 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JOR/9 
26 July 2004 
 (04-3210) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JORDAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Live domestic and wild ruminants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   South 
Africa  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:   Resolution no. 5 of SPS 
Committee 23/5/2004.  "Banning the import of liv e cattle, Sheep, Goats and other susceptible 
ruminants".  
6. Description of content:  Following the reported cases of  Lumpy skin disease and Blue 
tongue disease in South Africa, it is deemed necessary for Jordan to prevent the entry of these 
diseases into Jordan.  Therefore, the importa tion of live ruminants and susceptible animals is 
banned. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   Lumpy Skin Disease and 
Blue Tongue Disease to date has not been registered in Jordan and is therefore classified as 
exotic diseases in th e national territory. 
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Articles no. 2.1.7.3 and 2.1.9.5 of the 12th edition 
of Terrestrial Animal Hea lth Code of the year 2003. 
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Resolution no. 5 of 
SPS Committee 23/5/2004.  "Banning the import of live cattle, Sheep, Goats and other 
susceptible ruminants" (available in Arabic). 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   23 May 2004 G/SPS/N/JOR/9 
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 12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Trade Agreement Un it / SPS Enquiries 
Ministry on Agriculture 
Amman – Jordan 
Tel:  +(962) 6 568 6151 Ext. 269 Fax:  +(962) 6 56 86310 E-mail:  sps@moa.gov.jo 
 