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SUGARCANE CUTTINGS 1. 
( Saccharum officinarun L. ) 2, 
SUGARCANE SEEDS 
Authorization of the Ministry in adv; nee. 
Before being packed, the cutting s shou] 
be stripped of all trash and dipped in 
Bordeaux mixture. 
A phytosanitary certificate from country 
of origin declaring that the Government 
Entomologist and Mycologist have personally 
examined each cane and found it free from 
insect pests and fungus diseases. 
Consignments other than postal parcels will 
not be admitted. (Law No. 1 of 1916, art. \ 
(See p. 16.) 
Should be grown 100 meters from any other 
sugarcane and the Ministry should be in- 
formed of the site. (Domestic.) (law No. 
1 of 1916, art. 2.) (See p. 16.) 
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Importation Unrestricted 
Plants, insects, etc., imported by the Ministry of Agriculture for scienti- 
fic purposes: Not subject to the provisions of Law No. 1, 1916. 
(Law No. 1 of 1916, art. 11.) (Sec p. 19.) 
GENERAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PLANTS MAY BE IMPORTED INTO EGYPT 
The following general conditions under which plants and parts of 
plants may be imported into Egypt have been indicated by the Direction of 
the Section of Plant Protection of the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture 
for the guidance of exporters of such products to that country. These 
conditions supplement those indicated in the summary. 
Packing 
Plants and parts thereof should be free from sand or soil. They 
may be packed in pest, sphagnum, or polypodium (osmundine). The use of 
branches, leaves, or other parts of plants, either dry or fresh, as pack- 
ing is strictly prohibited. The Ministry of Agriculture reserves the 
right to exempt from this restriction certain plants which, according to 
its knowledge and belief, cannot easily be imported without earth around 
their roots. 
