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SERVICE AND REGULATOKY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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and it is not to be interpreted as legally aiithorirative ; the decrees, orders, etc., 
should be consulted for the exact texts. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, KINGDOM OF BELGIUM 
Basic Legislation 
Royal decree of IVLnrch 2G, 1936. 
Section III, articles 7 to 10, inclusive, of this decree, prescribe that: 
(1) The importation of horticultural plants, nursery stock, and other products 
designated by the Minister of Agriculture is prohibited when they are attacked 
by animals or plants (insects or plant diseases) harmful to the cultures of 
BeLgium. 
(2) The Minister may order the rejection of those products, or, in cooperation 
with the Minister of Finance, restrict their importation to certain customs ports 
of entry. 
(3) In serious cases he may prohibit the entry of certain species or varieties 
of plants from designated countries, or he may, in lieu thereof, prescribe the 
production of certificates affirming that the products offered for importation 
proceed from cultures free from injurious insect pests and plant diseases, and 
that the shipments do not contain such insect pests and plant diseases. The 
control of such shipments may be effected at the frontier or on arrival. 
(4) If products shipped to the interior of Belgium are found to be attacked 
by injurious pests and plant diseases, the Minister of Agriculture is authorized 
to order their destruction at the expense of the importer without right of 
indemnity. 
Summary 
importation prohibited 
Horticultural plants, nursery stock, and other plant products attacked by 
insect pests or plant diseases harmful to the cultures of Belgium: Importation 
prohibited. (Decree of Mar. 26, 1936, sec. III. See p. 2.) 
Grapevines, rooted or unrooted cuttings, stocks, and dry or fresh shoots 
thereof: Importation and transit prohibited. (Phylloxera restrictions. See 
p. 6.) 
Potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants from France: Importation prohibited. 
(Order of Apr. 18, 1932, art. 1, p. 8.) 
IMPORTATION RESTRICTED 
Plants and shrubs, other than grapevines and parts thereof: Must be accom- 
panied by a shipper's declaration and a phylloxera certificate issued by com- 
petent authority. (Phylloxera restrictions, p. 4.) 
Grapevines, cuttings and shoots thereof from nonphylloxerated districts: 
The Minister of Agriculture may grant permission to import under specified 
precautions. (Phylloxer^i restrictions, p. 6.) 
Potato tubers or plants from countries other than France: Must be accom- 
panied by a certificate issued by the official phytopathological service of the 
country whence they were shipped, affirming origin in and shipment from a 
locality situated more than 20 kilometers from any crop infested by the Colorado 
potato beetle {Leptinotarsa decemlincafa Say), or infected by the wart disease 
(Simchytrium endohioticuni (Schilb.) Perc). (Order of Apr. 18. 1932, p. 8.) 
Fruits or plants of tomato and eggplant from countries other than France: 
Must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the phytopathological service of 
the exporting country, affirming that they were harvested in a locality situated 
more than 20 kilometers from any culture infested by the Colorado potato 
beetle. (Order of Apr. IS, 1932, p. 8.) 
Note. — The importation of potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants from the United 
States is practically prohibited by the Colorado potato beetle certification 
requirement, except possibly from the States of California and Nevada. 
