G/SPS/N/JOR/31  
 
27 April 2015  
(15-2267)  Page: 1/2  
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): Live poultry (HS Code: 010 5) and poultry product 
including poultry meat (HS Code: 0207) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Israel and Palestine  
5. Title of the notified document: Ministry of Agriculture Decision dated 
11 February 2015 number 5/2/3/4280 entitled "T emporary ban of importation of Live 
poultry and poultry product including poultry meat" originated from Palestine and Israel  
Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: Following the OIE report confirmation of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Israel and Palestine, the Ministry of Agriculture imposed 
a temporary ban on importation of live poultry and poultry product including poultry meat from Israel and Palestine. 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 checks; and 
4. Heat treated products. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] 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 product including 
poultry meat from Israel and Palestine. This emergency 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 Israel and Palestine and referred 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/31 
 
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  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)   
[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 (2014) 
[ ] 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:  
Ministry of Agriculture decision dated 11 February 2015 (available in Arabic) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
11 February 2015 
[ ] 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 a ddress (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