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The same applies also to wine, grape seeds, vintage grapes in tightly closed 
barrels, grape marc in closed casks or barrels, table grapes in securely closed 
but easily opened boxes or baskets, and cut and potted flowers, except as 
restricted when coming from Italy. 
Cut flowers imported by airplane may enter only through Le Bourget, Paris 
(notice to Importers, published July 1, 19.*'»2). 
San Jose Scale Restrictions 
importation of all living plants from the united states and certain other 
countries prohibited on account of san jose scale 
(Decree of Mar. 8, 1932, as amended by ministerial orders of Apr. 8, June 23, Aug. 2, 
Nov. 2, 1932, and July 23, 1933, and the decree of Apr. 5, 1933) 
The entry into and transit through France are prohibited of living plants, and 
living parts of plants (trees, shrubs, nursery products, cuttings, and other parts 
of plants), including fresh fruits, as well as the containers and packing materials 
serving, or having served, to transport such products, originating in or proceed- 
ing from the United States of America : Provided, That the above-named prod- 
ucts, when intended for study and research, may be imported under permits 
granted by the Minister of Agriculture, who will prescribe the conditions of 
importation. 
The same prohibition is applicable to other countries in which the presence of 
San Jose scale (Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst.) has been determined, namely: 
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Hawaii, Hungary, Japan, 
Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, and the Union of South Africa. 
RESTRICTIONS ON THE ENTRY OF FRESH FRUITS 
Certification of freedom from San Jose scale required 
By derogation of the prohibition to enter fresh fruits into France from the 
above-named countries and the United States, in which San Jose scale is known 
to occur, the importation is authorized of certain categories of fruits maintained 
in the countries of origin in such a manner as to give every assurance that they 
are not carriers of Aspidiotus perniciosus, under the conditions and through the 
customs offices authorized by the Minister of Agriculture. 
Plants and fresh fruits from countries not infested by San Jose scale 
Each shipment must be accompanied by a certificate of origin issued by a com- 
petent administrative authority of the country of origin. If there is occasion to 
do so, orders of the Ministry of Agriculture will indicate the plants and parts of 
plants for which such a certificate is not required (decree of Apr. 5, 1933). 
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 
The decree of March 15, 1932, regulating that of March 8, 1932, as modified by 
the ministerial orders of April 8, May 9, June 23, August 2, and November 2, 1932, 
prescribes : 
Article 1. The entry into France of fresh fruits originating in and proceeding 
from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Hawaii, Hungary, 
Japan. Mexico, Portugal, New Zealand, Rumania, Union of South Africa, and 
the United States of America, is authorized on condition — 
i a > That the products are accompanied by a phvtosanitary inspection certifi- 
cate, issued by competent authority of the country of origin, absolutely guaran- 
teeing that the fruits are not carriers of San Jose scale. 
(A notice to importers, published in the Journal Offieiel of May 4. 1932, requires 
the shipper to obtain the certificate in duplicate, one copy to accompany the cor- 
responding shipment, and the other to be addressed to the Minister of Agricul- 
ture. 78 Rue de Varenne, Paris, under the stamp of the plant protection service. 
In this connection the French Minister of Agriculture will accept only certificates 
issued by the United States Department of Agriculture for shipments of fresh 
fruits produced in and proceeding from the United States.) 
(b) That a phytosanitary inspection be effected on the arrival of the fruits in 
France by an inspector of the service of plant protection, who will grant full 
