EUROPEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN PLANT PROTECTION ORGANIZATION

ЕВРОПЕЙСКАЯ И СРЕДИЗЕМНОМОРСКАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ПО КАРАНТИНУ И ЗАЩИТЕ РАСТЕНИЙ

ORGANISATION EUROPEENNE ET MEDITERRANEENNE POUR LA PROTECTION DES PLANTES

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EPPO SUMMARIES OF

PHYTOSANITARY REGULATIONS

JORDAN

2000-12

OEPP/EPPO

1 rue le Nôtre

75016 PARIS

EPPO SUMMARY OF THE PHYTOSANITARY REGULATIONS

OF JORDAN

This summary of the phytosanitary regulations of Jordan forms part of the EPPO publication Summaries of Phytosanitary Regulations. It has been prepared by the EPPO Secretariat from the original text of the Jordanian regulations. Its content is identical to that of EPPO's computer database PRS. PRS is provided with a user-friendly interface for retrieval of this information in relation to consignments of specific commodities exported to Jordan from any country. Users are strongly advised to consult PRS in the first instance, and to refer to this printed summary only for an overall view. The original text of the Jordanian regulations is also supplied with PRS, as a computer text file.

This summary has been submitted to the NPPO of Jordan for review, and is believed to contain complete and up-to-date information. Nevertheless, it does not constitute a legally approved substitute for the original text of the Jordanian regulations. If in doubt, users should refer to the original text.

The summary is presented in the following sequence:

General requirements

Commodity requirements for:

Plants

Bulbs and tubers

Seeds

Cut flowers and branches

Fruits and vegetables

Squared wood

Non-squared wood

Bark

Soil/growing medium

Stored products

Other

The summary uses the terminology of the Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms (ISPM No. 5), which is supplied with PRS. It also uses a number of 'standard phrases', enclosed in inverted commas, whose full definition is given in PRS and in the introduction to the complete set of Summaries.

2000-12

JORDAN GENERAL

PHYTOSANITARY REGULATIONS OF JORDAN

General Requirements

2000-12 JO-5

JORDAN GENERAL

NPPO

Plant Protection Department

Ministry of Agriculture

P.O. Box 961043

AMMAN 61000 Jordan

Tel. : (962) 6 686 151

Fax. : (962) 6 686 310

Telex : 24176

Contact : Dr. Mazen KHASAWNEH (Director)

LEGISLATION

Act N° 1/WN of 1974 “List of plant pests that are hazardous to plants and agricultural products” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

Act N° 2/WN of 1974 “Disinfection treatment of plant consignments and agricultural products” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

Act N° 3/WN of 1974 “Prohibition of the entry into the country of plants and agricultural products” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

Act N° 4/WN of 1974 “Licenses for import and export of plants and agricultural products and the cases for exemption” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

Act N° 5/WN of 1974 “Measures to be taken for consignments which are refused entry into the country or transit” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

Act N° 6/WN of 1974 “Authorisation of importation of prohibited materials for scientific purposes” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

Act N° 7/WN of 1974 “Licenses for export of plants and agricultural products” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

Act N° 8/WN of 1974 “Transit of plants and agricultural products” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

Act N° 9/WN of 1974 “Entry into the country and processing of imported plant consignments which are infected with pests” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

Act N° 10/WN of 1974 “Import of honey bees” issued in conformity with Article 75 of the Agricultural Law N° 20 of 1973

PROHIBITED IMPORTS

Living agricultural pests in all stages including bacteria and fungi harmful to plants.

Plants, plant products and other materials infested by quarantine pests (Lists A1 and A2 under heading 4) unless subjected to disinfection treatment[1].

Plants, plant products and other materials infested by unknown pests.

Soil containing organic matter (except sand and mud intended for the pottery and porcelain industry transported under the supervision of phytosanitary inspectors).

Natural organic fertilizers.

Plants, plant products and other materials accompanied by soil, compost or other prohibited materials.

Containers or other packing materials previously used in exporting countries for packing or transporting prohibited materials.

Plants and agricultural waste products from ships and planes.

Exceptions

Prohibited materials may be imported for scientific purposes by scientific bodies or governmental institutions with the prior approval of the Ministry of Agriculture.

POINTS OF ENTRY

Plants and plant products must be imported through specified points of entry.

TRANSIT

Transit of consignments of plants and plant products is allowed in sealed containers (boxes, sacks, etc.) held in conveyances which are locked or totally sealed and covered with waterproof material. These consignments are subject to phytosanitary inspection if they stay on the territory of Jordan for more than 7 days. They must be free from quarantine pests and can be opened only in presence of a phytosanitary inspector.

IMPORT PERMITS

An import permit (IP) (“license”) is in general required for any importation of plants and plant products (see exceptions below). Requests for IPs should be forwarded by the importer to the Ministry of Agriculture before the shipping of any consignments. An IP is valid for a period of one year starting from the date of issuing by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Exceptions

No IP is required :

- for plants and plant products carried by passengers (not exceeding 30 kg per person);

- for plants and plant products imported for personal use (not exceeding 30 kg per person);

- for plants and plant products imported for international bodies;

- for plants and plant products imported for diplomatic and consular missions and their foreign members;

- for plants and plant products imported for Government and public institutions;

- for plants and plant products imported for scientific bodies;

- for plants and plant products imported as commercial samples;

- for postal parcels;

- for confiscated and abandoned commodities unclaimed by their owners.

CERTIFICATES

The phytosanitary certificate (PC) must be issued by the NPPO of the country of origin for all plants and plant products in conformity with Art. V of the IPPC, 1951. The PC must be based on an official phytosanitary inspection in the exporting country during which the consignment must have been found healthy and free from pests. The PC must contain botanical names of plants and the area of their origin.

The re-export certificate (RC) is required for consignments exported by a country which is not the country of origin.

In some cases mentioned in the headings concerned, the PC should carry an additional declaration (AD).

LISTS OF QUARANTINE PESTS

List A1

Quarantine pests which are not present in Jordan and whose introduction into the country is prohibited unless subjected to disinfection treatment

Animals

Acanthoscelides spp.

Anguina pratensis (?)

Anguina tritici

Asterolecanium pustulans

Bactrocera (= Dacus) dorsalis

Brevipalpus obovatus

Caryedon serratus

Chlorophorus varius

Ditylenchus angustus

Erythroneura coacta (?)

Eurygaster integriceps

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Lixus anguinus

Orthezia insignis

Popillia japonica

Ptosima undecimmaculata

Rhagoletis cerasi

Rhopalomyia (= Diarthronomyia) chrysanthemi

Schneidereria (= Recurvaria) pistaciicola

Sesia (= Aegeria) apiformis

Sphaerolecanium prunastri

Tarsonemus spp.

Unaspis citri

Bacteria

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus (= Corynebacterium sepedonicum)

Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica (= Erwinia atroseptica)

Peach yellows phytoplasma

Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (= Pseudomonas tomato)

Ralstonia (= Pseudomonas) solanacearum

Streptomyces scabies

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (= Xanthomonas phaseoli)

Fungi

Ascochyta spp.

Botrytis tulipae

Cercospora nicotianae

Chalara (= Thielaviopsis) spp.

Claviceps purpurea

Colletotrichum coccodes (= Colletotrichum phomoides)

Corticium spp.

Corynespora (= Cercospora) melongenae

Cryptosporella (= Phomopsis) viticola

Elsinoe phaseoli

Elsinoe piri

Glomerella cingulata (= Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f.sp. melongenae)

Glomerella cingulata (= Gloeosporium olivarum)

Guignardia bidwellii

Macrophomina melonis (?)

Macrophomina phaseolina (= Macrophomina phaseoli)

Magnaporthe (= Piricularia) spp.

Phoma destructiva

Phomopsis tuberivora

Phyllosticta viticola

Plasmodiophora brassicae

Pleospora spp

Pseudocercospora (= Cercospora) fuligena

Sclerotinia bulborum

Septoria lycopersici

Spongospora subterranea

Synchytrium endobioticum

Taphrina bullata

Urocystis agropyri (= Urocystis tritici)

Valsa (= Cytospora) spp.

Verticillium albo-atrum

Viruses and virus-like organisms

Potato spindle tuber viroid

Ring spot virus (?)

List A2

Quarantine pests which are present in Jordan and whose introduction into the country is prohibited unless subjected to disinfection treatment

Animals

Acarus spp.

Aceria (= Eriophyes) oleae

Aceria ficus

Aceria sheldoni

Aleurodidae sp.

Aleurotrachelus citri

Anarsia lineatella

Anguina tritici

Anthonomus pomorum

Anthrenus spp.

Aonidiella aurantii

Apate monachus

Aphelenchoides fragariae

Aphis duranti

Aphis gossypii

Aphis pomi

Bactrocera (= Dacus) oleae

Bemisia tabaci

Brachycaudus amygdalinus

Brachycaudus helichrysi

Brevicoryne brassicae

Bruchus lentis

Bruchus pisorum

Bruchus rufimanus

Caliroa spp.

Capnodis spp.

Carpophilus dimidiatus

Carpophilus hemipterus

Carpophilus mutilatus

Cephus pygmeus (= C. pygmaeus)

Ceratitis capitata

Ceroplastes floridensis

Ceroplastes rusci

Chrysomphalus aonidum

Chysobothris spp.

Coccus hesperidum

Colomerus (= Eriophyes) vitis

Cryptolestes (= Laemophloeus) ferrugineus

Cryptolestes (= Laemophloeus) pusillus

Cryptolestes (= Laemophloeus) turcicus

Cydia (= Carpocapsa) pomonella

Cydia (= Laspeyresia) nigricana

Dasineura (= Dasyneura) spp.

Dasineura oleae

Dermestes maculatus (= D. vulpinus)

Deudorix (= Virachola) livia

Diloba caeruleocephala

Ditylenchus spp.

Earias insulana

Empoasca spp.

Eotetranychus tiliarius (= Tetranychus telarius)

Ephestia spp.

Eriophyes pyri

Eriosoma lanigerum

Euphyllura olivina

Eurytoma amygdali

Eurytoma pistaciae

Geometridae spp.

Globodera (= Heterodera) rostochiensis

Helicotylenchus spp.

Helicoverpa (= Heliothis) zea

Helicoverpa armigera

Hylesinus oleiperda

Hylesinus spp.

Hypera postica (= Phytonomus variabilis)

Icerya purchasi

Lasioderma serricorne

Latheticus oryzae

Lepidosaphes beckii

Lepidosaphes spp.

Lobesia (= Polychrosis) botrana

Lonchaea aristella

Megachile spp.

Meloidogyne spp.

Melolontha melolontha (Cockchafer)

Microcerotermes diversus

Monosteira unicostata

Myiopardalis pardalina

Myzus persicae

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Ostrinia (= Pyrausta) nubilalis

Pachypasa otus

Parlatoria oleae

Pemphigus spp.

Phloeotribus scarabaeoides (= P. oleae)

Phyllocoptruta oleivora

Pieris brassicae

Pieris rapae

Planococcus (= Pseudococcus) citri

Plutella xylostella (= P. maculipennis)

Pratylenchus spp.

Prays oleae

Psocoptera spp.

Psylla spp.

Pterochloroides persicae

Quadraspidiotus (= Aspidiotus) perniciosus

Rattus spp.

Resseliella (= Clinodiplosis) oleisuga

Retithrips syriacus

Rhizoglyphus echinopus

Rhyzopertha dominica

Saissetia oleae

Scolytus rugulosus

Scythris (= Syringopais) temperatella

Sesamia cretica

Siphoninus granati

Sitophilus granarius

Sitophilus oryzae

Sitotroga cerealella

Sphenoptera spp.

Stephanitis pyri

Tenebroides mauritanicus

Thrips spp.

Toxoptera aurantii

Toxoptera citricida

Tribolium castaneum

Tribolium confusum

Trioza buxtoni

Trogoderma granarium

Tylenchulus semipenetrans

Xiphinema spp.

Zeuzera pyrina

Bacteria

Erwinia amylovora

Erwinia carotovora

Pseudomonas savastanoi

Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans (= Pseudomonas lachrymans)

Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (= Xanthomonas pruni)

Fungi

Alternaria spp.

Aspergillus niger

Botryosphaeria rhodina (= Diplodia natalensis)

Botryotinia fuckeliana (= Botrytis cinerea)

Botrytis allii

Capnodium spp.

Cercospora beticola

Cercospora punicae

Cercospora zonata (= Cercospora fabae)

Cladosporium variabile (= Heterosporium variabile)

Cochliobolus sativus (= Helminthosporium sativum)

Colletotrichum circinans

Colletotrichum lagenarium

Colletotrichum tabacum

Corticium rolfsii

Diaporthe (= Phomopsis) citri

Diaporthe (= Phomopsis) vexans

Elsinoe ampelina (= Gloeosporium ampelophagum)

Erysiphe cichoracearum

Erysiphe graminis

Erysiphe polygoni

Fulvia fulva (= Cladosporium fulvum)

Fusarium oxysporum

Gibberella zeae

Glomerella cingulata (= Colletotrichum gloeosporioides)

Helicobasidium brebissonii (= Rhizoctonia violaceae)

Leveillula taurica

Mauginiella scaettae

Monilinia (= Monilia) fructigena

Monilinia laxa (= Monilia cinerea)

Mycosphaerella brassicicola

Mycosphaerella fragariae

Mycosphaerella graminicola (= Septoria tritici)

Mycosphaerella musicola (= Cercospora musae)

Nectria haematococca (= Fusarium solani)

Penicillium spp.

Peronospora cubensis

Peronospora destructor

Peronospora farinosa (= Peronospora schachtii)

Peronospora parasitica

Peyronollaea spp.

Phyllosticta spp.

Phytophthora citrophthora

Phytophthora fragariae

Phytophthora infestans

Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica (= Phytophthora parasitica)

Podosphaera clandestina (= Podosphaera oxycanthae)

Podosphaera leucotricha

Pseudopeziza tracheiphila

Puccinia spp.

Pyrenophora graminea (= Helminthosporium gramineum)

Pyrenophora teres (= Helminthosporium teres)

Pythium spp.

Rosellinia necatrix

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Sphacelotheca cruenta

Sphaerotheca pannosa

Spilocaea oleagina (= Cycloconium oleaginum)

Spilocaea pyracanthae (= Fusicladium eriobotryae)

Stigmina carpophila (= Coryneum beijerinckii)

Taphrina deformans

Thanatephorus cucumeris (= Rhizoctonia solani)

Tilletia tritici (= Tilletia caries)

Transchelia pruni-spinosae

Uncinula necator

Uromyces appendiculatus (= Uromyces phaseoli)

Uromyces trifolii

Uromyces viciae-fabae (= Uromyces fabae)

Ustilago maydis

Ustilago nuda (= Ustilago tritici)

Venturia inaequalis

Verticillium theobromae

Viruses and virus-like organisms

Citrus ringspot virus (= Citrus psorosis virus)

Leaf curl virus (?)

Mosaic virus (?)

2000-12 JO-5

JORDAN GENERAL

2000-12 JO-

JORDAN PLANTS

PHYTOSANITARY REGULATIONS OF JORDAN

Commodity Requirements for Plants

Note that the term "Plants" used under this heading must be understood as an abbreviation for "Plants for planting, except seeds, bulbs and tubers".

All plants / PC and, if appropriate, RC
IP
Free from soil

Musa

All plants / Free from virus and virus-like diseases (AD)

Prunus domestica

All plants / Free from virus and virus-like diseases (AD)

Prunus persica

All plants / Free from virus and virus-like diseases (AD)

2000-12 JO-9

JORDAN BULBS AND TUBERS

PHYTOSANITARY REGULATIONS OF JORDAN

Commodity Requirements for Bulbs and Tubers

All bulbs and tubers / PC and, if appropriate, RC
IP
Free from soil

Gladiolus

All bulbs / Free from virus and virus-like diseases (AD)

Solanum tuberosum

Seed potato tubers / AD declaring that the potatoes are intended for sowing (AD)
Virus infection rate of crop less than 2% (AD)
Free from Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus, Ditylenchus destructor, Erwinia carotovora, Globodera rostochiensis, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Meloidogyne spp., Phthorimaea operculella, Popillia japonica, potato corky ring spot virus (?), potato leaf roll luteovirus, potato spindle tuber viroid, potato yellow dwarf nucleorhabdovirus, Ralstonia solanacearum and Synchytrium endobioticum
Free from frost damage
Total damage by Alternaria solani, Fusarium spp., hollow heart of potato, Phytophthora infestans, Sclerotium spp. and mechanical damage less than 0.5%
Surface area infection by Streptomyces scabies less than 5%
Infection by potato A potyvirus, potato leaf roll luteovirus, potato M carlavirus, potato X potexvirus and potato Y potyvirus in conformity with internationally approved standards for seed potatoes
Free from Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus, Erwinia carotovora, Globodera rostochiensis, Leptinotarsa decemlineata and Synchytrium endobioticum (AD)
'Area freedom' for Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus, Erwinia carotovora, Globodera rostochiensis, Leptinotarsa decemlineata and Synchytrium endobioticum (AD)

2000-12 JO-

JORDAN SEEDS

PHYTOSANITARY REGULATIONS OF JORDAN

Commodity Requirements for Seeds