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Notifying Member: Jordan

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture

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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): Fruit tree seedlings, ornamental plants and fruits

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[ ]      All trading partners  

[X]    Specific regions or countries: Italy

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Title of the notified document: Ministry of Agriculture Decision dated 8 July 2015 No. 10/2/20121 entitled "Measures Recommended by the Plant Health Committee No. 12 dated 16 June 2015"  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 1

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Description of content: Emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within Jordan of Xylella fastidiosa. The measures provide conditions on the import and movement of particular plants which host or are likely to host this bacterium, its timely identification in the affected areas as well as its eradication. The measures include the following:

1.  The fruit must be accompanied by an official government phytosanitary certificate, stating in the additional declaration that the consignments are from pest free areas (PFAs) in addition to the previous conditions that exist on the import licence.

2.  Suspension of import licences of fruit tree seedlings and ornamental plants from Italy.

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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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)  

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)  

[X]      International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) ISPM No. 1 "Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of phytosanitary measures in international trade" and IPPC Article 7

[ ]        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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): Adopted

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 21 June 2015

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 21 June 2015

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Eng. Hazim Al Smadi

Director of International Cooperation and Trade Agreements Department

Eng. Nada Al-Frihat

Head of SPS Notification and Enquiry Division

International Cooperation and Trade Agreements Department

Ministry of Agriculture

P.O. Box 961043-2099

Amman-Jordan

Tel.: +(962 6) 568 6151 Ext. 287

Fax: +(962 6) 566 9308

E-mail: sps@moa.gov.jo