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B. E. P. Q. 449. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, IRAN (PERSIA) 
May 20, 1937. 
This nbstraet of the plaiit-qiuiranthie import rostrictioiis of Iran has been 
prepared for the iiiforiiiatioii of nurserymen, phint-qnaranline officials, and 
c»thers interested in the exportation of phints and plant products to that country. 
It was prv pared by Harry B. Shaw, phmt-quarantine inspector, in charge. 
Foreign Information Service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from his 
translation of the German text published in Amtliche Pfianzenschutz1)estimmun- 
gen VIII : 3, May 1. 1986, of Decision No. 7STG of the Council of Ministers of 
Iran, October 22, 1314 (Jan. 1-2, 193G), and compared with a translation of 
the Iranian text furnished by the American Legation in Teheran. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and com- 
plete up to the time of preparation, but it is not intended to be used independ- 
ently of, nor as a substitute for, the original text. 
Lke A. StronCx. 
Chief, Bureau of Eutomolofni and Plant Qimranti'ne. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, IRAN (PERSIA) 
Decision of the Council of Ministers, No. 7876, January 1-2, 1936. 
Import Permit Required for Plant Material 
Article 1. The importation of any kind of plants,- shrubs, seeds, fruit pits, 
bulbs, roots, stems, cuttings, tubers, branches, fruits, or other parts of plants 
may be effected only with the previous permission of the Department of Agri- 
culture. 
Note. — The Department of Agriculture is authorized at any time and for an 
unlimited period, to prohibit the importation of any kind of plants, seeds, fruit 
1 U--. bulbs, roots, stems, cuttings, tubers, branches, fruits, and other parts of 
plants from any country deemed advisable. 
Phytosanitary Certificate Required 
Art. 2. The permission to import may be granted on condition that the ex- 
porting country possesses an authoritative organization for combatting plant 
diseases and that the official plant protection service of that country has issued 
a phytosanitary certificate. 
Frontier Ports of Entry 
Art. 3. The frontier offices at which the above-mentioned plant material will 
be inspected and through which it may be Imported will be designated by the 
Department of Agriculture. 
Importation of Potatoes and Cottonseed Prohibited 
Art. 4. The importation of potatoes and cottonseed intended for private per- 
sons and firms, for any purposes, is prohibited. Only the Department of Agri- 
culture can undertake the importation of the necessary quantity for seed 
requirements with due regard to technical considerations. 
Presence of Disease to Be Reported 
Art. 5. Whoever imports the kinds of plants mentioned in article 1, under 
the provisions of these regulations, in the event that a disease is determined, 
is in duty bound to inform the Department of Agriculture at once and send 
to it a specimen for examination and the determination of the disease. 
Art. 6. The headquarters for the examination and disinfection of seeds will 
be determined by the Department of Agriculture. 
Art. 7. Relates to the domestic control of plant diseases. 
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