32 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Jan.-March 
IMPORTATION OF PROHIBITED PLANT MATERIAL FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES 
(2) The Ministry of Agriculture may permit the importation of the plant 
material named in paragraphs a, b, c, and e of this article, only for ex- 
perimental purposes in scientific establishments of Brazil, subject to preventive 
measures which will be prescribed in each case by the National Council for 
Agricultural Protection (Conselho Nacional de Defesa Agricola). 
USEFUL INSECTS, BACTERIA, AND FUNGI ADMITTED 
(3) The Ministry of Agriculture may permit, by Order, after hearing the 
National Council for Agricultural Protection, the introduction into the country 
of species of insects, fungi, bacteria, etc., recognized as useful, to which the 
prohibitions under letters 6 and c of this article do not apply. 
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS OR PROHIBITIONS MAY BE ESTABLISHED 
Art. 2. Independently of the provisions of article 1, the Ministry of Agricul- 
ture may prohibit, or establish special conditions for the importation of any 
plant, part thereof, or agricultural product which proceeds from any country 
suspected of being or which actually is invaded by diseases and pests whose 
introduction into the country may constitute a menace to the national cultures. 
The Ministry of Agriculture will determine, by Order, which products and 
respective countries of origin are comprehended within this article. 
Importation Restricted of Plants and Parts of Plants 
authorized ports of entry 
Art. 3. The importation of plants and parts of plants will be permitted only 
through ports and frontier stations in which the Plant Protection Service shall 
have been established. 
The Ministry of Agriculture will determine periodically, by Order, which 
ports and frontier stations have been equipped for the purposes of this article. 
(See article 7, Resolution of Nov. 19, 1934.) 
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULAR VISA 
Art. 4. Brazilian consuls in foreign countries will not legalize invoices for 
plants or parts of plants unless all the requirements of Brazilian phytosanitary 
legislation have been complied with. 
Art. 5. Besides other measures that have been taken by the Ministry of 
Agriculture, consuls must observe the following : 
(a) Require, for the legalization of invoices, that there be presented to him 
for visa the official certificate of origin and plant health issued by the competent 
authority of the Plant Protection Service of the country of origin. 
(6) Require with the phytosanitary certificates the special declarations estab- 
lished by Orders of the Ministry of Agriculture for the importation of certain 
species and plant products. 
CERTIFICATES NOT REQUIRED WITH PLANT PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR FOOD, MANUFAC- 
TURING, AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES 
(c) Dispense with the phytosanitary certificate only when products intended 
for food, manufacturing, medicinal, and ornamental purposes are concerned, 
which in the terms of article 13 have unrestricted entry into Brazil, in virtue 
of Orders of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
id) Ascertain, in accordance with article 3, whether the products to be ex- 
ported (to Brazil) are intended for a port or frontier station at which the Plant 
Protection Service is established. 
(e) Determine whether or not the plants or parts of plants are included in 
prohibitions established by these regulations or by Orders of the Ministry of 
Agriculture. 
(f) Grant invoices for products whose importation is prohibited only when 
authorized to do so by the Ministry of Agriculture, through the intermediary of 
Foreign Relations. 
