UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 
Washington, D. C. 
B. E. P. Q.- 522 CTATE ^^ Y BOARD «-*T «• "42 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 
REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR 
BASIC LEGISLATION 
An Executive Decree of February 15, 1940, established' general 
plant and animal health regulations, and provided for the establishment 
of a phytosanitary service charged with the inspection of plants. This 
service administers regulations issued November 17, 1925 (effective Janu- 
ary 1, 1926), and January 25, 1926, in relation to importations of plants 
and plant products. 
CONCISE SUMMARY 
Importation Prohibited 
COTTONSEED, COTTON BOLLS, OR RAW COTTON from countries infested with 
the cotton boll weevil ( Anthonomus grand is Boh.). 
PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS for plantinr or propagation in Ecuador from 
infected regions. 
Importation Restricted 
HAY OR STRAW, LIVE PLANTS, SEEDS, CUTTINGS, SPROUTS, BUDS, GRAFTS, 
ETC., must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. 
PARCEL-POST SHIPMENTS OF SEEDS, CUTTINGS, ETC., must be certified 
to be in healthy condition by the shipper, 
CONSULAR VISA is required with official phytosanitary certificates 
and will be supplied free of charge . . 
GENERAL REGULATIONS 
Decrees of November 17, 1925, and January 26, 1926 
Article' 1. Relates to animal quarantines. 
Art. 2. The importation is prohibited of hay and straw, live plants, 
seeds, cuttings, sprouts, buds, grafts, etc., which come from disease- 
infected places. Said plants and parts thereof, even though they may be 
shipped in small quantities by mail, must be .accompanied by a certificate 
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