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The treatment prescribed in B. E. P. Q. 403, requires the cooling of the 
grapes until the approximate center of the fruit in the piickage reaches a 
temperature of 84° F. and holding it at or below that temperature for a 
Ijcriod of 12 days. 
On the basis of the above determination and under the authority of regulation 
2 of the rules and regulations supplemental to Notice of Quarantine No. 56, 
grapes of the Vinifera type, and such other deciduous fruits as may l)e ap- 
proved in the permit, which are prohibited entry in the fresh state because 
of the Mediterranean fruit fly, may therefore be entered under the following 
conditions : 
1. Before being loaded they shall be cooled to a temperature of 32° F. under 
the supervision of an official designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, or 
one holding a comparable position, in the country concerned, in a plant ap- 
proved for the purpose by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 
of the United States Department of Agriculture. 
2. The temperature of the grapes or other deciduous fruits shall in no case 
rise above 33° F. between the time they are taken from the precooling plant 
and the required refrigeration treatment is begun on the carrying vessel. 
3. The grapes or other deciduous fruits shall be held at a temperature of 
34° F. or below for a period of 12 days. Such treatment shall be applied only 
in vessels which have been approved by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant 
Quarantine of the United States Department of Agriculture, and in particular 
holds or compartments designated by that Bureau for this purpose. Treat- 
ments must be completed in the holds or compartments in which they are 
begun. 
4. Each container of grapes or other deciduous fruits to be imported into 
the United States under the provisions of this circular shall be marked by an 
appropriate label, or stencil, or stamp impression, which will enable identifica- 
tion at all times. 
5. A certificate shall be issued in triplicate by an ofl^icial designated by the 
Secretary of Agriculture or one holding a comparable position, in the country 
concerned, indicating compliance with the provisions of numbered paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of this circular. In addition this certificate shall give the iden- 
tifying marks prescribed in paragraph number (4). The signatures and of- 
ficial position of those designated to sign this certificate shall be submitted to 
the Bureau of Entomology and Plnnt Quarantine of the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture in quadruplicate. 
6. The original and one copy of the certificate required in numbered para- 
graph (51 hereof shall be verified by the American consul at the port of export 
and shall accompany the shipment and be surrendered to the inspector of the 
Burcjui of Entomology and Plant Quarantine of the United States Department 
of Agriculture at the port of entry. The third copy will be retained by the 
consular office verifying the certification. 
7. When requested, applicants for permits to import Vinifera grapes and 
certain other deciduous fruits under the provisions of this circular shall fur- 
nish or an-ange to have furnished, blue prints, plnns, specifications, or such 
other information as may be deemed necessary for considering precooling 
plants or can-ying vessels, for approval by the Bureau of Entomology and 
Plant Quarantine of the United States Department of Agriculture. 
8. When requested, provisions shall be mnde to authorize representatives of 
the Burenu of Entomology and Plant Quarantine of the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, to inspect and carry on such tests as may be deemed 
necessnry in or on precooling plants nnd carrying vessels for which approval 
has been requested under the provisions of this circular. 
9. No permits will be issued for the importation of Vinifera grapes or other 
deciduous fruits under the provisions of this circular until the precooling plnnt 
at the nort of lending and the hold, holds, or compartments of the carrying 
vessels in which the prescribod in-trnnsit trentment is to be givon have i)een 
nr>provp^l bv the Burenu of Entomology and Plant Quarantine of the TTnited 
States Department of Agriculture. 
10. Carrying vessels mu«t be equipped with apTm)ved temT)ernture-recording 
instruments located, installed, operated, and maintained in a manner to be pre- 
scribed by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine of the United 
States Denartment of Acriculture, for each vessel. 
11. Not more than 3 days prior to the lading of grapes or other deciduous 
fruits to be jriven in-transit sterili'/ation as provided in this circular, the 
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