UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Washington, D. C. B. E. P. Q.— 453 July 10, 1937 PLANT-QUARANTINE D.PORT RESTRICTIONS OF SURINAM (NETHERLANDS GUIANA) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Washington, D. C. B. E. P. Q.— 453 July 10, 1937, PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS of SURINAM (NETHERLANDS GUIANA) This statement of the plant -quarantine import restrictions of Surinam has "been prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant-quarantine officials, and others interested in the exporta- tion of plants and plant products to that Colony. It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, Plant Quarantine Inspector in Charge, P'o.reign Information Service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from the decree of September 28, 1928 ( Gouvernementsblad van Suriname No. 31, 1929), and reviewed "by the Director of the Agri- cultural Experiment Station, Paramaribo , Surinam. The information contained in this circular is "believed to "be correct and complete up to the time of preparation, but it is not intended to be used independently of, nor as a substitute for, the original text, and it is not to be interpreted as legally authorita- tive. The decree itself should be consulted for the exact text. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/nethersurOOunit P LANT- QUARANT IKE "IMPORT HE STRICT I OK S OF SURINAM (NETHERLANDS GUIANA) BASIC LEGISLATION REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION OE PLANTS (Decree of Sept. 28, 1928, as amended by that of Jan. 13, 1932) Importation Prohibited Article l..(l) The importation is prohibited of living plants, and parts thereof, of sugarcane ( Sac c har-a m off icinarum L.), coffee ( Cof f ea spp.), cacao ( Theobrom a cacao -L.), ca.ssava (M anihot ( os culenta ) utilissima Pohl. ) , citrus ( Citrus spp.), banana and plantain ( Masa spp.) cotton ( Gossypiuin spp.), pineapple ( Ananas sativus Schult.), tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum L. ) , and green manures, as well as of all kinds of palms and material used for packing- such plants and parts of plants. (2) The Governor is authorized to prohibit the impor- tation of plants, and parts thereof, other than those named in paragraph 1 of this article, together with their packing. Exceptions Provided Eor Art. 2. (l) Exception to the prohibition of article 1 may be granted by the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station for an individual shipment or condition that the plants and parts theieof to be imported, and their packing, are accompanied by a declaration, made by an authorized expert of the place of origin, that the material pro- ceeds from a healthy planting and, insofar as was necessary,, the ship- ment, including packing, had been effectively disinfected before ship- ment. (2) Such a declaration much be legalized by a com- petent Netherlands authority at the point of shipment. •» Art. 3. The Governor is authorized, by decree, to permit the importation of specified seeds and fruits falling under the provisions - 2 - of article 1, on the basis of a general permit and under conditions prescribed by him. Importation of Used Sacks Prohibited Art, 4, (l) The importation of empty used sacks is prohibited. (2) Exception to the said prohibition can be mnde at any time for an individual shipment by the Director of _ Agricultr ral Experiment Station on condition that the sacks to be imported ar i accompanied by a declaration of an authorized expert of the place of origin that the material has been effectively disinfected before shipment. (3) . Such declaration must be legalized by the competent Netherlands authority of the place. Art, 5. The Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station will decide, on the t .sis of articles 2, 3, and 4 (par. 2), whether the iraporteu goods must undergo disinfection or an additional disin- fection, at the expense of the importer. Importation of Other Goods May Be Prohibited Art. 6. The Governor is authorized to prohibit the importation of goods, including clothing, other than those specified in articles 3 and 4 (par. l) if infected or suspected of being infected by para- sites or pathogenic organisms injurious to agriculture. Art. 7. Provides for the destruction of material imported in contravention cf a decree or when their condition warrants it. Art. 8. The exception authorized in articles 2 and 4 (par. 2) shall be granted with respect to importations made through the * mouth of the Surinam Eiver and through Paramaribo only. Articles 9 to 17 do not concern the exporter.