232 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [July-Sept. 
NOTICE CONCKBNING THE SHIPMENT OF FRESH FEUITS FKOM PUERTO RICO \1A A POET 
OF THE MAINLAND 
A notice of the French Ministry of Agriculture to importers of fresh fruits 
from Puerto Rico, published in the Journal Officiel of September 1, 1936, draws 
attention to the fact that this island, having been recognized as being free from 
San Jose scale {Aspidiotus pcniiciosus) , consignments of fresh fruits originat- 
ing therein may be imported through any customhouse on the French maritime 
frontier if shipped direct and if accompanied by a declaration of origin in ac- 
cordance with the model published in the Journal Officiel of June 2, 1932, as 
follows in English and French: 
DECLARATION OF ORIGIN REQUIRED TO ACCOMPANY SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS 
PROCEEDING FROM COUNTRIES IN WHICH SAN JOSE SCALE HAS NEVER BEEN DETER- 
MINED, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE DECREE OF MARCH 8, 1932 
The undersigned (full name and official title), certifies that the fresh fruits, 
comprising the shipment hereafter described, were gathered at , 
(Locality) 
situated in 
( State and country) 
Le soussigne, , certifie que les fruits frais, faisant 
I'objet de renvoi d^crit ci-apres, ont etc recoltes k , situ4e 
(Localit6) 
dans r sur le territoire de 
(Stat) (Nom du pays) 
Number and kind of packages 
Nombre et nature des colis 
Marks and numbers of packages 
Marques et numeros des colis 
Kind of products 
Nature des produits . 
Name and address of shipper 
Nom et adresse de I'expediteur 
Name and address of consignee 
Nom et adresse du destinataire 
Date of shipment 
Date de I'expedition 
Railroad station or port of landing in France 
Gare ou port de debarquement en France 
Approximate date of arrival 
Date approximative de I'arrivee . . 
[official seal.] 
[cachet officiel.] 
Done at , (date) 19— 
(Place) 
Fait a le 19— 
(Ort) 
If the said consignments have entered a port of the continental United States, 
the territory of which is recognized as infested with San Jose scale, such con- 
signments can be introduced into France only under the following conditions: 
1. Importation is restricted to the ports of Dunkerque, Bordeaux, and Mar- 
seilles. 
2. E.'ich consignment must be accompanied by the certificate shown in the 
Journal Officiel of May 4, 1932, issued by the phytosanitary inspector of the 
port of landing in the United States (Form E. Q.-926). 
3. The consignment must be transported directly from the United States port 
to the French port, and 
