 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JOR/8 
19 March 2004 
 (04-1244) 
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 animals a nd their products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
Senegal  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No.(01) of 
19 February 2004 of the animal health comm ittee (SPS) "Banning of the import of live 
animals and their products". 
6. Description of content:  Following the confirmation of Rift Valley Fever, (PPR) and Sheep 
and Goat Box, the Ministry of Agriculture ha s imposed a ban on imports of live animals, 
meat (chilled, frozen), m eat products from Senegal. 
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:   Rift Valley Fever to date 
has not been registered in Jordan and is therefore classified as an exotic disease in the national territory. 
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
10. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Arabic 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   19 February 2004 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   G/SPS/N/JOR/8 
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 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 Units/SPS Enquiries 
Ministry of Agriculture Amman – Jordan 
Tel: +962 6 568 6151 Ext. 269 
Fax: +962 6 568 6310 E-mail:  sps@moa.gov.jo 
 