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clearance if the fruits are found healthy or will order their destruction or 
relading in the contrary case. 
Art. 2 Citrus fruits. — Until further notice citrus fruits are admitted into 
France on simple presentation of the certificate prescribed by article 1. 
Art. 3. Transit of plants and fresh fruits. — This article has been modified and 
amplified by the order of July 24, 1933, as follows : 
The transit through French territory of living plants and living parts of 
plants (including trees, shrubs, nursery products, cuttings, and other plant 
parts, as well as fresh fruits originating in or proceeding from countries con- 
taminated by San Jose scale (Aspidiotus pernieiosus Comst.) is authorized 
under the following conditions: 
That transportation shall be effected in sealed cars; the products must be 
packed in substantial containers which do not permit leakage, shipment in bulk 
being prohibited; entry shall be made through the customs at Marseille, Bor- 
deaux, Dunkerque, Le Havre, Kehl-Strasbourg, St. Louis, Cerbere, and Hendaye ; 
no transshipment is permitted at the point of entry on a land frontier, and 
direct transshipment must be made from ship to car at maritime ports without 
storage on the dock. 
Authorized ports of entry for fruits. — The entry into and transit through 
France of these fruits may take place only through the ports of Le Havre, 
Bordeaux, Marseille, and Dunkerque. (As amended by the decree of May 9, 
1932. ) 
Phylloxera Restrictions 
Since the decree of March 8, 1932, prohibits the importation into France of 
living plants or parts thereof from countries infested by San Jose scale, the 
phylloxera restrictions do not concern those countries insofar as living plants 
or parts thereof are concerned. The phylloxera regulations do not restrict the 
importation of seeds, but special restrictions are imposed on the importation of 
clover and grass seeds. 
Importation of Potatoes Prohibited 
(Decree of July 13, 1922, art. 1) 
The entry into and transit through France is prohibited of potatoes and leaves 
and refuse of that plant coming directly or indirectly from the United States of 
America, a country in which the existence of the Colorado potato beetle (Lcpti- 
notarsa decemlineata Say) has been determined. The prohibition extends to 
cases, barrels, sacks, and other containers serving or having served to transport 
the above mentioned products. 
Importation of Infested Plants and Fruits Prohibited 
The same prohibition is applicable to shipments of fruits and of plants other 
than potatoes, leaves, and refuse of that plant, as well as to material that has 
served to transport or contain them, when the presence of Leptinotarsa decem- 
lineata is determined in the said shipments. To that end they are subjected 
on their entry into France to a special examination. 
(Since the importation of potatoes from the United States is prohibited on 
account of the Colorado potato beetle, the restrictions on account of potato wart 
(Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc.) are omitted.) 
Restrictions on the Importation of Seeds 
Although article 2 of the Phylloxera Convention of Berne, November 3, 1881, 
provides for the importation of seeds without restriction from the standpoint of 
phylloxera, certain classes of seeds are placed under restriction to prevent the 
introduction of dodder (Cuscuta spp.). 
importation of dodder seeds prohibited 
(Decree of Feb. 21, 1908) 
The importation into France of seeds of the plant parasite, dodder (Cuscuta 
spp.), is prohibited. 
That prohibition applies also to forage-crop seeds that upon inspection are 
found to contain dodder seeds; especially alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), red 
