Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Jordan - Household detergents

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: JORDAN

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO)

Tel: +962 6 5301225, Fax: +962 6 5301249

E-mail: jsmo@jsmo.gov.jo

Website: http://www.jsmo.gov.jo/

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Detergents ـــ Safety and labelling Requirements for Household Detergents; (7 page(s), in Arabic)

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Description of content: This Jordanian standard is concerned with the safety and labelling requirements and that must be met in household cleaners, so as to ensure consumer safety and environmental protection. This Jordanian standard does not include industrial cleaners and surface disinfectants

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents:

- Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 and its amendments of the European parliament and of the council on detergents.

- Gulf Technical Regulation, 2555/2021 General Safety Requirements of Non-Industrial Detergents

- Jordanian Technical regulation 119/2022, Label Industrial products label

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Proposed date of adoption: 31 January 2025

Proposed date of entry into force: 30 April 2025

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Final date for comments: 20 January 2025

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO)

WTO/TBT Enquiry Point

Tel: +962 6 5301225

Fax: +962 6 5301249

E-mail: enquiry@jsmo.gov.jo