40 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Jan-March 
1. All the above-mentioned products must be accompanied by a valid phyto- 
sanitary certificate issued by an official organization recognized by the Rumanian 
Government. 
2. The phytosanitary certificate accompanying the shipment must affirm 
that : 
(a) The products comprising the shipment are free from larvae or adults 
of the insect. 
( & ) The packing and parts of plants are free from earth, 
(c) The place of origin is situated at least 200 kilometers from the locality 
declared infested by this pest. 
Art. 2. In case of necessity, this measure can be extended to a complete 
prohibition of importation of the above-mentioned products. 
Apparently this Order constitutes an absolute prohibition against the impor- 
tation of plants and parts of plants from the United States. 
Lee a. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 423. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, COLONY OF MAURITIUS 
February 23, 1937. 
This summary of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of the Colony of 
Mauritius has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant-quaran- 
tine officials, and others interested in the exportation of plants and plant 
products to that Colony. 
It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector in charge, 
Foreign Information Service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from 
Proclamation No. 10, of February 29, 19S6. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and 
complete up to the time of preparation, but it is not intended to be used inde- 
pendently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts, and it is not to be 
interpreted as legally authoritative. 
Lee a. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, COLONY OF MAURITIUS 
Basic Legislation 
Ordinance No. 4, June 30, 1910, to prevent the introduction into the Colony 
of diseases of plants. 
This ordinance authorizes the Governor in Executive Council to prohibit or 
restrict importation of articles from any place. 
Pro€L.\mation No. 10, February 29, 1936 
Under the authority of Ordinance No. 4, Proclamation No. 10, February 29, 
1936, prohibits or restricts the importation into the Colony of Mauritius of the 
following : 
importation prohibited 
Live plants of all sorts, including roots, tubers, cuttings, and grafts in any 
description of earth or soil : Importation prohibited from any source. 
Earth and leaf and garden mold; dung or animal droppings (except guano, 
and dung and animal droppings from Rodrigues) ; forage timber with bark 
on : Importation from any source prohibited. 
Seeds of plants for use as green dressings : Prohibited from Reunion. 
importation restricted 
Grapevine plants proceeding from countries where phylloxera exists: Im- 
portation allowed only when the plants are accompanied by a certificate signed 
by the Director of Agriculture, or other competent official authority of the 
