G/SPS/N/JOR/35  
 
16 September 2015  
(15-4737)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fruit tree seedlings, ornamental plants and fruits 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Italy 
5. Title of the notified document: Ministry of Agriculture Decision dated 8 July 2015 
No. 10/2/20121 entitled "Measures Recommended by the Plant Health Committee No. 12 dated 16 June 2015"  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: Emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the 
spread within Jordan of Xylella fastidiosa . The measures provide conditions on the 
import and movement of particular plants which host or are likely to host this bacterium, 
its timely identification in the affected areas as well as its eradication. The measures 
include the following: 
1. The fruit must be accompanied by an official government phytosanitary certificate, 
stating in the additional declaration that the consignments are from pest free areas 
(PFAs) in addition to the previous conditions that exist on the import licence. 
2. Suspension of import licences of fruit tree seedlings and ornamental plants from 
Italy. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM No. 1 
"Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of phytosanitary measures in international trade" and IPPC Article 7  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/JOR/35 
 
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  [X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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