Establishing Well Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFBs)
In the OIC Member States
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Customs Department, Technical Committee for Trade and Transport, Ministry of Industry and Trade,
Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM), Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation, Ministry of Finance/Customs, Ministry of Health/Jordan Food and Drug Administration,
Aqaba Development Company, Ports Corporation, Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, Jordan
Maritime Authority, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, and Jordan Corporation for Economic
Projects Development.
Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH): 103 This ministry is responsible for the development,
preparation, and implementation of plans and programs for the establishment of road networks in
the country, their maintenance and perpetuation, developing and implementing a comprehensive
plan for traffic safety, theoretical and applied research, studies of work methods, as well as
cooperating with different departments, institutions, and competent bodies on the development and
implementation of legislation relating to transport and compliance with Jordanian codes of law.
• Ministry of Transport (MoT):104 The responsibilities of this ministry are to develop general
transportation policy and supervise its implementation in coordination and collaboration with the
relevant entities. It also regulates and monitors the road freight transport sector and services, and
issues permits for professional practice in all activities to individuals and companies in coordination
and collaboration with competent entities. In addition, it regulates and monitors the rail freight
transport sector and its services, as well as issuing necessary work permits in all activities in
coordination and cooperation with the competent entities.
• Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC):105 This ministry is in charge of the
development of a flourishing national economy that is open to regional and international markets,
and the promotion of good governance so that central and local government bodies become
financially stable, transparent, and accountable. It also provides appropriate infrastructure and
efficient facilities with high return.
• Ministry of Agriculture (MoA):106 This ministry is responsible for developing natural and human
resources available in the agricultural sector, and enhancing their output based on technical know-
how, as well as increasing agricultural productivity, both in the animal and plant sectors, and
attaining full agricultural integration, facilitating exchange of agricultural products, increasing
agricultural production in order to attain food self-sufficiency, and supporting agricultural projects
and processing industries.
• Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT):107 This ministry is responsible for regulating industries by
type, classifying and registering them according to internal regulations, and preparing programs and
studies geared toward developing the industrial sector and increasing its competitiveness. The
Ministry also takes on the task of regulating and monitoring internal and external trade, and
preparing studies and agreements that protect the interests of the country and its citizens. It takes
upon itself the study of trade and industrial blocs and authorities, both Arab and international,
103 Ibid
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