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Jordan Standards and Metrology Law — Law No. 22 of 2000

JordanCitation: Law No. 22 of 2000 (amended by Laws No. 38 of 2015, No. 12 of 2017 and No. 21 of 2019)Last verified: 2026-10-04
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Jordan's product-safety and technical-regulation regime rests on the Standards and Metrology Law No. 22 of 2000, published in the Official Gazette No. 4426 (16 April 2000, p. 1492). It repealed the earlier Law No. 15 of 1994 in full (Article 34: "The Standards and Metrology Law No. 15 for the Year 1994 is cancelled") and has itself since been amended, including by Law No. 38 of 2015. It confirms the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) — whose institutional lineage traces to a Ministry of Industry and Trade directorate from 1972, formalized as an autonomous public body from 1995 — as the sole authority in Jordan for standards, metrology, and the Jordanian Quality Mark. JSMO issues mandatory technical regulations and conformity requirements (JSMO/safety approval, including licensing to use the Jordanian Quality Mark) for regulated product categories entering the Jordanian market, distinct from and complementary to the general consumer-protection obligations in Law No. 7 of 2017.

The consolidated official text lists three amending laws: No. 38 of 2015 (Official Gazette No. 5351, 2 August 2015), No. 12 of 2017, and No. 21 of 2019 (Official Gazette No. 5595, in force 16 October 2019). In 2026 JSMO issued new instructions under the law, including instructions for granting the Jordanian Quality Mark and for Halal certification of food.

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