administrative resolution 3 pages in spanish . article one - purpose phytosanitary requirements are hereby established for all imports of castor bean ricinus communis l. seeds from the republic of paraguay. article two - general requirements the following general phytosanitary import requirements which are binding upon users and interested party ies are hereby established all imports must be duly registered with the national service for agricultural health and food safety senasag . consignments are required to have a phytosanitary import permit issued by senasag prior to certification and shipment by paraguay. shipments must be accompanied by the original phytosanitary export certificate issued by senave-paraguay. imported consignments of seeds must enter the country in new and unused containers and using means of transport which are clean disinfected and organized in such a way as to enable phytosanitary inspection. bulk consignments of castor bean seeds must be shipped in means of transport which are clean and disinfected irrespective of the type used. shipments must be free from foreign material soil and remnant vegetation upon entry. all consignments are subject to inspection and sampling at the point of entry by the inspector authorized by senasag-bolivia. in the event of the detection of pests liable to jeopardize the phytosanitary status of agricultural production senasag shall adopt phytosanitary measures in accordance with the existing regulations. article three - specific requirements the additional declaration on the phytosanitary export certificate shall state that the goods are free from botrytis ricini n.f. buche botryotinia ricini g.h. godfrey whetzel or sclerotinia ricini g.h.godfrey alternaria ricini. furthermore shipments of castor bean ricinus communis l. seeds must be fumigated with phosphine at normal atmospheric pressure and at a controlled temperature the application dosage and exposure time are in relation to the temperature at which the treatment is applied as per the following table treatment temperature dosage g m3 exposure time hrs 25c 3.0 48 16-25c 3.0 72 10-15c 3.0 96 source guia de productos fitosanitarios guide to phytosanitary products camara de sanidad agropecuaria y fertilizantes casafe chamber of agricultural health and fertilizers volume ii 2003 . 1tb 3g 1g of phosphine