G/SPS/N/JOR/43  
17 October 2023  
(23-6977) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
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):  Vegetable seeds, for sowing (HS code(s): 120991); 
(ICS code(s):  65.020.20) pepper, tomato, onion, eggplant, beet, radish, turnip, cabbage, 
cauliflower, broccoli, cucumbe r, muskmelon, watermelon, squash (zucchini) pumpkin, 
lettuce, carrot, alfalfa, Jew 's mallow.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Phytosanitary requirements for importing vegetable 
seeds from different countries and different origins . Language(s):  Arabic - English . 
Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/JOR/23_12959_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The ministry decision to adopt phytosanitary requirements for 
importing commercial vegetable seeds from other countries.  
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. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/JOR/43  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 December 2023  
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:   
Mohammed Hiary  
Directorate of Agreements and International Cooperation Department  
Ministry of Agriculture  
Agreements and Notifications Division  
Agreements and International Cooperation Department  
Queen Rania Street, P.O.Box 2099 
Amman 11181 - Jordan  
Tel: +(962 6) 568 6151 ext. 287  
Fax: +(962 6) 566 9308  
Email:  m.hiary@moa.gov.jo  
 agreements@moa.gov.jo  
 intcopmoa@moa.gov.jo  
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:   
Directorate of Agreements and International Cooperation Department  
Ministry of Agriculture  
Agreements and Notifications Division  
Agreements and International Cooperation Department  
Queen Rania Street, P.O.Box 2099  
Amman 11181 - Jordan  
Tel: +(962 6) 568 6151 ext. 135  
Fax: +(962 6) 566 9308  
Email:  m.hiary@moa.gov.jo  
 agreements@moa.gov.jo  
 intcopmoa@moa.gov.jo