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ENTRY TO BE MADE THROUGH DESIGNATED PORTS 
Art. 3. The entry of plants or parts thereof accompanied by the certificates 
mentioned in article 1 is permitted through frontier or maritime customs offices 
designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and approved by the Council of 
Ministers. 
INSPECTION REQUIRED ON ARRIVAL 
Art. 4. All plants and parts thereof arriving at the customs ports of entry in 
accordance with the provisions of article 3 shall be examined by the Control and 
Disinfection Board at the customs, together with the accompanying certificates 
of origin and health. The plants or parts thereof found on examination to be 
free from contagious diseases and insect pests and whose certificates are found 
to be in order may be cleared through the customs. 
DISPOSAL OF INFECTED PLANTS 
Infested or infected plants and parts thereof, or shipments not supported by 
the proper certificates, may be treated at the expense of the consignees or de- 
stroyed unless arrangements are made within 15 days by the consignees for 
reshipment out of the country. 
In case of necessity, the importation or transit of certain plants or parts 
thereof into or through Turkey may be prohibited by a decision of the Council 
of Ministers on the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture, for the protection of 
the products of the country from harmful insects and diseases. 
Restrictions on the Importation of Potatoes 
[Decree of November 23, 1341 (1925)] 
PH YTOS ANITA RY CERTIFICATE REQLTIRED 
Article 1. Potatoes shipped to Turkey must be accompanied by a phytosani- 
tary certificate indicating origin, attesting freedom from potato wart {Synchy- 
trium endobiotimim (Schilb.) Perc), and visaed by the Turkish Embassy or 
Consulate. 
authorized ports of entry 
Art. 2. Shipments of potatoes made in accordance with the provisions of arti- 
cle 1 may be imported into the territory of the Turkish Republic only through 
the ports of Istanbul, Ismir, Samsun, Trabzon, Mersin, and through the frontier 
customs of Uzun-koprii and Karaagach. 
inspection on arrival 
Art. 3. Potato shipments arriving at the above-named customs ports of entry 
are subjected to inspection by technical officials and are admitted as soon as 
found free from disease. 
Art. 4. Potatoes that do not meet the above requirements may not be 
imported into Turkey. 
Importation of Cotton Prohibited 
[Law approved January 12, 1341 (1925)] 
Art. 3. The importation of cotton bolls, cottonseed, cotton with or without 
seeds, and cotton plants and parts thereof, is prohibited. Even the transit 
of those products through cotton-growing regions is prohibited. 
importation of cottonsf^d for scientific purposes permitted 
Art. 4. Disinfected cottonseed may be imported by the Department of Agri- 
culture for experimental purposes or for the improvement of local cotton ; the 
same applies to prepared cotton for medical or surgical purposes, since they 
are exempt from the provisions of this law. These products will be disinfected 
at Istanbul, Trabzon, Izmir, Mersin, or Adana. 
