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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/JOR/43 
27 September 2012  
 (12-5187) 
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 65301225, 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):   
ICS 29.140.01: Lamps in general 
ICS 29.140.30: Fluorescent lamps. Discharge lamps 
ICS 29.140.40: Luminaires ICS 13.020.10: Environmental Management 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Eco-design 
requirements for "fluores cent lamps without integrated ball ast, for high intensity discharge 
lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps" (37 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   
- This draft technical regulat ion establishes ecodesign requirements for the placing on 
the market of fluorescent lamps without integr ated ballast, of high intensity discharge 
lamps, and of ballasts and lu minaires able to operate such lamps as defined in 
Article 3, even when they are integrated into other energy related products. This draft implementing Technical Regulation also pr ovides indicative benchmarks for products 
intended for use in office lighting and public street lighting; 
- This draft approximates the Commi ssion Regulation (EC) No 245/2009. G/TBT/N/JOR/43 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
- Environmental protection against green gas emissions;  
- To promote energy effici ent products in order to protect the consumers rights 
identifying the most energy efficient products in the market; 
- To minimize the burden of energy bill in Jordan. 
8. Relevant documents:   
- Draft Technical Regulation on Eco-design requirements of  Energy related products, 
 for the year 2012; 
- Commission Regulation (BC) No 24 5/2009 of 18 March 2009 implementing 
Directive 2005/32IEC of the European Parlia ment and of the Council with regard to 
ecodesign requirements for fluo rescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high 
intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts a nd luminaires able to operate such lamps, 
and repealing Directive 2000/55/EC of the Eu ropean Parliament an d of the Council; 
- Jordan Standards and Metrology Law No. ( 22) for the year 2000 and its amendments.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    September 2012 
January 2013 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the notification date 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [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 65301225 Fax:  +962 6 5301249 E-mail:  enquiry@jsmo.gov.jo