56 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [July-Sept. 
prohibited unless they are accompanied by a certificate issued by the United 
States Department of Agriculture affirming that they have been produced and 
packed in an area in which no Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata 
Wied.) has been found. 
IMPORTATION OF PINEAPPLE SLIPS PROHIBITED FROM CUBA AND JAMAICA 
(Proclamation of Jan. 22, 1917) 
The importation of pineapple slips (Ananas sativus Schult.) from the islands 
of Cuba and Jamaica is hereby absolutely prohibited to prevent the introduc- 
tion of the pineapple weevil (Metamasius ritchiei Marshall). 
IMPORTATION OF BANANAS AND PLANTAINS PROHIBITED 
(Proclamation of Apr. 30, 1918) 
The importation of plantain and banana plants (Musa spp.) into the Colony 
is absolutely prohibited to prevent the introduction of the banana root borer 
(Cosmopolites sordidus Germ.). 
B. E. P. Q.-379 (superseding P. Q. C. A -294) July 19, 1935. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL 
This summary of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of the Republic of 
Brazil 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 includes the regulations of chapters I and II of Brazilian 
decree no. 24114 of April 12, 1934, pertaining to the importation of plants and 
plant products (superseding decree no. 15189 of Dec. 21, 1921, and those of the 
resolution of Nov. 19, 1934). 
The summary was compiled by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector 
in charge of Foreign Service Information of the Division of Foreign Plant 
Quarantines, from his translations of the original texts, and reviewed by Ing. 
Agron. Eugenio G. Bruck, assistant, Brazilian Plant Protection Service ( Servico 
de Defesa Sanitaria Vegetal). 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and com- 
plete up to the time of publication, but it is not intended to be used independ- 
ently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts of the decrees, and it is not 
to be interpreted as legally authoritative. The decrees themselves should be 
consulted for the exact texts. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine: 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL 
Basic Legislation 
Decree no. 14356, September 15, 1920 (art. 10), regulations of the Biological 
Institute of Agricultural Protection. 
Decree no. 15189, December 21, 1921, regulations of the plant-protection 
service. 
Decree no. 24114, April 12, 1934, regulations of the plant-protection service. 
Concise Summary 
importation, commerce, transit, and exportation prohibited 
(Decree no. 24114, of Apr. 12, 1934, art. 1, p. 3) 
Plants and parts of plants, including stocks, scions, cuttings, layers, fruits, 
seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, leaves, and flowers, if they are carriers 
of injurious diseases and pests. 
