1937] 
SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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IMPORTATION NOT RESTRICTED 
Cut flowers, seeds (except those subject to special quarantines), bulbs, fruits 
of the south, fresh vegetables, and raw plant products. (Decree no. 92000, art. 
9.) (See p. 7.) 
DEFINITIONS 
In the text of this summary the following words shall be understood, 
respectively, to mean : 
Certificate. — The required combined phytosanitary certificate and certificate 
of origin issued by competent authority in the country of origin. 
Infection. — Infection by plant diseases or infestation with insect pests. 
Inspector. — A technical jjlant quarantine inspector of the Royal Hungarian 
Plant Protection Service. 
Minister. — Royal Hungarian Minister of Agriculture. 
Station. — Royal Hungarian Research Institute for Plant Protection. 
Precautions Against the Introduction of Phylloxera 
{Decree no. 92000/1926 of the Royal Hungarian Minister of Finance on the administra- 
tion of law XIX of 1924, on Customs Procedure (Budapesti Kozlony No. 141, June 25, 
1926)] 
import permit required for grape^^nes and cuttings 
Article 1. The importation into and transit through Hungary of grapevines 
and grapevine cuttings is allowed only with the permission of the Minister and 
under a transport certificate issued by him. 
Art. 2. On the basis of the International Phylloxera Convention of Berne, 
November 3, 1881, the following articles may be imported into or transported 
through Hungary only with the permission and under the supervision of the 
Minister and through the prescribed customs offices : 
(a) Grapevine stocks. 
(&) Grapevine cuttings (dry and fresh, entire or in pieces), and grape leaves. 
(o) Grapevine compost. 
id) Used props and supports. 
(e) Living Phylloxera (vastatrix) vitifoTtae and their eggs. 
if) Shipments of any kind in which there are grapevine leaves or stems. 
conditions under which grapes may be imported 
Art. 3. T'able grapes, wine grapes, and grape marc may be imported into or 
transported through Hungary through any authorized customs oflice under the 
following conditions : 
(a) Table grapes may be forwarded only in carefully packed boxes, baskets, 
cases, or barrels that, nevertheless, are easy to inspect. These containers may 
be of any size, but must not contain grapevine leaves or stems. 
(&) Wine grapes may be forwarded and enter into traflfic only when crushed 
and packed in tightly closed barrels holding at least 5 hectoliters (1 hectoliter 
equals 26.42 gallons), the barrels being entirely freed from earth and pieces 
of grapevines. Wine grapes may not be imported into or shipped through 
Hungary if packed in any other way. 
(c) Wine skins may be shipped only in well closed barrels or cases. 
Art. 4. Grape seeds and wine may be imported into or shipped through 
Hungary through any authorized customs oflice without any special formality. 
importation of synthetic wine prohibited 
Art. 5. The importation of artificial (synthetic) wine, and materials for its 
manufacture is prohibited by law IX of 1924. If the customs entertains doubt, 
the Ministry of Agriculture must be immediately requested to send an expert. 
Hand baggage containing grapes, wine grapes, or seeds, but not grapevines, 
cuttings, or leaves, may be admitted into or allowed to pass through the country 
unhindered. 
conditions go\T2ining importation op nursery stock 
Art. 6. Shrubs and other living plants which originate in nurseries, gardens, 
hotbeds, and greenhouses, either in large quantities or as hand baggage, may 
