. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JOR/20 
25 May 2009  
 (09-2504) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Live swine, their meat and meat products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministry of Agriculture Decision (dated 10 May 2009) 
Language:  Arabic  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Following the reported cases of highly pathogenic swine 
influenza (H1N1 strain) in some countries around the world, it is deemed necessary for 
Jordan to force a temporary suspension on impor tation and transit of live swine, their meat 
and meat products.  The decision exempted heat -treated products to the level necessary to 
overcome the disease causes (luncheon meat). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] 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:  Since highly pathogenic 
swine influenza has never been reported in Jord an, strict importation regulations have been 
adopted to prevent the entrance of H1N1 stra in.  Therefore, a temporary suspension has 
been forced on the importation and transit of liv e swine, their meat a nd meat products that 
could be considered as being hazardous for spreading the virus and the disease.  The 
decision exempted heat-treated products to  the level necessary to overcome the disease 
causes (luncheon meat). 
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)    G/SPS/N/JOR/20 
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   [   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the revelant 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 dated 10 May 2009 (available in Arabic) 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  
10 May 2009 
[   ] Trading Facility measure  
12. 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