118 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [July-Sept. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, KINGDOM OF DENMARK 
Basic Legislation 
Law no. 140, of July 1, 1927. 
Concise Summary 
importation prohibited 
Potatoes : Importation prohibited from any country in which potato wart 
(Synchytrium cndobioticum (Schilb.) Perc), potato nematodes or eelworms 
[Heterodera rostochiensis) , or Colorado potato beetle ((Doryphora) Leptino- 
tarsa decemlineata Say) have been determined during the last 10 years (order 
of Feb. 22, 1935, p. 5). 
Elm trees (Ulmus spp.) : Importation of all species prohibited (order of Jan. 
29, 1929, p. 5). 
Douglas firs (Pseudotsuga (douglasi) taxifolia Brit.) : Importation of plants 
and seeds prohibited (order of July 17, 1929, p. 5). 
Vegetable mold, composts, and animal manures: Importation prohibited 
(order of Feb. 22, 1935, art. 1, p. 5). 
IMPORTATION RESTRICTED 
Plants and parts of plants with adhering soil, including fruit and other trees, 
shrubs, bushes, roots, rooted vegetables, bulbs, tubers, bedding plants, potted 
plants, etc. : Importation permitted if shipped direct from the place of produc- 
tion to the importer and if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued 
by an official plant inspection service of the country of origin in prescribed form 
(order of Feb. 22, 1935, p. 2). 
Potatoes from countries in which potato wart, potato nematode, and Colo- 
rado potato beetle are not known to have occurred during the last 10 years, if 
shipped in new containers and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued 
by an official plant inspection service of the country of origin in prescribed 
form (order of Feb. 22, 1935, p. 5). 
IMPORTATION UNRESTRICTED 
Cut asparagus, mushrooms, aquatic plants, mosses for wreaths, and sphagnum 
moss (order of Feb. 22, 1935, pp. 2 and 3). 
Fresh fruits and vegetables, other than rooted vegetables and root crops in 
general (order of Feb. 22, 1935). 
Provisions of the Basic Legislation 
Law no. 140, July 1, 1927, authorizes the Danish Minister of Agriculture to 
take the necessary measures to prevent the introduction into the Kingdom of 
Denmark of plant diseases and pests that are regarded as dangerous to agri- 
cultural, horticultural, and sylvicultural plants, and which have not hitherto 
become established in Denmark, or which are of limited distribution ; to combat 
such diseases and pests by prohibiting the sowing or planting or transportation 
of cultivated plants ; by the disinfection or destruction of such plants and their 
packing which might serve to spread the parasites; by isolating certain areas; 
by disinfecting warehouses, implements, etc. ; or by any other means suitable 
for combating such parasites. 
Restrictions on the Importation of Plants 
[Order of Feb. 22, 1935, as amended by that of Aug. 26, 1935] 
GENERAL REGULATIONS 
Direct shipment and phytosanitary certificate required 
Article 1. The importation of plants and parts of plants with adhering soil, 
such as fruit and other trees, shrubs, bushes, roots, rooted vegetables, bulbs, 
tubers, bedding plants, potted plants, etc., is permitted on condition that the 
shipment is made direct from the place of production to the importer, that it is 
