G/SPS/N/JOR/29
10 December 2014 
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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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code(s): 0105, Live poultry and poultry products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministry of Agriculture Decision No. 5/2/30/35057 
dated 2 December 2014   Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 1  
6. Description of content: Following the current outbreak of the Highly pathogenic avian 
influenza virus in the Netherlands, the Ministry of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of live poultry and poultry products from the Netherlands into the territory of Jordan which might be carriers 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 the Netherlands and referred to in 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. 
The following are excluded from the ban decision: 1. Specific pathogen-free products (SPF eggs); 
2. Hatching eggs; 
3. Parents and grandparent one-day old chicks; 4. Heat-treated products. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
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 infected live poultry and poultry products, the Ministry of Agriculture has 
imposed the prohibition on the importation of live poultry and poultry products from the 
Netherlands. This emergency action is necessary to prevent the introduction of the Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that is not existent in Jordan. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   G/SPS/N/JOR/29 
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
Article 10.4.11, OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code Article 10.4.19, OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code Article 10.4.20 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
2 December 2014       
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:  
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 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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