Instructions for Issuing Conformity Certificates
No (4) for the Year 2002
Issued by Virtue of the Article No. (20) of the Law of Standards & Metrology
 No. (22) for the Year 2000

Article 1:

These instructions shall be designated as the Issuing Conformity Certificates for local products No (4) of the Year 2002, and shall be effective from the date of their promulgation in the official gazette.

Article 2: Definitions

The following terms and phrases shall have the following meanings when ever mentioned in this document, unless the context indicated otherwise:

·      The law: Law of the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization No. (22) for the Year 2000

·      The Organization:  Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO).

·      The Board: Institution management Board.

·      The president: the Board president.

·      General Director: The General Director of the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO).

·      The instructions: Instructions for Issuing Conformity Certificates for local products No (4) for the year 2002.

·      The department: the organization certification department.

· The first party: The licensed industrial organization applying for the conformity certificate for its product.

·      The second party: the party asking the first party for a certificate.

·      The Standard: Any requirements required by the second party.

·      Non-conformity: the violation of the product with any of the standard requirements. 

·      Conformity certificate for a product: a certificate issued by the certification department to certify that a certain quantity of product conforms to certain standards or requirements.

·      Consignment: a certain quantity or batch of products.

Article 3: Conditions to Obtain the Conformity certificate for the products:

In addition to conforming to all the requirements of these instructions, the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) issues conformity certificate for the first party if it fulfills these conditions:

a)       Availability of product standard.

b)      Conformity of product to the standards.

c)       Commitment of the first party for paying all fees related to issuing the certificate.

d)      Accuracy of all data & information provided by the first party.

e)        The first party will be committed to provide the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) with all required facilities & information at any time for the purpose of issuing the conformity certificate.

Article 4: Steps for obtaining conformity certificates and the Issuing procedures:

1.    The first party requesting for a conformity certificate shall apply for that by formal application form for each specific consignment, by filling forms prepared by the institution for this purpose.  

2.    The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) will draw a representing sample from the consignment to be exported so as to perform testing to check conformity with the standard.

3.    The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) will issue the conformity certificate if the testing results showed that the sample is conforming to the standard.

4.    If the testing results showed that the sample is not conforming to the standard, the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) will inform the first party in a formal letter that the application is refused showing the reasons.

Article 5: Testing Laboratories:

In order to check conformity of the products, the department approves the test results of organization laboratories or the laboratories recognized by the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO).

Article 6: Charges and fees:

1.    The first party shall pay all the charges of the testing process including any charges needed for handling or transporting samples to laboratories.

2.    the first party will pay “20 JD” for issuing conformity certificate for each consignment.

3.    the first party will pay “5 JD” for any additional copy of the certificate.

Article 7: General Rules:

1.    The first party who obtained the conformity certificate shall not use the certificate for advertising except after referring to the department.

2.    The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization has the right to keep some of the samples drawn from the consignment.

3.    The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization has the right to inspect the consignment given a conformity certificate in any time.

4.    Any cases can not be tackled with these instructions, or if any problems rose during applying them, the matter shall be referred to the board to take the appropriate decision.

Article 8: Confidentiality:

All the documents - provided by the first party relevant to quality- shall be handled with confidentiality according to the internal procedures of the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO).