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exempted from the phytosaiiitary inspection established in article 1 (a). (Art. 
85, p. 24.) 
Preserved products : Plants and plant products preserved in any appropriate 
medium (syrup, brine, pickle) may be imported without phytosanitary restric- 
tion. (Art 1 (c), p. 5.) 
General Regulations 
[Regulatory Decree No. 83732 of June 3, 1936] 
This decree coordinates and assembles all the regulations hitherto promul- 
gated under law no. 4084. 
PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTION ON ARRIVAL IN ARGENTINA 
Article 1. For introduction into Argentina, all plants and parts thereof must 
be subjected to phytosanitary inspection by the Ministry of Agriculture through 
the Port Plant Inspection Service (InspecciOn Portuaria de Vegetales) of the 
Phytosanitary Division (Direcciou de Sanidad Vegetal). 
DETINITION OF PLANTS 
Art. 1. (a) By plants or parts thereof is meant plants, rhizomes, bulbs, 
tubers, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, fresh fruits, dried and desiccated 
fruits,, grains, seeds, and any plant product that might serve as a carrier of any 
pest of agriculture in general, or its products. 
Art. 1. (&) Likewise, the containers, packing materials, natural manures, 
soil, implements, etc., when deemed suspicious as being carriers of any agricul- 
tural pest. 
Preserved Products Admitted Without Restriction 
Art. 1. (c) Plants or parts thereof which arrive preserved in any appro- 
priate medium (sirup, brine, or joickle), or which have reached the boiling 
point and come in hermetically closed containers (St. John's bread or carobs, 
tomatoes, asparagus, etc.) are excepted from the phytosanitary inspection 
established by this article. 
New Plants to Be Quarantined 
Art. 2. Any species or variety of plants or parts thereof that it is desired 
to introduce into Argentina for the first time shall unfailingly be subjected 
to quarantine, which will be carried out in a specified place under the direct 
control of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
Entry of Material for Scientific Purposes 
OfBcial scientific institutions that desire to introduce material for study 
(herbaria, cultures of organisms, insects, etc.) that may contain pests of the 
agriculture of the country, shall make application in advance to the Ministry 
of Agriculture for the pertinent authorization, wliich may be granted, the 
Port Plant Inspection Service taking all necessary precautions in each case 
to prevent the distribution of parasites. 
Import Permit Required 
Art. 3. In order to introduce any plant or part thereof into Argentina it is 
necessary to present to the Port Plant Inspection Service an application in 
which is indicated : 
(a) Name and address of importer. 
(h) Name of customs broker and his license number. 
(c) Name of the product to be imported, source, means of transportation, 
port and date of arrival, destination of the products. 
(d) Number and kind of packages, their marks and weight, in accordance 
with the statement contained in the manifest of the shipper or a copy of 
the invoice. 
