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 UITIT2D STATF.S TiEPAIdl^'Em 0? ACrRICULTUES 
 Bureau of Sntomolo,^'- and Plant Quarantine 
 Wajhiuft on, D, C. 
 
 E. E. P. Q,. 434 Januarj^ I.?, 1939, 
 
 PLMT-QUARAf^TIr^ IMPOHT F:^ST:^ICTI01TS 
 EE1PU3LIC 07 BOLIVIA 
 
UHITZD STAT":S DII'Ai.friiLN^ OF AGRICULTUPi: 
 
 BUHEAU OF ENTOMOLOG?Y AlIE PLAl^IT QUAItAl-TTII'IE 
 
 T-'ASHIiiaTOx.", D. C. 
 
 E. E. F. Q.-484 
 
 Jrjiur-rv 13, 193:^. 
 
 PIAi>IT_QVAIl?i\^Ii^ I1.{P0RT BZSTRICTIOIJS 
 OF Ttm 
 EEPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA 
 
 This digest of the plant-qiiarantinc i:upcrt r-. strict ions 
 of tlio Republic of Bolivia has hocr. T)r«.p^.rcd for the infoma- 
 tirn of nurGoryncii, plcu-it-quarrntino officrals, and others 
 interested in the cxporTiation of plar.ts and plant products 
 to thj.t country/-. 
 
 It was prepared by Hariy 3, Sha^.?, Plant Quarantine In- 
 spector in Charge, Foreign Service Inform...'" ion, Division of 
 Foreicjn Plant Q,uai'..n tines, fron^ the originrl text of the 
 sur^reLie decree of '.^ly 28, 1937, creating an.c. reg-'-.Iati ng the 
 Bolivian Plant ProtBction Service (Strvicio de PcJ.icia 
 Sanitaria Vegetal) and reviewed by the Chief of that Service, 
 
 The information contained in this circular is believed to 
 "be correct and complete up to the tir.e of its preparation, but 
 it is not intended to be used independently of, nor as a 
 substitute for, the original text, and it is not to bi intcr- 
 TDretcd as legally authoritative 
 
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PLAFx"-Q,aARAI'!T'IIll ILiPOHT fj::STR:Ci:iONS 
 OF TrC 
 E:PU"3LIC C? BOLIVIA 
 
 3ASIC LTGISLATIOil 
 
 Sv.prcme Decree of Hay 28, 1937, creating and re^p^latirie, the 
 Plant Protection Sex-vice (Servicio de ?ol-=.cia Sanitaria 
 Vegetal). 
 
 This decree is divided into four cns'pters inclucHng dories- 
 tic phytosanitar;;^' rig.'ulationG (articles 1 to 6), ret;;ulations on 
 plant iiiportatioii (articles 7 to 13), those on -)lants for expor- 
 tation (articles 13 to 36), c'xrd f;erj'.Y3.1 prov5siors (articles 17 
 to 2o) • Only Cha]:tor 11, including;' articles 7 to 12, is in- 
 cliided in this digest. 
 
 SU1.3'AH:f 
 Importation Prohioited 
 PLAi-rrS Al^D PAPJI'S of PL:i:TS that carry a£,ri cultural pests. 
 
 limoortation P.estrictec. 
 
 PLAIITS AND PAPl'S OF PL:U-;'r5: Zvery shi;oTnert r.ust oe accompanied 
 "by a phytosaiiitary inspection certificate irsuod "by com- 
 petent authority of tne country of origin and is subject 
 to inspection on arrival. 
 
 UBRARY 
 STATE PLA^^^ BOARI 
 
 liiipoi't Periuit Required 
 
 Article 7. Applicatior. s for pennits to introduce plants 
 or parts thereof shall he r.ade to the Chief of the Plant Pro- 
 tection Service (Servicio de Felicia Sanitaria Vegetal), and 
 shall contc.in the lollowii.g data: 
 
 (a) FaiTio and nddress cf the inporter, 
 (h) ilarae and liind ci product, 
 (c^) Countr^' of origin. 
 
 (d) Pur,:>ose for v/I-icl. the product is intended (plantin-'^, 
 sowing:, or sale), 
 
 (e) Custorr^s office or route tnrough rhich the importation 
 is nade. 
 
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 PhytoscnitarT Certificato Eeouired 
 
 Art. 7 Cont'd, For its clearance through the custom- 
 house concerned, the presentation to the a'3ents of the phyto- 
 saiiitary service is required of a phytosanitary certificate issued 
 "by co/.:petent authority of the country/" of origin. 
 
 Inspection on Arrival 
 
 Art. 8. The roq_uirenents of the pr.Bceding article having "been 
 conplied v/ith, the agent of the Plant Protection Service will 
 detcmine the good sanitary condition of the inported products in 
 the frontier customhouse and will issue a signed certificate author- 
 izing the continuation of traiisportation. 
 
 IToticc of Arrival 
 
 Art. 9. Importers of plants or pcTts of plaiits are required 
 to notify the Plaxit Protection Service of the arrival of the mer- 
 chandise at the customhouse whore delivery is to he made to the 
 interested person or at the railroad station of destination, in 
 crder that the said service r.ay have it inspected by one of 
 its officials, v/ho will carrj" out a new disinfection, if neces- 
 sary, hcforo whic . the importer will declare the purpose of the 
 im.portation (planting or sowing:). 
 
 Disposed of Infested Plants 
 
 Art. 10. If the agent of the Plant Protection Service finds 
 danger of infection, he will adopt one of the following measures: 
 
 (a) Disinfection V7ithin 15 days with r.aterials that he 
 indicates, at the expense of the interested person. 
 
 (h) Incineration in the presence of the interested per- 
 son, or of any authority who witnesses the operation, 
 within a period of 10 days, without responsibility 
 to the State with respect to iiidemnity. 
 
 (c) Quarantine of suspected ir.portations during which 
 investigations of the case are made. 
 
 Plants Carried by Passengers not Exempt from Certifica.tion 
 
 Art. 11. Piailroad passengers are prohibited from, carrying 
 living plants or parts thereof with them unless those products are 
 accompanied fey the corresponding phytosanitarj^ certificate issued 
 by competent authorities. The presentation of tliis certificate 
 should be required both by the agents of the Plant Protection Service 
 
ojid riiilroc.d conductors. 
 
 The l.-^.ck of tho. cTtliicatc will rc-:;ult i:i the cor.fi sc:?.tion 
 of the plcrts cr.rriod, vrlthout ri^'ht to indcnnity. 
 
 Art. 12. It is the fvjTictior. of the Pl.-^^nt Protection Service 
 to specify "Pests of Agricultiirc" in order to prevent the irportr- 
 tion of plants or parts thereof that contain then. 
 
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