Amman, Aug. 20 (Petra) -- The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) has approved instructions regulating the sale and trading of horticultural products outside the Amman Central Market for Vegetables and Fruits and the municipality’s approved electronic platform. It also approved criteria and conditions for exempting perishable horticultural products and those intended for food processing from the requirement to be sold inside the central market, under the Greater Amman Municipality Wholesale Horticultural Products Markets Regulation No. (20) of 2025.

In a statement on Thursday, the municipality said the instructions regulate the sale, purchase, storage, transportation and trading of horticultural products within its boundaries. They prohibit the sale or trading of any horticultural product unless it is properly supplied through the central market or the approved electronic platform. Sellers are also required to obtain official release documents, shipping records and storage documents and present them upon request to the municipality’s competent regulatory authorities.

The instructions also regulate the storage of horticultural products and subject vehicles and facilities handling such products to inspection and oversight procedures to verify the sources and quantities of products and their compliance with official documents.

Under the approved criteria, perishable horticultural products and those intended for food processing may be exempted from the requirement to be sold inside the central market. The exemption applies only to products identified by the committee and is granted upon a written request from the beneficiary, supported by documents confirming the nature of the product or its allocation for food processing. The quantities, duration and beneficiary must also be specified.

The municipality said exemptions are granted for a specified period and limited to the purpose for which they were issued. Beneficiaries remain subject to inspection, oversight and follow-up, while exempted quantities must be recorded in official registers maintained by the Central Market Department.

The criteria allow the committee to cancel an exemption if its conditions are violated or it is misused. An exemption does not waive fees prescribed under the regulation, and beneficiaries are required to provide periodic data and reports on quantities marketed outside the central market.

The municipality said the instructions aim to strengthen oversight of horticultural product trading within its boundaries, regulate their sale, purchase and storage, and verify their quantities and movement. They also seek to document the movement of horticultural products through approved channels, promote compliance with applicable legislation, regulations and instructions, help reduce undocumented trading, and regulate the movement of products throughout the different stages of trading.

//Petra//WH