17 December 2019  
(19-8708) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  JORDAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Seedlings of fruit trees, ornamental plants, and plants produced by 
tissue culture, except strawberry seedlings produced by tissue culture  
4. Regions or count ries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Spain  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministry of Agriculture Decision dated 3 November 2019 
No. 4/1/14555 entitled "Measur es recommended by the Plant Health Committee" No. 21 
dated 8 October 2019 . Language(s): Arabic . Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the introduction into and the spread within 
Jordan of Xylella fastidiosa , the Ministry of Agriculture has suspended the importation of 
all fruit trees seedlings, ornamental plants, and plants produced by tissue culture, except 
strawber ry seedlings produced by tissue culture from Spain.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] 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:  The outbreak of 
Xylella fastidiosa  in Spain poses a threat to Jordan's agricultural production as there is a 
risk of introduction of this di sease into Jordan.  G/SPS/N/JOR/41  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terre strial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 
N°13, ISPM N° 20  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  8 
Octob er 2019     
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Eng. Hazim Al Smadi  
Director of Agreements and International Cooperation Department  
Ministry of Agriculture - P.O. Box 961043 - Amman 11196 -Jordan  
Tel: +(962 6) 568 6151 ext. 464  
Fax: +(962 6) 566 9308  
E-mail: intcopmoa@moa.gov.jo  
           hazim.smadi@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Eng. Hazim Al Smadi  
Director of Agreements and International Cooperation Department  
Ministry of Agriculture - P.O. Box 961043 - Amman 11196 -Jordan  
Tel: +(962 6) 568 6151 ext. 464  
Fax: +(962 6) 566 9308  
E-mail: intcopmoa@moa.gov.jo  
           hazim.smadi@gmail.com