. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/JOR/7 
8 September 2008 
 (08-4200) 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) 
Tel: +(962) 6568 0139 Fax:  +(962) 6568 1099 E-mail: jism@jism.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):   Appliances burning 
gaseous fuels  (ICS:  91.140, 97.040, 97.060, 97.020, 97.100.20, 27.080, 27.060, 23.060, 
43.040.60, 47.020.90, 83.140.50, 64.040.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Safety Instructions 
for Appliances burning gaseous fuels (14 pages, in Arabic). 
6. Description of content:   These Jordanian Instructions apply to appliances burning gaseous 
fuels, used for cooking, heating, hot water pr oduction, refrigeration, li ghting or washing and 
having, where applicable, a normal water temperature not exceeding 105 ºC. Forced draught burners and heating bodies to be equipped with such burners w ill also be included in this 
instruction. Also, these instructions cover safety devices, controlling devices or regulating 
devices and subassemblies, other than forced  draught burners and heating bodies to be 
equipped with such burners separately mark eted for trade use and designed to be 
incorporated into an appliance burning gaseous  fuel or assembled to constitute such an 
appliance, where it is referred to as ‘fittings'. 
  
The instructions lay down the safety criteria or  "essential requirements" which appliances 
burning gaseous fuels must meet to be placed on the market.   G/TBT/N/JOR/7 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
- To ensure health and safety of people in Jordan, where appropriate, of domestic animals 
and goods in relation to hazards arising out of  the use of appliances burning gaseous fuels. 
 
- To ensure rational use of energy in relati on to appliances burning gaseous fuels, taking 
into account safety aspects and the state of the art of these appliances. 
8. Relevant documents:    
- Standards & Metrology Law No. (22) for the year 2000; 
- 90/396/EEC "appliances burning gaseous fuels". 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    30 August 2008 
15 September 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   30 days from notification date 
11. Texts 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 Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) 
TBT Inquiry Point at the Knowledge Department at JISM Tel: +962 6568 0139 
Fax: +962 6568 1099 
 E-mail: inquiry@jism.gov.jo
  
Website: http://www.jism.gov.jo\english\Standardizati on\Products Safety\Products Safety 
Instructions.htm