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(d) Each country should refrain from exporting animals, animal 



products, forage, and similar materials which are capable of 

 conveying infectious, contagious, or communicable animal 

 diseases to the receiving country; 



(e) Each country should enforce measures to prohibit the importa- 



tion of animals, animal products, forage, and other materials 

 which may convey diseases from countries where dangerous 

 communicable diseases, such as rinderpest, foot-and-mouth 

 disease, and contagious pleuropneumonia exist, and which 

 have no competent live-stock sanitary service. Animals, ani- 

 mal products, forage, and similar materials from countries 

 maintaining a competent live-stock sanitary service may be 

 admitted under proper restrictions, regulations, and inspec- 

 tion, imposed by the importing country; 



(/) Each country, through its live-stock sanitary service, should 

 endeavor to control, and, if possible, eradicate the communi- 

 cable animal diseases existing therein. There should be an 

 exchange of information as to the methods followed which 

 have proved most successful in combating animal diseases ; 



(g) Members of the live-stock sanitary service of the American Re- 

 publics should meet at regular intervals to consult and inform 

 each other regarding the measures taken for furthering coop- 

 eration in protecting the live-stock industry of the American 

 countries. 



ARTICLE 13. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress suggests that 



An American Plant Protection Congress be convened as soon as prac- 

 ticable, composed of one or more technical experts from each 

 of the American Republics, in order 



(1) To discuss suitable legislation; 



(2) To provide the means of establishing competent 



scientific bureaus; 



(3) To recommend such cooperative research work and 



control of plant introduction as may be advisable; 

 and 



(4) To make all reasonable effort to secure appropriate 



action by the American Republics. 



