82' BUREAU OF ENT0:M0L0GY and plant quarantine [Jan.-March 
wart (Synch utrium endobioticiim (Schilb.) Perc.) and that this disease does 
not occur in the field where the potatoes were grown nor within a radius of 
500 meters therefrom. (Sec. V, art. 1 (2), decree of Nov. 3, 1926, and the 
decree of Oct. 21, 1921). ) (See pp. 8 and 10.) 
Phmt mat(>rial from China: No certificate of competent authority required, 
but the shipment will be subject to inspection on arrival. (Sec. V, art. 1 (4), 
decree of Nov. 3. 1926.) 
Fruits from foreign countries (except China) : Must be accompanied by a 
certificate issued by competent authority of the country of origin affirming 
freedom from pests and diseases of cultivated plants; inspection on arrival 
and release only on issuance of an import permit. (Decree of Oct. 21, 1929.) 
( See p. 10. ) 
Fruits assembled in the Netherlands for export to Netherlands East Indies: 
Phytosanitary certificate issued by the Phytopathological Service of the Nether- 
lands. (Sec. V, art. 1 (5), decree of Nov. 3, 1926.) 
Cacao plants (Thcohroma cacao L.) from America: Declaration by compe- 
tent authority of country of origin that they were grown in Europe in European 
soil from seeds produced in America. (Sec. V, art. 1 (6), decree of Nov. 3, 
1926.) (Seep. 9.) 
Flaxseed {Linum nsitat'tssimiim) : Special permit required for its importa- 
tion. (Decree effective Jan. 1, 1934, p. 11.) 
IMPORTATION rNRESTRICTED 
Plant material itemized in section IV of the decree of November 3, 1926. 
( See pp. 5-^. ) 
DEFINITIONS 
1. "Plant material" shall include seeds, fresh fruits, living plants, and parts 
thereof. 
2. "Director" signifies the director of agriculture, industry, and commerce 
of the Netherlands East Indies. 
Regulation.s Governing the Importation of Lring Plant Material to Prevent 
THE Introduction of Plant Diseases and Pests 
[Decree of the Governor-General, Sept. 27, 1926 : Staatsblad van Nederlandsch-Indie, 
No. 427, 1926] 
importation of HEVEA plants and SEEDS FROM .SOUTH AMERICA 
Article 1. Concerns the importation of Hevea plants and seeds from South 
America. 
importation of other plants restricted 
Art. 2. (1) The importation of living plant material other than that referred 
to in article 1 (without prejudice to the provisions of arts. 4 and 7) is per- 
mitted only through the ports authorized for that purpose by the director and 
with due observance of the provisions promulgated by him. 
Art. 3. Prescribes that the importer shall pay inspection fees. 
exceptions provided for 
Art. 4. Under conditions to be imposed by him, the director may permit the 
importation into the Netherlands East Indies of plant material such as that 
referred to in article 2, in respect to which the provisions of this decree have 
not been observed. 
Art. 5. Provides for penalties for infractions of the regulations. 
Art. 6. Provides for the appointment of officials charged with the detection 
of infractions. 
special exemptions 
Art. 7. This decree does not apply to the importation of: 
(a) Living plant material for the importation of which special regulations 
are or will be established. 
(&) Seeds obviously intended for consumption. 
(c) Living plant material to be indicated by the director. 
