1936] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 113 
FUMIGATION REQUIRED TO PREVENT INTRODUCTION OF PINK BOTXWOBM 
Article 1. Cottonseed imported into Chile for the production of oil, un- 
ginned cotton, and the containers thereof, proceeding from regions where the 
pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella Saund.) exists shall be fumigated 
or treated by heat before embarkation, in such a manner as to destroy all 
insects contained in the shipment. 
The phytosanitary authority of the exporting country shall certify to the 
fumigation in the phytosanitary certificate that must accompany the shipment, 
in accordance with article 3 of the General Regulations of the Law of Phyto- 
sanitary Police. (See Basic Law, p. 1, B. P. Q. 348.) 
Art. 2. If on arrival in Chile a consignment of cottonseed is found to carry 
live insects, despite compliance with the requirements of the preceding article, 
it shall be fumigated, the operation to begin within 24 hours after unlading. 
If fumigation cannot be effected within the designated period, the Servicio de 
Sanidad Vegetal shall prevent the unlading of the shipment or proceed with 
its destruction after the lapse of 24 hours from unlading. 
Art. 3. If the certificate referred to in article 1 cannot be obtained, the 
shipment shall be fumigated on board, before unlading is begun in the Chilean 
port, for a minimum period of 12 hours. If this treatment does not prove 
efficacious, a second fumigation shall be applied on board or on lighters or 
barges, and its landing shall not be permitted while live insects are found in 
the shipment. 
Fumigation on board may be waived if the operation can be effected on 
lighters or barges on condition that both the unlading of such a shipment and 
the fumigation are carried out not less than 500 meters from shore. The 
shipment shall not be landed while specimens of live pink bollworms or other 
insects are found therein. 
Art. 4. Shipments of cottonseed arriving by land, if not supported by the 
fumigation certificate referred to in article 1, shall be returned to the country 
of origin within a minimum period that will be determined by the Servicio de 
Sanidad Vegetal, or destroyed if the return is not effected within the stipu- 
lated period. 
Art. 5. In all cases, this seed shall be ground immediately nfter it is re- 
ceived, preference being given over any other, and not allowing the work to 
stop until the entire shipment has been manufactured. 
Art. 6. The foregoing measures will not be required for seed proceeding 
from regions where pink bollworm does not exist, if such seed is subjected 
to the general provisions relating to the importation of seeds. In such case 
the certificate shall explicitly declare that pink bollworm does not exist in 
the region where the seed was produced. 
the cotton stainer, dysdercus sp. 
Art. 7. The phytosanitary certificate accompanying cottonseed intended for 
the production of oil proceeding from regions in which the cotton stainer, 
Dysdercus sp., exists shall clearly affirm that the shipment does not contain 
that insect. If the said insect does not occur in the region, that fact shall 
be stamped on the certificate. 
Art. 8. The seed shall be inspected on board in the port of destination by 
the Servicio de Sanidad Vegetal. 
Art. 9. If live cotton stainers are found, it will be treated in accordance 
with the provisions of the second article of this decree. 
Art. 10. Unginned cotton or cottonseed imported from regions where the 
pink bollworm or the cotton stainer exist shall meet the requirements of 
articles 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. 
Art. 11. Importation of cotton will be permitted only in sacks; these shall 
be so strong that they will not tear or burst during transportation or in lading 
or unlading. The unlading of torn sacks will not be permitted. 
cottonseed intended for sowing 
Art. 12. The importation of seeds for sowing from regions in which pink 
bollworm occurs is prohibited, and all the other measures indicated in the 
present decree will be applied to the said seed. 
