G/SPS/N/JOR/39  
 
24 January 2018  
(18-0579) 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): Live poultry (HS Code: 0105), poultry products including poultry 
meat (HS Code: 0207) and birds other than poultry  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
5. Title of the notified document: The Ministry of Ag riculture is imposing a temporary ban 
on the importation of birds other than poultry, live poultry and poultry products including 
poultry meat from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . Language(s): Arabic.  Number of 
pages: 1 
6. Description of content: Following t he notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 22 December 2017, regarding the outbreak of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,  Jordan is applying 
a precautionary sanitary measure to  prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the 
imports of live birds and their products from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The following 
are excluded from the ban decision:  
 Specific pathogen -free products (SPF eggs);  
 Hatching eggs;  
 Parent and grandparent one -day old chicks; and  
 Heat-treated products.  
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: There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from the Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the 
notific ation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia published 
by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 22 December 2017. These applied 
measures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
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) :  G/SPS/N/JOR/39  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed reg ulation 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): 
23 December 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax num ber and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Eng. Hazim Al -Smadi: Director of International Cooperation and Trade Agreements 
Department  
Eng. Nada Al -Frihat: Head of SPS Notification and Enquiry division  
International Cooperation and Trade Agreemen ts Department  
Ministry of Agriculture - P.O. Box 961043 -2099 - Amman -Jordan  
Tel: +(962 6) 568 6151 ext. 287  
Fax: +(962 6) 566 9308  
E mail: sps@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:  
Eng. Hazim Al -Smadi: Director of International Cooperation and Trade Agreements 
Department  
Eng. Nada Al -Frihat: Head of SPS Notification and Enquiry division  
International Cooperation and Trade Agreements Department  
Ministry of Agriculture - P.O. Box 961043 -2099 - Amman -Jordan  
Tel: +(962 6) 568 6151 ext. 287  
Fax: +(962 6) 566 9308  
E mail: sps@moa.gov.jo