G/SPS/N/JOR/42  
 
20 February 2020  
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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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Live Poultry, poultry products  including unprocessed poultry meat.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicab le: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Romania, Ukraine  
5. Title of the notified document:  Minister letter No.5/2/30/1068 dated 26 January 2020, 
entitled "Imposing a temporary ban on importation of live poultry and  poultry products 
from Ukraine ", Minister letter No.5/2/30/1069 dated 26 January 2020, entitled "Imposing 
a temporary ban on importation of live poultry  and poultry products from Romania"  
Language(s): Arabic . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  Following the confirmation of avian influenza in Ukraine and 
Romania, the Ministry of Agriculture imposed a temporary ban on the importation of live 
poultry, poultry products, and unprocessed poultry meat products from Romania and 
Ukraine.  
The fol lowing items are excluded from the ban decision:  
− One-day-old chicks  
− Hatching eggs  
− Specific pathogen -free products  
− Heat treated products  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/pl ant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  
− Nature:  Highly pathogenic avian influenza  
− Reason:  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) : 
Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/JOR/42  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this propo sed 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:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
26 January 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry P oint. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Agreements and International Cooperation Department  
Agreements and Notification Division  
Ministry of Agriculture - P.O. Box -2099- Amman 11181 -Jordan  
Tel: +(9626) 568 6151 ext. 464 
Fax: +(9626) 566 9308  
E mail: hazim.smadi@gmail.com  
intcopmoa@moa.gov.jo  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Agreements and International Cooperation Department  
Agreements and Notification Division  
Ministry of Agriculture - P.O. Box -2099- Amman 11181 -Jordan  
Tel: +(9626) 568 6151 ext. 464  
Fax: +(9626) 566 9308  
E mail: hazim.smadi@gmail.com  
intcopmoa@moa.gov.jo