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Non-automatic import licences are used for the protection of health, safety, the environment, national security, public order and morals, and the conservation of natural resources. They may also be issued for goods subject to quantitative restrictions although the authorities stated that Jordan does not apply any quantitative restrictions. Non-automatic licences are issued within 15 working days of submission of documents. The licensee has the right to import the quantity specified in the licence during the period of its validity.

From 2008 to 2014, 1,328 Jordanian standards (voluntary) were issued, covering mainly: electrical engineering; domestic and commercial equipment for entertainment and sport; environment, health and safety protection; telecommunications, audio and video engineering; construction materials and building; and food technology. During the same period, 239 Jordanian technical regulations (compulsory) were issued, about half of which concern food technology.

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not allowed to be imported into Jordan, according to an instruction published by the Ministry of Environment in 2009. JFDA (Jordanian Food and Drug Administration) took a decision through its supreme committee for the control of food to prohibit the importation of all GMOs and their products intended to be used as food or in food production.

The authorities stated that the main targets for the public procurement regime in Jordan are to select the best evaluated bidder with the lowest possible price to execute the work, taking into consideration transparency, parity and neutrality issues. It also has secondary targets such as protecting the environment and facilitating innovation.

The authorities state that Jordan does not prohibit any products from exportation, except to fulfil international obligations such as for nuclear weapons and chemical products, and those on endangered species. Jordan is a contracting party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

The Competition Law follows the principle of free determination of prices in accordance with market mechanisms and the principles of free competition, with the following exceptions:
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• temporary government control of prices in the case of emergencies or natural disasters.

Table 3.25 IPR legislative framework, and international conventions ratified by Jordan
- Date of adoption:
Signature: 29 October 2010
Ratification: 10 January 2012
- Not WIPO ministered treaties: Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
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The principal legislation on agriculture is the Agriculture Law of 2015, which is similar to and replaced the Interim Agriculture Law No. 44/2002. The main changes in the new Law refer to increased penalties for improper use of inputs. The Law sets out the basic objectives for the sector: to increase self-sufficiency and improve diversification while meeting international, regional and domestic requirements and conserving the environment and natural resources. In addition, there are several laws relating to water and irrigation which affect agriculture.

The 2002-10 National Strategy for Agricultural Development set out a number of economic objectives aimed at increasing agricultural investment, production, and contribution to GDP, as well as improving the trade balance, and the link between domestic supply and demand. The Strategy highlights concerns relating to:
• land tenure, declining agricultural resources and irrigation, and environmental factors affecting production;
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Table 4.6 Primary energy consumption by source 2009-14
(thousand toe (tonnes of equivalent oil))
Type of energy source 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Share in 2014 (%)
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Renewable energy 137 141 130 140 145 152 2