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Phytosanitary Certificate Required 2/ 
5. Each consignment of plants or parts thereof, fruits, vegetables, 
and seeds should be accompanied by a certificate issued by an author- 
ized official of the government of the country of origin, as follows: 
a. Fruits, Vegetables and Seeds; The certificate must affirm the 
freedom of the shipment from injurious insects and plant diseases 
and indicate its actual origin and locality where grown. 
b. Nursery Stock: The certificate should state that the plants 
had not been grown in an area infested with an injurious agricul- 
tural disease and that they have been duly inspected by a re- 
sponsible expert and found free from disease. In addition, there 
should be a list of all the kinds of plants the importation of 
which had been authorized according to the importer's applica- 
tion for permit. Should other, kinds of plants be included, the 
entire shipment may be re-exported or destroyed without compen- 
sation to the owner. If the number of plants imported exceeds 
that which was authorized, the consignee should return the ex- 
cess at his own expense; otherwise, the extra plants may have 
to be destroyed without right of indemnity. 
Fumigation of Plants Required 
6. Living plants not provided for in the preceding articles, including 
stems, bulbs, and all other parts of plants capable of propagation, ex- 
cept seeds, shall be fumigated on importation into Egypt at the expense 
of the consignee. 
Exceptionally, plants arriving by parcel post are fumigated at the ex- 
pense of the Ministry. 
Fumigation Required of Infected Fruits, Vegetables, and Seeds 
7. Fruits, vegetables, and seeds reaching the customs and found, upon 
inspection by agents of the Ministry, to be infected with diseases or 
fungi which are subject to an order to that effect by the Ministry, 
shall likewise be subject to fumigation. (See pars. 26 and 27, pp. 10-13.) 
Furthermore, the Ministry, by an order, may declare particular countries 
to be infected with diseases or fungi forming the object of an order 
provided for in the preceding paragraph, specifying the fruits, vege- 
tables, and seed3 capable of introducing the said diseases or fungi 
into Egypt. In such case, the fruits, vegetables, and seeds thus 
2/ Indicated by the Crop Protection Section of the Egyptian Ministry 
of Agriculture for the guidance of exporters of products to Egypt. 
