252 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [April-June 
visaed by the Greek Consul. In the absence of such a certificate cottonseed 
may not be cleared through the customs. 
The importation of unginned cotton into Greece is absolutely prohibited. 
In order to prevent the introduction of the pink bolhvorm of cotton {Pec- 
tinophora gossypiclla Saunders) into Thrace and Macedonia the importation 
is prohibited into those Departments of cottonseed and unginned cotton, not 
only from foreign countries, but also from any other department of Greece. 
Exceptionally, the importation of cottonseed is permitted by scientific establish- 
ments for scientific purposes and after being subjected to proper disinfection. 
(Decree of Feb. 20, 1931.) 
Within the term "duly disinfected" in article 1 may be included vacuum 
disinfection with carbon disulphide or hydrocyanic acid gas, provided that the 
disinfection is effected in accordance with the rule of the exporting country 
and is deemed eflicacious. (Letter from the Chief, Section of Phytopathology, 
Ministry of Agriculture of Greece to the Bureau of Plant Quarantine, Apr. 
14, 1932.) 
Restrictioxs on the Importation and Transit of Potatoes, Plants, and 
Parts of Plants 
[Decree of Mar. 29, 1933] 
importation and transit of POl'ATOES 
Article 1. (1) The importation into and transit through Greece of potatoes 
and parts thereof, as well as of sacks and other containers which may have 
served for their transportation and storage, from countries infested by the 
Colorado potato beetle {(Donjphora) Leptinotarsa deccmlineata Say), or 
potato wart (Synchijtrhtm endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc), are prohibited. 
(2) The importation into and transit through Greece of potatoes from coun- 
tries other than those which are affected by the prohibition of the preceding 
paragraph, are authorized under the following conditions: 
NEW containers REQUIRED 
(a) When potatoes are offered for entry in containers, the containers (sacks, 
baskets, cases, etc.) must be new and never have served for the transporta- 
tion of potatoes, and must be sealed by the plant protection service of the 
country of origin. 
If the potatoes are transported by rail, the cars must be closed and sealed 
as above. 
phytosanitary certificate indicating origin 
(&) Each shipment of potatoes must be accompanied by two copies of cer- 
tificates of health and origin prepared according to the model under article 
5, in the language of the country of origin and in French, or oflicially trans- 
lated into Greek. One copy will remain in the customhouse at which con- 
sumption or in-transit entry is made, and the other will accompany the ship- 
ment. 
The date of the certificates shall not precede the date of shipment by more 
than 20 days. 
The foreign authority issuing the certificate must at once mail the original to 
the Phytopathological Section, Ministry of Agriculture, Athens, Greece. 
For importations of potatoes by rail the two copies of the certificate of 
health and origin must be attached to the waybill. 
If a shii)ment includes several cars, each car must be accompanied by two 
copies of a certificate issued for each car separately. 
(3) The importation of potatoes from countries that are free from Lcptivo- 
tarsa and f^ynchytrivm, but which have traversed countries in which that 
insect and that fungus exist, is authorized on condition that the potatoes are 
well packed and are sealed by the official service of plant protection of the 
country of origin. 
If the potatoes are transported by rail, the formalities required by the pre- 
ceding paragraph are to be applied. 
(4) The frontier customs offices, in the case of transportation by rail, or 
the ports, in the case of ocean transportation, will prohibit the entry and 
