G/SPS/N/JOR/40  
 
15 November 2018  
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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): Garlic (HS code:0703.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent  relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: China  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Minister of Agriculture No. 4/1/12748 
dated 23 September 2018, entitled Measures Recommended by the  Plant Health 
Committee No. 10 dated 30 August 2018 . Language(s): Arabic.  Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: The results of laboratory tests of garlic samples originated from 
China confirm the presence of onion yellow dwarf virus (OYDV). The Ministry of Agri culture 
decided to ban the import of garlic from China.  
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: Protect plant health 
in Jordan territories.  
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.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM N° 20 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulati on 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:    G/SPS/N/JOR/40  
 
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  11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
30 August 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number a nd e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Agreements and International Cooperation Department  
Agreements and Notifications Division  
Ministry of Agriculture - P.O. Box 961043 -2099- Amman -Jordan  
Tel: +(962 6) 568 6151 ext. 446  
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  
Agreements and notifications Division  
Ministry of Agriculture - P.O. Box 961043 -2099- Amman -Jordan  
Tel: + (962 6) 568 6151 ext. 446  
Fax: + (962 6) 566 9308  
E-mail: intcopmoa@moa.gov.jo  
 Hazim.smadi@gmail.com