4. SHELLFISH 



a« A.o-reement Providing? for Cooperative Efforts To Be Directed 

 Toward Sanitary Control of the Shellfish Industry, March 4, 

 and April 30, 1948* 



Ejfeeted hy Exchange of Notes Signed at Washington March J^. and 



April 30, 191^8; Entered into force April 30, 194.8. 



The Canadian Amhassador to the Secretary of State 



No. 106 



The CaPxadian Ambassador presents his compliments to the Secre- 

 tary^ of State and, on the instructions of liis Government, has the 

 honour to inform him that in order to improve sanitary practices in 

 the shellfisli industi'ios of Canada and the IJnited States and to facili- 

 tate, tlie exchaniie of information with reference to endorsement of 

 slielifish certiiications, the Canadian Department of National Health 

 and Welfare and the United States Public Health Service have agreed 

 on the desirability of an Agreement being concluded on the points 

 and in tlie terms set forth in the annexed memorandum. 



If such an agreement is acceptable to the United States Govern- 

 ment, it is the proposal of the Canadian Government that this Note 

 and its Annex together with a reply agreeing thereto, constitute an 

 Agreement between tlie two Governments effective from the date of 

 the reply from the United States authorities. 



H W 



Caxadiax Embassy, 

 Washington, DC. 

 J.tli March 19^8. 



[No. 1747] 



4th March 1948. 



Annex 



MEMOEANDUM OF AGREEMENT 



In order to improve the sanitary practices prevailing in the shellfish 

 industries of Canada and the LTnited States, it is agreed as follows : 

 1. Whatever inanual of recommended practice for sanitary control 

 of the shellfish industry is approved by both the United States 

 Public Health Service and the Canadian Department of National 

 Health and Welfare, will be regarded as setting forth the sanitary 

 principles that v^^ill govern the certification of shellfish shippers. 



* Citation: 02 Stat. ISOS ; TIAS 1747 ; 6 Bevans 472. 



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