1936] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 71 
article 2 of the customs law of June 10, 1920 (St. G. Bl. no. 250, of 1920), and 
of article 12 of the plant protection law of July 12, 1929 (13. G. Bl., no. 252, of 
1929). 
SHIPMENTS ATTACKED BY PLANT PESTS OB DISEASES, IMPORTATION PROHIBITED 
Article 1. The importation into, or transit through, Austrian Federal terri- 
tory is prohibited of shipments of any kind, from foreign countries, which are 
attacked by an injurious plant pest or disease, and which may cause the intro- 
duction of such a pest or disease. 
Articles 2 and 3 prescribe that all plant-quarantine requirements shall be 
met at the frontier port of entry and provide for the inspection of shipments 
from foreign countries. 
Special Regulations Concerning Particular Plant Pests and Diseases 
potato wart and phylloxera 
Article 4 prescribes that the special provisions for protection against potato 
wart and phylloxera shall not be affected by this decree. 
SAN JOSE SCALE AND APPLE FRUIT FLY, INSPECTION CERTIFICATE AND DISINFECTION 
REQUIRED 
Art. 5. (1) The importation from any country into Federal territory of 
deciduous fruit trees and berry-bearing shrubs, as well as of other deciduous 
trees and shrubs, including stocks, slips, cuttings, and scions thereof, is permis- 
sible only when each shipment — 
(1) Is accompanied by a certificate issued by the official plant-protection 
service of the exporting country declaring that: (a) Upon inspection 
it has been found free from injurious plant pests and diseases ; and 
(&) in the exporting country an effective disinfection with hydro- 
cyanic-acid gas was carried out, in connection with which each plant 
or package (bale, basket, packet, etc.) was provided with a seal of 
the official plant-protection service (the impression of which is to be 
borne by the certificate) in such a manner that a substitution of the 
plants for others is precluded ; and 
(2) The shipment corresponds to those conditions. 
CERTIFICATES REQUIRED WITH PLANTS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED IN 
ARTICLE 5(1) 
Art. 6. (1) Without prejudice to the exception in article 10, each shipment 
of living plants and parts of plants, other than those indicated in article 5 (1), 
must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the plant-protection service of 
the exporting country affirming that upon inspection they were found free from 
San Jose scale and other injurious pests and diseases. 
(2) However, shipments of rooted plants and parts of plants with balls of 
earth fall also under the provisions of article 12. 
IMPORTATION BY RAIL, WATER, AND MAIL PERMITTED 
Art. 7. The importation of shipments of all the kinds referred to in articles 5 
and 6 is permitted by rail, water, and mail only. 
INSPECTION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR APPLES AND PEARS 
Art. 8. The importation of apples, pears, and refuse or waste from those 
fruits, from any country into Federal territory, is permissible only when each 
shipment is accompanied by a certificate issued by the plant-inspection service 
of the country of origin affirming that, upon inspection, they were found free 
from San Jose scale (Aspidiotu.s pcnueiosw) and apple fruit fly or maggot 
(Rhagoletis pomonella) . 
TRANSIT RESTRICTIONS 
Art. 9. (1) The provisions of articles 5 (1), 6, 7, and 8 apply also to transit 
traffic through Federal territory. 
