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P LAST- QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 
OF THE 
KINGDOM OF EGYPT 
BASIC LEGISLATION 
Lav? No. 1 of January 4, 1916, as .amended, on the protection of 
plants proceeding from foreign countries. 
Definitions 
"Ministry" neans the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture. 
"Disease" means injuries to plants caused "by fungous or insect 
parasites. 
SUMMARY 
Importation Prohibited 
The importation into Egypt of the following materials is strictly 
prohibited. Any importation of the same shall be re-exported within 15 
days from the date of arrival, or destroyed, and the owners shall have 
no claim for compensation: 
COTTON PLANTS ( Gossypium spp . ) , ginned or anginned cotton, cottonseed, 
and stems. (Art. 1, Law No. 1, Jan. 4, 1916, p. 16.) 
GRAPEVINES, ROOTED: Importation prohibited. (Amendment of Aug. .00, 
1932, to Law No. 1, art. 2, p. 16.) 
GRAPEVINE LEAVES ( Vitis spp.), whether imported as merchandise or used as 
packing material. (Art. 1, Law No. 1, Jan. 4, 1916, p. 16.) 
LIVING INSECTS, their eggs, larvae, pupae, and nymphs. (Art. 1, Law 
No. 1, Jan. 4, 1916, p. 16.) 
CULTURES OF BACTERIA and fungi injurious to plants. (Art. 1, Law No . 
1, Jan. 4, 1916, p. 16.) 
