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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/JOR/46 
27 September 2012  
 (12-5190) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  JORDAN  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:    
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) 
Tel.:  +962 6 5301225, Fax:  +962 6 5301249 E-mail:  jsmo@jsmo.gov.jo  
Website:  http://www.jsmo.gov.jo/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
Appliances burning gaseous fuels (ICS): 
97.040 Kitchen equipment;  
97.060 Laundry equipment;  27.060  Burners, boilers;  27.080 heat pumps; 97.100 Domestic - Domestic, commercial and industrial heating appliances; 
97.100.20 Gas heaters; 
83.140.50 Seals; 
97.020 Home economics in general; 23.060 Valves;  23.060.40 Pressure regulators; 47.020.90 Marine ventilation air c onditioning and heating systems; 
67.250 Catering - Including catering containe rs, and materials and articles in 
contact with drinking water; 
43.040.60 Bodies and body components. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Safety of Appliances 
Burning Gaseous Fuels (18 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:   
- This draft technical regulation lays down rules on the safety of appliances burning  
gaseous fuel, used for cooking, heating, hot  water production, refr igeration, lighting, G/TBT/N/JOR/46 
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  washing and having, where applicable, a normal water temperature not exceeding 
105°C and their fittings; 
- This Technical Regulation represen ts transposition of the European 
Directive 2009/142/EC related to ap pliances burning gaseous fuels. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
- To protect the safety of persons, dome stic animals and property in relation to  hazards 
 arising out of the use of appliances burning gaseous fuels; - To ensure that only safe gas appliances are available in the market; 
- To ensure rational use of energy in rela tion to appliances burning gaseous fuels, 
 taking into account safety aspects and th e state of the art of these appliances; 
- To regulate accreditation,  market surveillance and notifying bodies for appliances 
 burning gaseous fuel sector. 
8. Relevant documents:    
- The European Directive 2009/142/EC relate d to "Appliances burning gaseous fuels"; 
- Standards and Metrology Law No. (22) for the year 2000 and its amendments; 
- The European Directive 2006/95/EC related to "Electrical equipment designed for 
 use within certain voltage limits".   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    December 2012 
January 2014 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification date 
11 Text available from:  National enquiry po int [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Jordan Standards and Metr ology Organization (JSMO) 
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point Tel.: +962 6 5301225 Fax:  +962 6 5301249 
E-mail:  enquiry@jsmo.gov.jo