STATEPLANT^ ES/lTenezvela 
 
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
 Agricultural Research Administration 
 Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 
 Washington 25, D. C. 
 
 August 1, 1947 
 
 B. E. P. Q.--^97, Revised, Supplement No. 1 
 
 PLANT -QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 
 
 OF 
 
 REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA 
 
 IMPORTATION OF CITRUS PLANTS PROHIBITED, ALSO FRUITS, VEGE- 
 TABLES, PLANTS, ETC., IN PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE 
 
 Official Resolution No. 3 of the Ministry of Agriculture and 
 Development issued at Caracas March 18, 19*+7, prohibits the importa- 
 tion into Venezuela of all citrus plants, including fruits, cuttings, 
 seeds, and "buds, on account of a new disease of citrus occurring 
 in some other countries. The Ministry of Agriculture and Develop- 
 ment may import citrus plants and parts thereof for experimental 
 purposes. 
 
 Official Resolution No. 5 of the Ministry of Agriculture and 
 Development, published in the Gaceta Oficial June 20, 19^7, prohibits 
 importations of fruits, vegetables, plants and plant parts on the 
 persons or in the luggage of individuals. It is also prohibited to 
 sell these articles from ships in Venezuelan ports. 
 
 All plants, fruits, etc., imported into Venezuela must be ac- 
 companied by certificates issued by the technical quarantine officials 
 of the country of origin, stating that the articles in question are 
 free of disease and of insect pests. 
 
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