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COTTON.. AMD COTTONSEED 
in Transit "by Air 
DATE PALMS 
DATE FRUIT 
(Fresh, dry, or 
compressed) 
FIG PLANTS 
and parts thereof 
Permits may "be issued for the transit of cotton and 
cottonseed by air mail under the following restric- 
tions : 
1. Containers to "bo any metal "boxes, soldered, 
and on no account to "be opened in Egyptian 
territory. 
2. Transfer should take place only "by airplanes 
in the same hangar (airdrome). 
3. Transit is limited to airplanes alone. 
4. Consignments must not "be kept in Egyptian ter- 
ritory more than 15 days; they must he under 
the control of both the Ministry and the Cus- 
. toms while in Egypt. The Customs shall record 
the date of arrival, number of consignments, 
date of re-.exportation (exit), and the number 
of consignments transferred to another air- 
plane. A copy of this information will be 
forwarded to the Plant Quarantine officials 
at the same Customs office. 
Violations of any of these restrictions involves 
the immediate destruction of the respective con- 
signment. (Law No. 1, art. 2.) (See p. 16.) 
CUCURBITACEOUS FRUITS 1. 
AND VEGETABLES 2. 
3. 
Authorization of the Ministry in advance. 
Inspection on arrival. 
If of Asiatic origin must be accompanied by 
an official phytosanitary certificate affirm- 
ing freedom of the locality where grown and 
the place of export from all species of 
Dacus and from Myi opardali s pardalina Big. 
(Order of June 22, as amended by that of Dec 
Same conditions as banana plants. 
1. Authorization of the Ministry. 
2. Official phytosanitary certificate from country 
of origin affirming freedom from injurious pests, 
especially the red spider ( F ar a t e t rany chus 
simplex Banks) . (Amendment of July 15, 1935, 
to art. 2, Law No. 1.) .(See p. 16.) 
1. Authorization of the Ministry in advance. 
2. Certificate of freedom from disease, especially 
from the psylla Triozoa buxtoni Laing. 
3. Inspection on arrival. 
4. Fumigation before entry. 
(Amendment of Aug. 20, 1932, to art. 2, Law No. 1.) 
(See p. 17.) 
