. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JOR/19 
11 February 2009 
 (09-0675) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Bovine meat and meat products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or BSE negligib le risk countries and controlled BSE risk 
countries 
[   ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministry of Agriculture Decision (dated 26 November 
2008) Regarding Imports of Bovi ne Meat and Meat Products  Language:  Arabic  Number 
of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Decision by the Ministry of Agriculture to terminate a regulation 
based on the June 2006 BSE Committee meeting (articles No. 1, 2 and 3 of the 21 June 2006 BSE Committee meeting) reco mmending median criteria in categorizing 
countries regarding BSE disease. 
The new decision based on recommendations of the BSE Committee meeting held on 
19 October 2008 allows the Importation of Bovine Meat and Meat Products from 
negligible BSE risk countries and countries of  controlled BSE risk, according to the OIE 
regulation (articles 11.6.3, 11.6.4, 11.6.6, 11. 6.7 and 11.6.8 of Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code). 
Therefore, all negligible and controlled BSE risk countries are likely to be eligible to 
export bovine meat and meat products to Jordan. 
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 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/19 
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   [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   Articles 11.6.3, 11.6.4, 11.6.6, 11.6.7 and 
11.6.8 of Terrestrial Animal Health Code   
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)  
[   ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  26 November 2008 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  26 November 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :   
[ X ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  12 April 2009 
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. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ministry of Agriculture  
Trade Agreement Unit/National Enquiry point Amman – Jordan Tel:  + (962 6) 568 6151 
Fax:  + (962 6) 568 6310 
Email:  sps@moa.gov.jo