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poses, whose unrestricted entry into Brazil does not constitute a menace to 
the national cultures, may be exempted from some or all of the requirements 
of the present regulations. 
DEFECTIVE CERTIFICATE INVOLVES BOND 
Art. 14. For errors or imperfections in the phytosanitary certificates re- 
quired by these regulations for the importation of plants or parts of plants, 
the importer may be allowed, at the discretion of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
to give a bond of responsibility and cash security under conditions to be fixed 
later and within a predetermined period and certified accordingly. 
(1) The permission referred to in this article will be granted only for 
products which do not fall within the provisions of article 1 or within meas- 
ures of exclusion in force. 
(2) The conditions and fees required for the concession referred to in this 
article will be regulated by special orders. 
Art. 15. Penalties. 
Special Quarantines 
The special quarantines of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture were codified 
by the resolution of November 10. 1934, as follows: 
IMPORTATION PROHIBITED 
Article 1. The importation is prohibited from any country into any part of 
the national territory of the following plants and parts of plants: 
(a) Cottonseed and seed cotton (Gossi/pium spp.) ; to prevent the introduc- 
tion of the bollweevil, AHthorvomus grandis Boh., and other pests. 
(b) Banana (Musa spp.) seedlings and pseudo-bulbs (bits) ; to prevent the 
introduction of the Panama disease, Fusarium cttbense E. P. Sm. 
(c) Coffee (Coffea spp.) : Stocks (seedlings), berries, seeds: seedlings of 
other Rubiaceae; to prevent the introduction of the rust, Henvileia vastatrix 
B. and Br., and Hypothenemus sp., a beetle. 
(d) Stocks, fruits, and seeds of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) : to prevent the 
introduction of witches' broom. Exoascus thcobromac Ilitz. Bos, and Marasmitis 
pemiciosus Stahel, etc. 
(e) Seedlings, cuttings, and seeds of sugarcane (Saccharum officina?-um L.) ; 
to prevent the introduction of virus diseases, the European corn borer, Pyrausta 
nnfoilaZis Hbn., etc. 
(f) Seeds, buds, and stocks of the genera Citrus, Ponclrus, Fortunella, and 
other genera of the family Rutaceae, as well as of the genera Fvodia, Melicope, 
Casimoroa, and Toddalia, also of the same family; to prevent the introduction 
of citrus canker, Bacterium citri Hasse. 
(g) Seeds and stocks of Eucalyptus produced in Argentina, Australia, Now 
Zealand, and the Union of South Africa. 
PROHIHITED PLANTS MAY BE IMPORTED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
(1) The Ministry of Agriculture reserves the right to import the plants and 
parts of plants mentioned in this article in small quantities, or to authorize 
State governments to import them for cultural experiments in their technico- 
experimental establishments, observing, however, protective measures pre- 
scribed by the plant-protection service (Service do Defesa Sanitaria Vegetal). 
(2) The Ministry of Agriculture may import plant species mentioned in this 
article on the application and for the account of private persons, the importa- 
tions being subject to conditions prescribed by the plant-protection service. 
Such plants will be grown in quarantine in official establishments of the 
Ministry, and only the respective progeny of the planting may be delivered to 
the interested person. 
ALFALFA AND CLOVER SEEDS MUST BE FREE FROM DODDKR 
Art. 2. The importation is prohibited, under the provision of article 2 of 
decree no. 24114. of April 12, 1934. of seeds of alfalfa (Medicago saliva L.) and 
of other leguminous forage-crop seeds if the required phytosanitary certificate 
does not include a declaration that such seeds are free from dodder (Cusaita) 
seeds. 
