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Market-Specific Information -Jordan

Jordan's National Standards Body:
Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO)
Dabouq area
#50 Khair Al-Din Al-Ma'ani St.
JO-Amman 11194

Postal Address:
P.O. box 941287
JO-Amman 11194

Tel: +962 6 530 1225
Fax: +962 6 530 1249
E-mail: jism@jism.gov.jo
Web: www.jsmo.gov.jo

Doing Business in Jordan: 2012 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies

An excerpt from U.S. Commercial Service's 2012 Country Commercial Guide providing an overview of Jordan's standards and conformity assessment activities.

Interested in being notified and commenting on Jordan's proposed foreign technical regulations that can impact your access to Jordan's market?

Member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to report to the WTO all proposed technical regulations that could affect trade with other Member countries. Notify U.S. is a free, web-based e-mail subscription service that offers an opportunity to review and comment on proposed foreign technical regulations that can affect your access to international markets.  You can modify the subscription to include specific markets and industries.  Register online at Internet URL: http://www.nist.gov/notifyus/

U.S. Commercial Service in Jordan

The U.S. Commercial Service in Jordan can provide additional information on doing business in Jordan.