G/SPS/N/JOR/37  
 
16 January 2017   
(17-0286) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY 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), and poultry products 
including poultry meat (HS Code: 0207) and birds , other than poultry  
4. Regions or countries li kely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Ukraine  
5. Title of the notified document : Ministry of Agriculture Decision dated 11 December 
2016 No. 5/2/30/36874 entitled "Tempora ry ban of importation of birds other than 
poultry , live poultry and poultry produ cts including poultry meat" originating  from 
Ukraine . Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content: Following the OIE report confirmation of Highly Patho genic 
Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Ukraine, the Ministry of Agriculture imposed a temporary 
ban on importation of birds other than poultry, live poultry and poultry products 
including poultry meat from Ukraine. The following are excluded from the ban de cision:  
1. Specific pathogen -free products (SPF eggs);  
2. Hatching eggs;  
3. Parent and grandparent one -day old chicks; and  
4. Heat-treated products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] protect humans fro m animal/p lant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
from other damage from pest s.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Due to the risk of 
the transmission of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus to animals and humans 
through i nfected birds other than poultry, live poultry and poultry products, the Ministry 
of Agriculture has imposed the prohibition on the importation of birds other than poultry, 
live poultry and poultry products, including poultry meat from Ukraine. This emerge ncy 
action is necessary to prevent the introduction of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 
virus that is not existent in Jordan. This prohibition is based on the risk assessment on 
the importation of poultry from Ukraine and refers to the OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health 
Code Article 10.4.11, OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code Article 10.4.19 and OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code Article 10.4.20.  G/SPS/N/JOR/37  
 
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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 ):   
[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  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :   
10. Othe r relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Ministry of Agriculture Decision dated 11 December 2016 (available in Arabic)  
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
11 December 2016  
[ ] 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 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 ex t. 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 Intern ational 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