. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/JOR/9 
3 November 2010  
 (10-5827) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  JORDAN
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) 
Tel.:  +962 6 5301225 Fax:  +962 6 5301249 E-mail:  jsmo@jsmo.gov.jo
 
Website:  http://www.jism.gov.jo/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Toys (ICS: 97.200.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Instructions for Toys 
Safety (10 pages in Arabic)     
6. Description of content:  This Jordanian Instruction is amended where a new article (5) has 
been included related to the toys labelling requirements in Arabic or Arabic and English 
languages to improve consumers protection.  
This Jordanian Instruction applies to toys, de fined as "any product or  material designed or 
clearly intended for use in play by children of le ss than 14 years of age".  It lists 21 exceptions 
for goods not designed for children (for example, detailed scale models for adult collectors, 
babies' dummies) or goods that present a particul ar risk not covered by the instruction (for 
example, sports equipment). 
The instructions lays down the safety criteria  or "essential requirements" which toys must 
meet to be placed on the market.  The safety criteria cover general risks (protection against health hazards or physical injury) and particul ar risks (physical and mechanical, flammability, 
chemical properties, electrical properties, hygiene and radioactivity). 
The degree of risk has to take into account the ability of the user (children).  If applicable, the 
toy must contain a labelling that specifies minimum age. G/TBT/N/JOR/9 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
- To ensure effective protection against the he alth hazards and risks arising from the use 
of toys by children;  
- To improve the safety of toys in order to avoid possible harmful medium and long term 
effects of toys on children; 
- To reduce the number of toys-related accidents in Jordan. 
8. Relevant documents:    
1. Standards & Metrology Law No. (22) for the year 2000. 
2. 88/378/EEC "Safety of Toys".   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    15 November 2010   
1 January 2011   
10. Final date for comments:  30 days from notification date 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization(JSMO) 
TBT Inquiry Point at the Know ledge Department at JSMO 
Tel.:  +962 6 5201225 
Fax:  +962 6 5201249 
E-mail:  inquiry@jsmo.gov.jo   
Website:  " http://www.jism.gov.jo/english/Standard ization/Products%20Safety/Products%20
Safety%20Instructions.htm "