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that the articles are not made from animals suffering from 

 contagious diseases, and are in a sound condition for public 

 consumption. All products of animal origin must be accom- 

 panied by a certificate (duly legalised by an Argentine Consul) 

 of the country where they were manufactured, to the effect that 

 the preparation proceeds from a factory, that is subject to a 

 sanitary supervision similar to that in force in Argentine 

 Republic. 



The regulations for the sanitary supervision of factories 

 in Argentina require that all industrial establishments elabo- 

 rating pig or other animal products for exportation must 

 send out their articles with a stamp which shows that they have 

 been technically examined, the stamp to be affixed in the manner 

 prescribed by the regulations of the Veterinary Department. 

 They must also bear a trade mark so as to determine exactly 

 the place of manufacture. In addition to this a certificate 

 must be produced proving that the establishment where the 

 article is manufactured has undergone sanitary inspection. 



The conditions of British law and administration with 

 respect to the wholesomeness of meat and meat products 

 differ, however, from those contemplated in the Argentine 

 Decree. In the United Kingdom responsibility for the whole- 

 someness of the meat and meat products offered for sale rests 

 primarily on the vendors, who are liable to prosecution for 

 any infringement of the law. The requisite sanitary super- 

 vision for the detection of any such infringement is exercised 

 by local sanitary authorities through their Medical Officers 

 of Health and other Officers, and the certification of official 

 inspection of individual carcases or of individual meat prepara- 

 tions forms no part of the British system of sanitary control. 



Representations to this effect were accordingly made by 

 the Foreign Office to the Argentine Government, and as a 

 result the full operation of the Decree was deferred until some 

 arrangement should be made which would comply with the 

 new requirement. The Local Government Board, after con- 

 sultation with the Board of Agriculture and the Board of 

 Trade, have now formulated the following conditions under, 

 which meat products may be accompanied by an official 

 certificate, and these conditions have been accepted by the 

 Argentine Government. 



