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STANDARDS, METROLOGY AND PRODUCT SAFETY LAW AND

ITS MODIFICATIONS

NO. (22) FOR THE YEAR 2000

Article 1: (Top)

This law shall be referred to as the "Standards, Metrology and Product Safety Law

and its modifications for the Year 2000" and shall come into effect thirty days after its

publication in the Official Gazette.

DEFINITIONS

Article 2: (Top)

terms, whenever mentioned in this Law, shall have the

The Minister: The Minister of Industry and Trade. s and Metrology.

of the Institution.

used or should be used by any person to distinguish

f goods not

ho manufactures, distributes, reconstructs, reconditions a

lines

ls,

n: A document that lays down the characteristics for a service or

so include

ns and conformity

ocedure used, directly or indirectly, to

r sampling,

The following words and

meanings indicated hereunder unless otherwise indicated by context:

The Institution: The Jordan Institution for Standard

The Board: The Board of Directors of the Institution.

The Chairman: The Chairman of the Board.

The Director General: The Director General

Related Court: The First Court.

Trade Mark: Any displayed sign

his products goods or services from others products goods or services.

Group Trade Mark: Trade mark used by a person to attest the source o

manufactured by him or the materials made from, quality, method of production,

precision followed in production, or any features and qualities of these products.

Market Surveillance:Producer: Any person w

product or who arranges for such manufacturing or reconditioning, who affixes his

name, his trademark or any other distinctive mark to a product for business purposes

or any person who influences the safety properties of a consumer product before

placing it on the market during transportation handling distribution or storage.

Standard: A document that provides for common and repeated use, rules, guide

or characteristics for a service, or for a product or its related production methods,

including the applicable administrative provisions, with which compliance is not

mandatory. These may also include, or deal exclusively with, terminology, symbo

and packaging, marking or labelling requirements as they apply to a product or its

production method.Technical Regulatio

for a product, or its related production methods, including the applicable

administrative provisions, with which compliance is mandatory. It may al

or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, and packaging, marking or labelling

requirements as they apply to a product or its production method.

Certificate of Conformity: A document issued based on regulatio

assessment procedures to provide assurance.

Conformity Assessment Procedures: Any pr

ensure that relevant requirements in technical regulations, standards, or

standardization documents are fulfilled. These may include procedures fo

testing, inspection, evaluation, verification and assurance of conformity; registration,

accreditation and approval.

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Trader: Any person who pl

producer in case the producer was from out of the Kingdom.

Conformity Mark: Its a protected applied mark, or issued ba

procedures to indicate assurance of any product, process, conformity service to a

standard or and other standardization document.

Reported Entity: A conformity assessment bodyor conformity certification body. The responsible institution reports its competency to

conduct conformity assessment according to specific standards.

Metrology: The field of knowledge related to measurement.

Quality Mark: A protected mark that is granted to a product

product conforms to specific standard requirements.

Legal Measuring Unit: A measurement unit impose

official regulations.

International System

based on the basic units adopted or recommended by General conference on weig

and measures.

International Sbe the international basis to fix the value of all other special standards in a specific

quantity.

National S

be the international basis to fix the value of all other special standards in a specific

quantity in the Kingdom.

Measuring Instrument: A

and includes both physical Standards (Direct Standards) and measurement device

(Indirect Standards)

Physical Standard (D

when used one value or more known for a specified quantity.

Measurement Devices (Indirect Standards):a device that chquantity or one of the other quantities related to it into a corresponding value.Legal Measuring Tool: A measurement tool used in business transactions oraffecting the safety and health of citizens or the environment, and it is listedalongside legal measurement tools according to an official decision.Metrological Verification: all operations conducted by the institutionauthorized bodies to ensure that the legal measurement tool meets the requof laws, regulations, and instructions and includes both testing and stamping.Verification Certificate: a document issued by the institution stating that the lemeasurement tool has been verified, and fulfils the requirements listed in relevantregulations.

Verification Mpassed the verification tests and/or to prevent some parts from being removed,adjusted, moved, modified, changed, etcAccredited Laboratory: Inspection and teverification laboratory that attained accreditation.Calibre: A measurement tool or a reference materfor a certain quantity, or to embody it or save or repeat it to move this unit to othermeasurement tools via comparison.Calibration: All operations set to ideand the margin of doubt and to achieve series, as well as to appoint other qualitieson demand. It can be conducted using another device called theCalibre.

aces a product on the market, or the representative of the

sed on conformity

such as; laboratory, inspection body,

indicating that the

d or allowed for use in the

of Units: Its a binding system for the measurement units

hts

tandard: A standard recognized based on international agreements to

tandard: A standard recognized based on official decision agreements to

technical tool prepared for the purposes of measurement

irect Standard): A measurement device repeats in a fixed way

anges the measured

or itsirements

gal

ark: a mark placed on the legal measurement tool to indicate that it

sting laboratory, calibration laboratory, or

ial to define the measurement unit

ntify the values of errors in measurement units

THE INSTITUTION

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Article 3: (Top)

a. An institution shall be established in the Kingdom with the name of "Theof Standards and Metrology". It shall have a corporate

identity and shall be administratively and financially independent. It shall be

ts,

The Institution aims at fulfilling the following:

suring the health and safety of the Kingdom's citizenry andsuring that products are in

compliance with the technical regulations adopted by the Institution.

of such

onal

. Subject to what is stipulated in this Law, the Institution shall undertake the

wers in order to achieve its objectives:

products (with the

exception of pharmaceutical products, medicines, veterinary medicines,

ndcluding explained

ts

instruments and practices.

ards.

lity of precious metals and jewellery. (Testing and stamping

e the Institution to achieve its objectives, carry out its functions and

Jordan Institution

entitled to perform in this capacity all legal transactions and acts, includingacquiring transferable and non-transferable assets and concluding contrac

and it may authorize the attorney general or any agent in its legal and court

procedures.

b. The headquarters of the Institution shall be in Amman, and it may establishbranches throughout the Kingdom.

Article 4: (Top)

a. Participation in enprotection of the environment through en

b. Participation in raising the quality of local products through the adoption ofappropriate Jordanian Standards, thus enhancing the competitiveness

products in the local and international markets and supporting the nati

economy.

c. Participation in consumer, companies, and institutions protection frombusiness fraud and fabricated trade marks.

Article 5: (Top)

A

following functions and po

1. The preparation, approval, revision, amendment and monitoring theimplementation of standards with regard to all services and

serums & vaccines).

2. The preparation, approval, revision, amendment and monitoring the

implementation of technical regulations to ensure achievement of safety ahealth requirements in

3. Establishment of a national system of measurement and supervising iimplementation.

4. Verification and supervision of measuring5. Approval of the national standards and traceability to International Stand6. Control of the qua

them).

7. Granting of conformity certificates, including the Jordanian Quality Mark.8. Utilize local facilities of government bodies and scientific institutions in order

to enabl

powers, and calibration service.

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9. Supporting and funding studies and research related to Standardization,metrology, quality control, conformity assessment, and conduct activities and

participation in related fields.

ing it.ns

n such organizations and bodies if

,

ons,

they are issued in Arabic or English.

er, and manufacturers awareness about the damages of

tific and technical developments in standards,

this

gdom for all matters relating to

inistries and governmental bodies in such

of

10.Concluding agreements with regional and international organizations andbodies regarding the mutual recognition of conformity assessment results and

competency of bodies conduct11.Co-operating and co-ordinating with regional and international organizatio

and bodies working in standardization, metrology, quality, and conformity

assessment, and becoming members i

appropriate.

12.Accepting and adopting, as appropriate, the standards, technical regulationsguidelines, and recommendations of regional and international organizati

provided that

13.Disseminating the publications and other printed materials of approvedstandards and technical regulations issued by the Institution as well as by other

organizations.

14. Receiving and handling complaints from companies, institutions, andconsumers with regards to the institutions tasks and contributing in promotingconsumer, tradcommercial plagiarism.

15.Market surveillance with the goal of protecting the health and rights ofconsumers through efficient monitoring over products put in the market.

16.Keeping pace with scienmetrology, and conformity assessment

17. Receiving complaints related to institution tasks according to the order oflaw.

B. the Institution is the sole authority in the Kin

standards, metrology, conformity certificates, trade marks, and reports on reportedbodies, and to seek the advice of other m

fields.

C. the Institution has an automatic administration authority to implement the rights

trade marks according to the provisions of this law.

THE INSTITUTION'S ADMINISTRATION

Article 6: (Top)

a) The Institution s der the

Chairmanship of the Minister and the membership of:

1. The Director General (Vice-Chairman)

stration

4. Representative from the Ministry of Public Works and Housingrgy and Mineral Resources

omical

hall be administered by the Board of Directors un

2. Representative from the Ministry of Industry and Trade3. Representative from the Drug and food Admini

5. Representative from the Ministry of Ene6. Representative from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation7. Representative from the Ministry of Agriculture8. Representative from the Ministry of Environment.9. Representative from the Jordan Enterprise for Development of Econ

Projects.

10.Representative from the Royal Scientific Society

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11.Representative from Jordan Chamber of Commerce (nominated by the

ative from Jordan Chamber of Industry (nominated by the Minister)

s of the authorities

mentioned in Paragraph (a) of this Article should have the requisite expertise

and competence. The members who are mentioned in Subparagraphs (2-10) of

Paragraph (a) should be nominated by their respective ministers or directors

all be determined by the Institution

a. The Board shall convene its meetings at least once every month and whenevernecessary upon invitation from the Chairman or, when absent, by his Vice-

eting shall be considered legally valid if attended by at least

nine members, provided that the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman shall be one

d shall be entitled to invite qualified experts to the meeting for

the tasks stated in the followingclauses:

general policy of the Institution.

ards

any of its parts and any amendments, and their suspension.

c. Approval of the organizational structure of the Institution.

lized technical

hat include standards and any

Chamber Chairman)

12.Represent13.The Chairman of the National Society for Consumer Protection14.The Chairman of the Jordan Society for Quality

b)

1. The members of the Board who are representative

general or chairmen, as the case may be.

2. The assignment of the members of the Board shall be for two years (subject toonly one renewal).

c) Remuneration for the members of the Board shAdministration Board upon the recommendation of the Director General.

Article 7: (Top)

Chairman. The me

of them.

b. The Board shall issue its decisions unanimously or by majority vote of itspresent members. If the votes are tied, then the vote of the meeting's Chairman

shall determine the outcome.

c. The Boarconsultation, without such experts being entitled to vote.

d. The Director General shall appoint one of the members of the Institution, levela, as Secretary of the Board.

Article 8: (Top)

The Board shall have the powers and perform

a. Formulation of theb. Approval, withdrawal, or replacement of technical regulations and stand

or

d. Approval of the draft budget of the Institution.e. Recommendation of legislative and regulatory drafts related to the Institution.f. Determination of the remuneration for the experts in the specia

committees.

g. Determination of the prices of the publications tother publications.

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h. Issuance of instructions relating to the Institution's activities. and transfer andtravel for the Institution employees.

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powers:

the general policy set out by the Board.

anagement of the Institution's activities and the supervision of its staff in

terms of its technical, administrative, and financial affairs as stipulated in this

implement

l.

ts and

eneral shall be entitled to delegate any of his powers upon a written

PREPARATION, APPROVAL AND APPLICATION

i. Approval of the list of structure for the Institution and modification whennecessary.

j. Approval of the remuneration and annual bonus for the institution employees.

Article 9:

a) The Director General shall carry out the following duties and have the following

1. Implementation of2. Execution of the instructions and decisions issued by the Board.3. M

Law or any regulations or instructions issued pursuant to it.

4. Preparation of programmes and plans to fulfil the objectives andthe functions of the Institution, submission of recommendations for such

programmes to the Board for approval and the follow-up of their

implementation.

5. Submission of new or revised standards or technical regulations proposed bythe technical committees to the Board for their consideration and approva

6. Seeking the advice of specialized scientific institutions, consultanexperts.

7. Any other task sanctioned by the Board, Chairman or designated by theregulations pursuant to this Law.

b) The Director G

and specified notice to any officer of the Institution.

OF TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS

Article 10: (Top)

a) Standards shall be prepared, reviewed and amended as follows:

1. The D ical

committees for the preparation of new draft standards, representing theental institutions related, and others of experts, producers,

2. Upon consideration of the proposed drafts submitted by the technicalafts

l committee for further

ed and amended as follows:

irector General shall appoint permanent and specialized techn

ministries, governm

importers, research centres and universities.

committees, the Director General shall in his turn submit the proposed dr

with his recommendations to the Board.

3. Should the Board reject any of the submitted proposed draft standards, theyshall be referred back to the relevant technica

consideration.

b) Technical regulations shall be prepared, review

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1. The Director General shall appoint permanent and specialized technicalcommittees for the preparation of new draft standards, representing th

ministries, gove

e

rnmental institutions related, and others of experts, producers,

importers, research centres and universities.

committees, the Director General shall in his turn submit the proposed drafts

hey

Board.

op)

f performance rather than

design or descriptive characteristics.

b. Technical regulations are approved when they are necessary to fulfil legitimateational security requirements; the prevention of deceptive

practices; the insurance of human health and safety, taking into account the

il

ed level of protection.

r

d

dom's financial,

ns, if it can be shown that such regulations

adequately fulfil the objectives of the Jordanian technical regulations.

b. Standards and technical regulations are reviewed periodically or upon thested party. Technical regulations shall be suspended

totally or partially if the circumstances or objectives giving rise to their

to

ion

2. Upon consideration of the proposed drafts submitted by the technical

with his recommendations to the Board.

3. Should the Board reject any of the submitted proposed draft standards, tshall be referred back to the relevant technical committee for further

consideration.

c) Any and every standard and technical regulation approved by the Board shall

become effective from a date determined by the

Article 11: (T

a. Wherever possible and appropriate, the standards and technical regulationsshall be based on product requirements in terms o

objectives, such as n

risks that non-existence of such regulations would create. The approved

technical regulations shall not be more trade-restrictive than necessary to fulf

the legitimate objectives or the requir

c. Where relevant international standards exist or reference documents related,they shall be used as a basis for the preparation of standards or technical

regulations, except when such international standards would be ineffective o

inappropriate for the fulfilment of the legitimate objectives or the require

level of protection, or because of climatic or geographical factors,

technological problems, or if otherwise dictated by the King

development, or trade needs.

Article 12: (Top)

a. The technical regulations of other countries shall be considered as equivalentto Jordanian technical regulatio

request of any intere

approval no longer exist or if the changing circumstances can be addressed in

a less trade-restrictive manner.

c. The results of conformity assessment procedures in other countries areconsidered equivalent to the procedures applied in the Kingdom according

the special regulations regarding mutual recognition issued by the institut

for this purpose.

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Article 13: (Top)

In addition to what is stated in this Law, the Institution shall apply the regulatio

"The Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of

Standards", which shall be issued in accordance with instructions set out by the Board

for this purpose.

ns of

|CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT WITH STANDARDS

TECHNICAL REGULATIONS&

tion grants conformity certificates according to instructions issued

by the Board specifying requirements and related basis..

b. All Market Surveillance procedures ported produ

c. In case of no ava certain product, theseproducts are subject to regulations of product safety issued by the institution

ereupon its applied on the trader or manufacturer

according to the terms of this law.

ial body, and the

ng

on.

ssessment procedures

related to technical regulations concerned.

. The chairman issues a decision with approval of director to accept the notified

cific basis including attaining accreditation at least inaccordance to regulations issued for this purpose, and to notify the countries

ion agreements with Jordan on the competency of

these bodies.

e

ately explaining the reasons for

rds

according to special regulations based on paragraph (b) of thisarticle.

Article 14: (Top)

a. The institu

are applied on both local and im

cts without discrimination.

ilable technical regulations issued for a

for this purpose, wh

d. Conformity assessment procedures shall be issued in accordance withinstructions issued by the Institution or any relevant offic

competency of certification bodies are recognized in other countries accordi

to agreements of mutual recogniti

e. Possibility of recognizing the results of conformity assessment issued byconformity assessment bodies accredited by an accreditation body recognized

by the institution according to International evidence.

Article 15: (Top)

Accepting notified bodies:

a. The Institution is the only sole reference to notify on conformity assessmentbodies that are notified for the purpose of conformity a

b

bodies according to spe

that has mutual recognit

c. In case the notified body shall not agree to issue a conformity certificate forproducts not complying of safety requirements in the technical regulations, th

institution must be informed of this immedi

that, if the bodies shall not comply the chairman with approval from the

director have the right to withdraw the notification.

d. the chairman with approval from the director have the right to withdraw anynotification of any notified body in case of continue not applying the standa

of notification

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Article 16: (Top)

a. All technical regulations shall be applied to local and imported productswithout discrimination. No product shall be imported, produced, sold,

s

any product from the provisions of this Article.

c. Upon a written authorization by the Director General, any employee of theInstitution may inspect and search any factory, shop, facility, warehouse, or

ples of the products, measuring units produced, displayed,

or stored in order to test, examine, and verify them for the purpose of ensuring

y

arehouse, market, or

to

ity

itution conditions it. The marks are to be placed by the

or

ll comply with the technical regulations in carrying out their

sible in

ary

information and documents to prove the conformity of the product with safety

ned in the technical regulations when asked from the

institution and during the period set for this purpose.

n

ers

ty requirements marks by

displayed or circulated in any form in the Kingdom, unless it complies with ittechnical regulations.

b. In special cases and subject to valid reasons, the Board shall be entitled toexempt

market, and take sam

their conformity to the technical regulations.

d. Importing, exporting, producing, selling, putting on sale, or handling anmaterial or product carrying a forged trade mark in any way within the country

is prohibited.e. The generally director may designate any of the institutions employees to

conduct inspection on any factory, shop, service portal, w

transport means and to take samples from the materials and products extant

make sure forgery is non-existent.

f. If the product is proven to carry a forged trade mark the general director mayissue a written decision to confiscate that product or material and to destroy or

appropriate it.

g. Products put in Jordanian markets should show one or more of the conformmarks recognized by the institution, provided these marks be clear and defined

in case the inst

manufacturer after going through conformity assessment procedures by him

by notified bodies according to regulations designed for this purpose.

Article 17: (Top)

a. The Ministries, government departments, public corporations, municipal andrural boards sha

activities, projects, tender terms, and purchases of products and materials.

b. The manufacturer shall be responsible for conformity with the technicalregulations for the products they produce and the trader shall be respon

case the manufacturer was from out of the country.c. The manufacturer or trader must provide the institution with all necess

requirements mentio

d. Notified bodies have to supply the institution or its designees with allinformation and documents necessary to implement market surveillance withi

a period set by the institution for this purpose.

e. The manufacturer or the trader has to inform the consumer with the dangthat may result from using a product that violates technical rules.

f. It is prohibited to place any of the conformity to safe

the manufacturer or the trader on products put in Jordanian markets if thetechnical rules issued by the institution do not put this as a condition.

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Article 18:

a. The security forces and any other relevant authorities shall upon requethe Institution's employees who are authorized by the Director General in

performing their duties. The Institution shall als

st assist

o provide its support to other

iod of 48

ivileges

of judiciary members where implementing the terms of this law.

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ted to any

body within or without the Kingdom recognized by the Institution according to

ternational practices.

Article 21:

tals, stones and jewellery

according to the legal fineness, and to test the precious metals and jewellery and

amp them, in accordance with instructions issued by the Board for this purpose.

.

ANNOUNCING STANDARDS, TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

official departments and bodies to fulfil the purposes of this Law.b. The customs department should inform the institution within a per

hours on the entry or import of fabricated goods or export of such wherever

found.

c. The institution employees authorized by Director General enjoy the pr

Article 19: (Top)

a. The Board shall issue instructions specifying the notification method for

conformity assessment bodies and mentoring them.

Article 20:

The Institution's task of granting certificates of conformity may be delega

in

Procedures shall be set to control the quality of precious me

st

Article 22: (Top)

No measurement units shall be used except those units approved by the Kingdom

AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

e

in

accordance with the technical content of the relevant international standards,

uidelines or recommendations, and if the proposed technical regulation or the

edure may have a significant effect on trade, the

1. Publish a notice at an early stage of preparation of the proposed new technicalr

2. Notify competentauthority at an early stage of the products to be covered by the proposed new

Article 23: (Top)

a) When international standards, guidelines or recommendations do not exist or th

technical content of a proposed technical regulation or conformity procedure is not

g

conformity assessment proc

Institution and any other relevant official body shall:

egulation or conformity assessment procedure.

the World Trade Organization (WTO) through the national

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or amended technica

together with a brief summary of their objectives and rationale. A reasonable

time shall be allowed for written comments from the WTO Members

thereupon, and such comments shall be taken into account without

discrimination and shall be incorporated, where appropriate, into the fina

version of the technical regulations or conformity assessment procedu3. Upon request thereof, any interested parties sh

l regulations or conformity assessment procedures,

lized

res.all be allowed to become

acquainted with the proposed technical regulations or conformity assessment

d

national

notified immediately thereof and of the products to be covered by

these technical regulations or conformity assessment procedures, together with

3. Upon request thereof, any interested parties shall be allowed to become

Article 24: (Top)

of

es,

hall

mity assessment procedures to avoid any inconsistency

with any existing technical regulations or conformity assessment procedures.

nformity assessment procedures in the Kingdom;

procedures.

b) The conformity assessment procedures instructions, and the numbers and titles of

the standards and technical regulations, the prices for obtaining such, and the effective

date thereof shall be published in the Official Gazette, provided that the approve

instructions, standards and technical regulations are finalized.

c) Notwithstanding what is stated in this Article, where urgent problems of

security, safety, health, or environmental protection arise, technical regulations orconformity assessment procedures may be approved and applied immediately,

provided that:

1. The WTO is

a brief summary of their objectives and rationale, provided that the written

comments received from the WTO Members shall be taken into account

2. The technical regulations and the conformity assessment proceduresinstructions are published in the Official Gazette.

acquainted with the approved technical regulation or conformity assessment

procedures.

a) Notwithstanding what was stated in any other legislation, all official bodies when

preparing, approving and applying technical regulations or conformity assessment

procedures pursuant to their respective legislation shall comply with the provisions

this Law with regards to technical regulations or conformity assessment procedur

taking into account that the provisions of Articles (10) and (21) of this Law s

apply exclusively to the Institution.

b) The Institution and all official bodies shall co-ordinate when preparing and issuing

technical regulations or confor

Article 25: (Top)

a) The Institution shall, through its inquiry point, undertake the following:

1. To answer any inquiry from any relevant body within and outside the

Kingdom concerning the proposed or approved standards, technicalregulations, metrology and co

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2. To provide any of the relevant bodies with information concerning themembership and participation of the Institution or any official body in Arab,

regional and international institutions and bodies that operate in the fields of

standardization, metrology, technical regulations, quality, conformity

assessment, and any mutual recognition agreements signed with these

ies.mentioned

in Subparagraphs (1 and 2) of this Paragraph are requested, these shall be

ied

y the

aph

de the

ons and

es and copies of such, to enable the Institution to take

institutions and bod3. Where copies of available documents concerning any of the matters

supplied, where possible, at a price which reflects the cost of the suppl

documents as determined in accordance with the instructions issued b

Board for that purpose.

4. All procedures provided for in Subparagraphs (1, 2 and 3) of this Paragrshall be completed no later than forty-five from the submission of an inquiry.

b) All official bodies shall, not later than ten days of being so requested, provi

Institution with all the necessary information concerning the technical regulati

conformity assessment procedurthe necessary procedures within the period set out in Subparagraph (4) of Paragraph

(a) of this Article.

THE INSTITUTION'S BUDGET AND REVENUES

Article 26: (Top)

a. The Institution shall have an independent budget, to be administered in

s general budget, at the end of each fiscal year (end of March) to be

submitted to the Cabinet.

d. The budget shall be audited annually by the Auditing Bureau, and theInstitut

Article 27: (Top)

calibration, stamping, and

the Kingdom,

ublic corporation, natural person, or corporate entity

mposed

tution performs, except specific

instructions issued by the Board for this purpose and approved by the

ministers cabinet.

accordance with the regulations in force.

b.

The Institution shall follow in regulating its accounts and books the rules andprinciples of commercial accounting.

c. The Institution shall be responsible for preparing a report of its activities,including it

ion may appoint an auditor for it.

a. The fees for services, testing, verification,notification carried out on products, and measuring instruments produced and

manufactured in the Kingdom, imported to or exported from

shall be determined in accordance with instructions issued by the Board.

b. Notwithstanding what is stated in any other legislation, no Ministry,government department, p

shall be exempt from paying the fees and financial charges and duties i

for the activities and services that the Insti

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Article 28: (Top)

The revenues of the Institution comprise of:

a. Fees, services and costs paid for the services provided by the Instituti

b. Allocations in the general budget;c. Loans, grants, donations, and assistance provided to the Institution and

approved by the Board;

d. Fines for breaking the terms of this law shall be determined by the boae. Any other revenues

on;

rd.

approved by the Board.

a. The Institution shall entertain all exemptions and facilities provided for all

considered as public property, and shall be

CTIONS

rticle 30: (Top)

a. The Institution shall send a written notice to the manufacturer inside theny

, requiring

rmity

products from the market depending on the nature of the violation.

b. If the manufacturer or trader does not comply with Paragraph (a) of thisArticle, the Cha Director General, shall

order the closure of the shop, factory, warehouse, or facility, transportation

he product for a necessary period he shall determine.

c. If the product is found not to be in compliance with the applicable technicald

on

ts

,ing transportation vehicles.

Article 29: (Top)

other ministries and public departments, including the stamps fees.

b. The funds of the Institution shall becollected pursuant to the collection of Public Property Law in force.

PROCEDURES AND SAN

A

Kingdom or to the trader if the manufacturer form outside the kingdom of a

product found not to be in conformity with the technical regulations

compliance of the product and not placing it in the market within a period

specified by the Institution, or to ask for a withdrawal of the nonconfo

irman, upon the recommendation of the

vehicle containing t

regulation issued by the Institution before placing in the market, the relate

employee shall arrange to seize, dispose of, or re-export the product to prohibit

placing it in the market, or alter its manufacture in such a way as to bring itinto compliance with the technical regulation.

d. Any illegal measuring instrument found in any shop, factory, warehouse orfacility or transportation vehicle shall be seized.

e. The institution retains the right to place rejection, reservation, or protectimarks on the tool or product or warehouse or service portal in violation until

the violation is corrected.

f. The institution retains the right to confiscate and destroy violating producwhich trespass on any of the registered trade marks or which imitates these

trade marks in the kingdom.

g. If evidence is found indicating any violation of this law, the designated

employees of the institution have the right to inspect any place that producesshows, trades, or distributes any product includ

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They also have the right to confiscate or destroy all violating products and a

materials used in committing violations and to ref

ll

er the materials and the

right to prohibit the trading of any product or

iolation found in products, shop, or factory

ore than six thousand Dinars or imprisonment for at

urrent

not taking

1. Manufacturing, maintenance, fitting, or sale of legal measuring instrumentsnot in compliance with instructions issued by the institution fro this purpose.

asuring instruments.

l

tored, or

house, or facility.

5. Manipulation of the stamps, seals, marks, reports, or certificates used by the

rpose of sale or rent not in

e product label and forging or fabricating forged labels

putting them for sale or rent

fake trade marks., or imitated it in a

one trade

.

violators to courts, and the general director has the right to close the place to

what period he sees fit.

h. The institution retains the

putting it for sale until making sure it conforms to technical rules.i. The institution shall encourage the manufacturer or trader to take voluntary

corrective measures for any v

including withdrawal from the market.

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a) Without prejudice to any penalty stipulated in any other Law, any person or firm

that commits any of the violations stated herein shall be liable to a fine of not less

than a thousand Dinars and not m

least four months but not more than six months, or to both punishments. For rec

violations the punishment shall be the maximum of both punishments, andinto consideration any mitigating conditions stipulated in any other Law for

committing any of the following acts:

2. Manipulation of me3. Not allowing any officer authorized pursuant to this Law terms to seize illega

measuring instruments and using any measuring instruments without having

verification certificate.

4. Not allowing any officer authorized to enter into any factory, shop, warehouse,or any other facility for the inspection, search, testing or verification of any

product or measuring instrument produced, used, displayed for sale, s

maintained in that factory, ware

Institution, or issued by it.

6. Not submitting legal measuring instrument for verification.7. Offering or displaying products for the pu

compliance with the technical regulations in the market, factory, shop,

warehouse or facility.

8. Manipulating data on th

and packages.9. Deceiving or cheating the consumer through misleading advertisement of theproduct produced, imported, displayed for sale or rent, or any such activities.

10. Managing imported products and selling them, oror exchanging them before licensing them in the institution.

11. Importing products carrying12. All who forged a trade mark registered according to this law

way leading to public misguidance or put a fake or forged trade markproducts of the same type within the kingdom in violation with the activmark law.

13. All who used, without right, a trade mark own by others on the same type ofmerchandise for which the trade mark was registered in violation of the activetrade-mark law

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14. All who sold, or acquired with the intention of selling or putting for sale or rent,merchandise carrying a trade mark whose use is considered criminal

seal used by the

to

ll be published in the Official Gazette and

shall come into force 30 days after their publication.

r

accordance with its provisions.

according to segments 13 and 14 of this material.

fabricating ab) Any person forging a stamp, seal, mark, certificate,

Institution for the purpose of carrying out its duties under the Law, or using a forgedstamp, mark or certificate shall be subject to the punishment for forgery pursuant

the Penal Code.

c) The Institution shall be entitled to publish the names of persons committed

violations stated herein in the media.

CONCLUDING PROVISIONS

Article 32: (Top)

The Cabinet shall issue the regulations required for implementing the provisions ofthis Law, including the regulations related to the Institution's financial, supply and

personnel affairs.

Article 33: (Top)

All instructions referred to in this Law sha

Article 34: (Top)

The Standards and Metrology Law No. 22 for the Year 2000 is modified. Allregulations, instructions and decisions issued pursuant to that Law will remain in

effect as long as they do not contradict the provisions of this Law, until they are eithe

cancelled or replaced by others in

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The Prime Minister and the other Ministers in the Kingdom shall be responsible for

the implementation of the provisions set out in this Law.

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