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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JOR/4
15 April 2003
(03-2070)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JORDAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Plant Quarantine Division – Plant Protection Department, 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):  Bactrocera zonata  (Saunders) peach fruit-fly and its host material
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries in which this pest has occurred or has been recorded (any trading partner)
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Bactrocera zonata
(Saunders) peach fruit-fly (2 pages)
6. Description of content:   
• This Regulation maintains the phytosantiary emergency in all the national territory
to prevent the introduction and establishment of Bactrocera zonata  (Saunders)
peach fruit-fly in Jordan;
• The emergency measure shall remain in place for a period of two years;
• Fresh fruits of all Bactrocera zonata  (Saunders) peach fruit-fly host plants from all
countries in which this pest has occurred or has been recorded.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
A Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) has been conducte d in Jordan and lead to the conclusion that
Bactrocera zonata  (Saunders) peach fruit-fly has the characteristics of a quarantine pest.
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  ISPM 2 International Standard for Phytosanitary
Measure (Guideline for pest risk analysis)
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolution #
4/10/5/10272 dated 6 August 2002 (Available in Arabic)G/SPS/N/JOR/4
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10. Proposed date of adoption:   This action is effective from the date of issuing.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   This action is effective from the date of issuing.
12. Final date for comments:
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [   ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
MOA_Agreements@MOA.gov.jo;  katbehbader@moa.gov.jo
Trade agreements unit
Ministry of AgricultureAmman – Jordan
Tel:  +962 6 568 6151