I IQ BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [April-June 
DANGEROUSLY INFECTED SHIPMENTS TO BE REEXPORTED 
If, on inspection, imported fruits, vegetables, or seeds are found infected with 
dangerous insects or diseases, they shoukl be reexported within 15 days of the 
date of arrival or destroyed without right of compensation. 
If, on inspection, the consignment is found infected with a disease suscep- 
tible of treatment, it will be disinfected at the owner's exi)ense. 
General Regulations 
[Promulgated under law no. 1, Jan. 4, loic, as amended] 
IMPORTATION PROHIBITED 
Article 1. The importation into Egypt is prohibited of : 
1. Cotton plants (Gossypium spp.), ginned or uiiginned cotton, cottonseed, or 
cotton stems. 
2. Grapevine leaves (Vitis spp.), whether imported as merchandise or used as 
packing material. 
3. Live insects, their eggs, larvae, pupae, and nymphs. 
4. Cultures of bacteria and fungi injurious to plants. 
5. Plants, parts of plants, fruits, and seeds of bamia or okra {Hidiscus escu- 
lentus L.) and til or ambari hemp {Hihiscus cannahinus L.). (Decree, law no. 
96, June IS, 1931.) 
6. Bags, boxes, cases, and all other containers used in packing and trans- 
porting prohibited materials. (Decree, law no. 96, June 18, 1931.) 
IMPORTATION RESTRICTED 
Art. 2. If the following material is not in virtue of an authorization granted 
by the ^linistry and is not in conformity with the conditions of that authori- 
zation, its importation is prohibited. 
1. Banana plants {Musa spp.), date palms {Phoenix spp.), sugarcane (Sac- 
cJiaruuL officifiarinn L. ), and any other living plant designated for that pur- 
pose by an order of the ministry. 
2. Date fruit {Phoenix spp.), whether fresh, dry, or compressed. (Order 
of July 15, 1935.) 
3. Cucurbitaceous fruits and vegetables. (Order of June 22, 1919, as amended 
by that of Dec. 15, 1919.) 
4. Plants in pots or balls of earth. (Order of Aug. 30, 1932.) 
5. Azaleas, begonias, cyclamens, ferns, hortensias in pots, lilacs, and lily- 
of-the-valley pips. (Order of Nov. 24, 1919.) 
6. Plants (living), including stems, bulbs, tubers, and all other parts capable 
of propagation. 
7. Mango fruits and seeds {Mangifera indica L.). (Order of June 22, 1919.) 
8. Olive trees {Olea communis Ait.) and crude olives. (Order of May 27, 
1920.) 
9. Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Solanaceae, Vltaceae, the genus Ficns (plants, parts 
thereof, and fruits) ; fruits of the Japanese persimmon {Diospyros kaki L.), 
and onion {Allium spp.). (Order of Aug. 20, 1932.) 
10. Silkworm eggs. 
11. Bees. 
12. Ginned or unginned cotton and cottonseed in transit. 
13. Leguminous fruits and seeds. (Order of Nov. 12, 1935.) 
Art. 3. The Ministry, by an order, may add to the preceding list in article 2 
any fruits, vegetables, or seeds the importation of which may constitute a 
danger to agriculture and which do not lend themselves to an effective disin- 
fection. 
PROHIBITED SHIPMENTS RETURNED OR DESTROYED 
Art. 4. Packages from foreign countries the importation of which is pro- 
hibited by the preceding provisions shall be reexported within 15 days ; if, at 
the expiration of that period, exportation has not been effected, they shall 
be destroyed, and their owners shall have no claim to indemnity. 
potato RESTRICTIONS 
Art. 5. Potatoes reaching the customs are subject to inspection. If the . 
agents of the Ministry find them infected with wart disease {Synehytrium. 
