1937] 
SERVICE AND KEGI LATOKY AXXOUNCEMEXTS 
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The Sampling of the Seeds of Forage Crop Plants 
[Order of the Governor General of Oct. 25, 1922] 
Article 1. In conformity with the provisions of article 1 of the decree of 
January 13, 1911, the seeds for propagation to which article 1 of the decree of 
June 10, 1911, applies, declared for importation into Algeria, will he suhject, 
prior to their removal, and at the expense of the importers, to a control intended 
to determine whether they contain dodder seeds. 
The declarants shall state in their declarations the exact botanical species 
of the declared seeds. 
The remaining articles of this order relate to sampling and administrative 
procedure. 
Coloring of Imported Clover and Alfalfa Seeds 
[Law of July 20, 1927, and decree of Nov. 18, 1927] 
The entry is prohibited (exclusive of warehouse and transit entries) of the 
seeds of red clover {TrifoUiini pratense L.) and alfalfa {Mediciujo sativa L.) 
that have not been artificially colored in the proportion of at least 5 percent to 
disclose their foreign origin. 
Such seeds shall not be admitted into Algeria, in bond or in transit, unless 
they are colored in the minimal proportion of 5 percent by a method approved 
by the Minister of Agriculture. 
By transit is understood ordinary transit or international transit with an 
Algerian customs office or warehouse as destination; consequently, these provi- 
sions are not applicable to merchandise in direct international transit (T. & E.) 
in sealed cars through Algerian territory subject to Algerian customs regulations. 
Seeds that have not been colored before shipment may be colored under 
customs supervision at the expense of the interested persons. 
B. E. P. Q. 444. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, FRENCH ZONE OF MOROCCO 
May 7, 1937. 
This digest of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of the French zone of 
Morocco has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant-quarantine 
officials, and others interested in the exi)ortation of plants and plant products 
to that country. 
It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector in charge, 
Foreign Information Service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from his 
translations of the French texts of the dahirs and decrees i)r()mulgated by the 
director-general of agriculture, commerce, and colonization of the French zone 
of the Sheriflan Empire (Morocco), and reviewed by the direction general of 
that zone. 
The information included in this circular is believed to be correct and com- 
plete u]) to the time of ])repa ration, but it is not intended to be used independ- 
ently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts, and is not to be interpreted 
as legally authoritative. The original dahirs and decrees should be consulted 
for the exact texts. 
Lee a. Strong. 
Chief, Bureau of EntoDiolof/ii (uid PJdut Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, FRENCH ZONE OF MOROCCO 
Basic Legislation 
[Dahir of Sept. 20, 1927; Bulletin Officiel No. 803. Mar. 1.3. 1928. Dahir of Apr. 29, 
1933; Bulletin Officiel No. 1076, June 9. 1933] 
Summary 
importation prohibited 
Live insects and, unless preserved in liquids, their eggs, larvae, nymphs, or 
pupae ; cultures of myxomycetes, fungi, or bacteria ; dodder seeds {Cuseuta spp.), 
