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SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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Coffee, gardenia, and cape jasmine seeds and plants. (Decree of Sept. 8, 
1923), except that coffee seeds may be imported through the Ministry of 
Agriculture. (Decree of Sept. 8, 1923.) 
SUMMARY OP PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF 
HONDURAS 
This Republic has no plant-quarantine import restrictions. 
SUMMARY OF THE PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF NICARAGUA 
Importation of Used Sacks Prohibited 
The importation into Nicaragua is prohibited of used sacks, whether empty 
or as containers of any kind of merchandise. (Decree of Sept. 25, 1925.) 
This Republic has no plant-quarantine import restrictions other than that 
on used sacks. 
SUMMARY OF THE PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF PANAMA 
Phytosanitary Certificate Required for Rubber Plants and Seeds 
A phytosanitary certificate issued by competent officials of the country of 
origin is required with each shipment of rubber seeds (Hevca spp.), shoots, and 
plants. The importation is prohibited of such nlaterials infected by the South 
American leaf disease {Dothidella iilei P. Henn.) or any other infection that 
might seriously damage the growing of rubber trees in the Republic. (Reso- 
lution No. 15, Feb. 22, 1935.) 
SUMMARY OF THE PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF SALVADOR 
Inspection Certificate Must Accompany Plants and Seeds 
Decree No. 286 of October 18-19, 1933 (Diario Oficial No. 236, Oct. 26, 
1933), imposes certification requirements on plant material offered for entry 
into the Republic of Salvador. 
Article 1. The plant material included in the following tariff numbers has 
been exempted from import duty and consular fees for visaing invoices and 
shipping papers : 
321-1-30-001. Seeds, bulbs, roots, rootstocks, bulbous roots, and shoots, 
inedible. 
321-1-30-002 Cottonseed for planting. 
Art. 2. The following notes are inserted : 
Note No. 321 (a). Plants and seeds that fall within this chapter and may 
at the same time serve as food products for consumption, are placed as such 
in section 2, title 1, chapter 2. 
Note No. 321 (&). For the entry of plants and seeds that fall under this 
chapter, the customs offices of the Republic will require of the interested per- 
son a certificate of the corresponding agricultural phytosanitary office, visaed 
by the consul of Salvador. The attestation of these documents is free. 
If shipments of plants and seeds are not accompanied by the said certificate, 
the Ministry of Agriculture may order the destruction of plants and seeds 
which may be imported into Salvador, if in its opinion the said plants and 
seeds involve danger if propagated ; furthermore, the Ministry is authorized 
to order the fumigation of the same at the expense of the interested persons 
at any place deemed suitable, if the corresponding certificate is not presented. 
Art. 3. The preceding regulations become effective with plants and seeds 
loaded 30 days after the approval of the present decree, as indicated by the 
bill of lading. 
