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SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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accordance with the law embodied in paragraph 2 (&), amended section 
596, Postal Laws and Regulations. 
Postmasters at places in Montana where State inspection of plants and 
plant products is maintained under the terminal inspection act should 
take the action prescribed by amended paragraph 4 (&), section 596, Postal 
Laws and Regulations, if parcels sent to such offices for terminal inspection 
are found to be in violation of these plant quarantine laws or regulations. 
Roy M. North, 
Acting Third Assistant Postmaster General. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
B. E. P. Q. 375, revised. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, KINGDOM OF EGYPT 
April 26, 1937. 
This compilation of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of the King- 
dom of Elgypt has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant- 
quarantine officials, and others interested in the exportation of plants and plant 
products to that country. 
It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector, in charge, 
foreign Information Service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, in part 
from the French texts of the original laws and orders, and in part it is adapted 
from the summary and statements of the general conditions applying to the 
importation of plants and plant products into Egypt iDrepared by the Egyptian 
Ministry of Agriculture. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and 
complete up to the time of its preparation, but it is not intended to be used 
independently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts, and it is not 
to be interpreted as legally authoritative. The original laws and orders should 
be consulted for the exact texts. 
Lee a. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, KINGDOM OF EGYPT 
Basic Legislation 
Law no. 1 of January 4, 1916, as amended, on the protection of plants pro- 
ceeding from foreign countries. 
definitions 
"Ministry" means the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture. 
"Disease" means injuries to plants caused by fungous or insect parasites. 
Summary 
importation prohibited 
The importation into Egypt of the following materials is strictly prohibited. 
Any importation of the same shall be reexported within 15 days from the date 
of arrival, or destroyed, and the owners shall have no claim for compensadon. 
Cotton plants (Gossypium spp.), ginned or unginned cotton, cottonseed, and 
stems. (Art. 1, law no. 1, Jan. 4, 1916, p. 16.) 
Grapevines, rooted: Importation prohibited. (Amendment of Aug. 20, 1932, 
to law no. 1. art. 2, p. 16.) 
Grapevine leaves (Vitis spp.), whether imported as merchandise or used as 
packing material. (Art. 1, law no. 1, Jan. 4, 1916, p. 16.) 
Living insects, their eggs, larvae, pupae, and nymphs. (Art. 1, law no. 1, Jan. 4. 
1916, p. 16.) 
Cultures of bacteria and fungi injurious to plants. (Art. 1, law no. 1, Jan. 4, 
1916. p. 16.) 
Plants, parts of plants, fruits, and seeds of bamia or okra (Hihiscus esculenius 
L.), and til or ambari hemp (H. cinnahinus L.). (Decree, law no. 96, June 
18, 193L) (See art. 1, law no. 1, p. 16.) 
