1937] 
SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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PACKING 
Plants and parts thereof should be free from sand or soil. They may be 
packed in peat, sphagnum, or polypodinm (osmimdine). The use of branches, 
leaves, or other parts of plants, either dry or fresh, as packing is strictly 
prohibited. The Ministry of Agriculture reserves the right to exempt from this 
restriction certain plants which, according to its knowledge and belief, cannot 
easily be imported without earth around their roots. 
SIZE OF PACKAGES EESTRICTED 
No package should exceed 75 cm by IMj m, the contents being packed in such 
a manner as to facilitate their inspection and treatment. Each kind of plant 
should be packed separately. 
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE 
Each consignment should be accompanied by a certificate issued by the De- 
partment of Agriculture of the exporting country to the effect that the plants 
had not been grown in an area infested with an injurious agricultural disease 
and that they had been duly inspected by a responsible expert and found free 
from disease. 
In addition, there should be a list of all the kinds of plants the importation 
of w^hich had been authorized according to the importer's application for per- 
mit. Should other kinds of plants be included, the entire shipment may be 
reexported or destroyed without compensation to the owner. If the number 
of plants imported exceeds that which w^as authorized, the consignee should 
return the excess at his own expense ; otherwise, the extra plants may have to 
be destroyed without right of indemnity. 
INFECTED PLANTS TO BE DISINFECTED 
If a consignment is found on inspection to be infected with a disease or pest 
susceptible of an effective disinfection, that treatment will be applied at the 
importer's expense ; in the contrary case the importer must reexport the ship- 
ment within 15 days from the date of inspection. If not exported at the ex- 
piration of that period, it may be destroyed without right of indemnity to the 
owner. 
AUTHORIZED PORT OF ENTRY FOR RESTRICTED PLANTS 
Plants and parts thereof, which may be imported only under special permit, 
should be imported through the customhouse or parcel office at Alexandria. If 
offered for entry at any other port, they should be shipped immediately by sea 
to Alexandria at the expense of the importer. 
The Ministry of Agriculture has the right to withdraw samples for exami- 
nation and observation. 
IMPORT PERMIT IN ADVANCE OF SHIPMENT 
The application for an import permit should be made to the Ministry before 
the consignment is transported from its place of origin. 
General Conditions for the Importation of Fruits, Vegetables, and Seeds 
phytosanitary certificate 
Each consignment should be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued 
by an authorized ofiicial of the government of the country of origin affirming 
the freedom of the shipment from injurious insects and plant diseases, and 
indicating its actual origin and locality where grown. 
prohibited packing 
The use of parts of plants or leaves, green or dry, as packing is prohibited. 
ports available for treatment of infected products 
Any fruits, vegetables, and seeds liable to treatment arriving at a port not 
equipped for the purpose or possessing equipment of insufficient size, should be 
• reshipped by sea at the consignee's expense to Alexandria, Port Said, or Suez. 
