. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JOR/22 
4 May 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  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:  State of Virginia (United States)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministry of Agriculture Decision No. 5/2/30/3316 dated 
9 February 2010  Language:  Arabic    Number of pages:  1   
6. Description of content:  Following the confirmation of H1N1 in the state of Virginia 
(United States), the Ministry of Agriculture imposed a temporary ban on the importation of 
live poultry and poultry products from the infected state (Virginia, United States).  The 
following items are excluded from the ban decision: 
− Specific pathogen free eggs (SPF); 
− Hatching eggs; 
− Day-old chicks;  and 
− Heat treated products. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  To protect animal health 
and food safety. 
9. 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   G/SPS/N/JOR/22 
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  [ ] 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 language(s) in which these are available:   Ministry of 
Agriculture Decision No. 5/2/30/3316 date d 9 February 2010 (available in Arabic) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
9 February 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
International Cooperation and Trade Agre ements Department/SPS Enquiry Division 
(National Enquiry Point)  
Ministry of Agriculture 
Amman – Jordan Tel.:  +(962 6) 568 6151 Fax:  +(962 6) 568 6310 E-mail:  sps@moa.gov.jo 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
International Cooperation and Trade Agre ements Department/SPS Enquiry Division 
(National Enquiry Point) Ministry of Agriculture Amman – Jordan Tel.:  +(962 6) 568 6151 Fax:  +(962 6) 568 6310 
E-mail:  sps@moa.gov.jo