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capitata Wied.) does not exist. The certificate should be signed by a qualified 
agent of the government of the country of origin. 
In default of such a certificate, the fruits and their packing will be destroyed 
without delay under the supervision of the customs authorities. 
Art. 4. Fresh fruits grown in certain countries, such as the United States of 
America, Canada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, etc., will be beneficiaries of the privi- 
lege granted by paragraph 2 of article 5 to ornamentals and vegetables (truck 
crops), provided that their origin is certified by comi)etent authorities of the 
said countries and that they arrive in vessels that have not touched at ports of 
countries reputed to be contaminated. 
CEETIFICATION OF ORNAMENTALS AND VEGITrABOIS REQUIRED 
Art. 5. Plant species known as ornamentals or vegetables, including slips, cut- 
tings, or any part other than seeds, entering Haiti, should be accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate signed by a qualified agent of the government of the 
country of origin, attesting that the said plants or parts thereof are free from 
infectious diseases and injurious insects or that they do not proceed from fields 
infested by such insects and diseases. 
In default of a phytosanitary certificate, plants or parts thereof and their 
packing will be destroyed without delay under supervision of customs authori- 
ties. Exceptionally, however, such plants or parts of plants imported through 
Port-au-Prince may be forwarded to destination after inspection by a qualified 
agent of the S. N. P. A. and E. R. and the obligatory issuance of a certificate 
in proper form. 
Art. 6. The following fresh products : Tomatoes, peppers, green beans, melons, 
cucumbers, and pumpkins imported from countries other than those named in 
article 4 should be accompanied by the certificate prescribed by article 3, other- 
wise they will be destroyed without delay, together with their packing, under 
customs supervision. 
Art. 7. The expenses involved by the inspection provided in article 5, including 
the traveling expenses of the agent of the S. N. P. A. and E. R., will be charged to 
the consignee and must be paid by him before the issuance of the certificate, in 
accordance with the established tariff. 
certificl\tion of cereals and dried or preser\'ed fruits not required 
Art. 8. Cereals such as corn (Zea mays L.), wheat, rice, oats, barley; dried 
vegetables, vegetable seeds, and flowers ; dried or preserved fruits, such as grapes, 
peaches, plums, candied fruit, etc., do not fall under the restrictions of the present 
order and may be imported into Haiti without phytosanitary certificate. 
FREE inspection ser\t:ce at port-au-princb 
Art. 9. A regular free inspection service has been established at Port-au-Prince 
by the S. N. P. A. and E. R. to proceed, once a week, to inspect plant products 
entering that port. 
Art. 10. In all cases not provided for in the preceding articles, the customs will 
consult the S. N. P. A. and E. R. before finally delivering products to their con- 
signees. 
certification for export 
Art. 11. Qualified agents of the S. N. P. A. and E. R. alone, on exportation, may 
issue the certificates required by foreign countries for the importation of plant or 
animal products of Haiti. 
Art. 12. The present order revokes that of November 23, 1934. 
B. E. P. Q. 420, Supplement No. 1. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF FINLAND 
October 14, 1937. 
Regulations Governing the Importation of Seeds 
[Decree No. 149, April 9, 1937; Finlands Forfattningssamling, April 10, 1937] 
Decree No. 149 revokes and supersedes that of March 9, 1920 (p. 7 et seq., B. B. 
P. Q. 420) . The following regulations are now effective : 
Article 1. The Agricultural Administration, in case of necessity, on the sug- 
gestion of the Government Seed Control Station, must make proposals to the 
