54 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Jan-March 
if) For fruits attacked by parasites already existing in Argentina and 
which are not of the serious character of those named in paragraph (d), the 
following tolerances are established : 
Up to 5 percent of units attacked, entry will be permitted. 
If the percentage of fruits attacked is not greater than 50, the fruits will be 
selected under the control of a technical official of the Port Plant Inspection 
Service. 
If the percentage of units attacked exceeds 50, the merchandise will be 
rejected, incineration or reshipment being optional. 
iff) The importation of guavas is prohibited. • 
(h) Every shipment of apples and pears imported must travel in refrigera- 
tion chambers. 
AUTHORIZED PORTS OF ENTRY 
Art. 37. The introduction of fresh fruits may be effected through the ports 
of Buenos Aires, Rosario, and Santa Fe only. Shipments imported through 
Mendoza, La Quiaca, and Posadas will be regarded as merchandise in transit, 
and the cars that transport them will be cleared by the respective customhouses 
on entry into Argentine territory. 
Art. 38. Provides for the importation of apples and pears from New Zealand 
when transshipped at Montevideo. 
wrapping of barreled apples waived 
Art. 39. Subject to the provisions of article 36, paragraph (&), and solely 
in reference to the paper wrappers for each unit of the designated fruits, the 
said requirement is waived on barreled apples proceeding from North America. 
Apples imported in that condition must be accompanied by two phytosanitary 
certificates (art. 9), one issued by the competent authority of the respective 
state, and the second by technical officials of the Federal Department of 
Agriculture. Both certificates, which shall bear the visa of the corresponding 
Argentine consul, will make special mention of the fact that the shipment in 
question is free from the pests named in article 36, paragraph (d). 
Up to 10 percent of the containers of each shipment of apples, not exceeding 
500 barrels, that arrives in Argentina may be opened for inspection ; and up 
to 8 percent from shipments exceeding that quantity. The expenses arising 
by authorizing extraordinary hours for inspection will be at the expense of 
importers. 
Fresh Vegetables 
phytosanitary certificate required 
Art. 40. Every shipment of vegetables imported shall be accompanied by the 
phytosanitary certificate referred to in article 9 of the regulations. With 
respect to perishable products, a period of 10 days will be granted for the presen- 
tation of that document in a manner similar to that prescribed in article 36, 
paragraph (a) for fresh fruits. 
NEW CONTAINERS REQUIRED 
Fresh vegetables shall be packed in new boxes of the standard type adopted 
by exporting countries, and shall bear labels indicating the character of the 
contents, variety, net weight, name of grower, and country of origin. 
Cottonseed 
Art. 41. The introduction of cottonseed will be subject to the following 
conditions : 
CERTIFICATE OF HE.\LTHY ORIGIN 
(a) Each shipment shall be accompanied by a certificate of healthy origin 
in which it will be affirmed, in addition to the provisions of article 8 and the 
name of the variety of the seed, that in the zone in which the seed was pro- 
duced the cotton boll weevil {Anthonomuft grandis) does not exist. 
