G/SPS/N/JOR/38  
 
22 March 2017  
(17-1573) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
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), poultry products including 
poultry meat (HS Code: 0207) and birds other than poultry  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the  extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Measures adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture for 
allowing the importation of live poultry, poultry products including po ultry meat and 
birds other than poultry from all trading countries which are affected with Low  or /and 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza  according to the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code - 
Chapter 10.4 . Language(s): Arabic . Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/JOR/17_1153_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Agriculture decided to allow the importation of 
live poultry, poultr y products including poultry meat and birds other than poultry from all 
trading countries which are affected with Low or/and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 
according to the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code - Chapter 10.4. These measures are 
adopted in  order to protect animal, public health and to sustain international trade.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage  from pests.   
8. 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.  Terrestri al or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code - 
Chapter 10.4.  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/JOR/38  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted on 10 January 20 17. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 10 January 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date o f circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:    
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture  
International Cooperation and Trade Agr eements/National Enquiry point  
Amman -Jordan  
Tel: +(962 6) 5686 151  ext. 287  
Fax: +(962 6) 5669 308  
E-mail: sps@moa.gov.jo