1930] 
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accompanied by a certificate issued by an official plant-inspection service of 
the country of origin, and thai this certificate be presented to the customs 
authorities at the porl of entry. Plants, the roots of which have been washed, 
also are affected by these regulations, but they do nol apply to cul asparagus, 
mushrooms, aquatic plants, mosses for wreaths, and sphagnum moss. 
The importation of vegetable mold, composts, and animal manures is pro- 
hibited. 
Character of certificate 
Art. 2. The certificate, which must be attached to the bill of lading, shall be 
issited by the plant-inspection service within a period of 1 mouth prior to 
exportation from the country of origin. It shall affirm that the place where 
the plants were grown is free from potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum 
(Schilb.) Perc), potato nematodes or eelworms (Heterodera rostochiensis) , 
and Colorado potato beetle ((Doryphora) Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say), and 
that it is situated at least 5 km from any place where the potato wart and 
potato nematode have been observed during the past 10 years, and not less than 
50 km from any infestation of Colorado potato beetle within the same period. 
The certificate shall also indicate the country of origin, the place where the 
products were grown, the name and address of the grower, the date, and it shall 
be provided with the official seal or stamp of the inspection service. 
At the foot of the certificate the grower must indicate the number and kind 
of packages included in the shipment, and declare 1 that the plants were shipped 
direct from the place of production to the importer. 
Art. 3. The provisions concerning the importation of elms, Douglas firs, and 
potatoes of January 29, 1929, July 17, 1929, and February 22, 1935, are not 
affected by the present order. 
The form of certificate required by the Danish Government appears below : 
No. 
(Name of the country of origin) 
Certificate of origin 
This is to certify that the plants included in the shipment described below 
were grown by at , 
(Name of grower) (Postal address of place where grown) 
a locality free from infection by potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum 
(Schilb.) Perc), potato nematodes or eelworms (Heterodera rostochiensis), 
and Colorado potato beetle ((Doryphora) Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say), and 
situated at least 5 km from any place where potato wart and potato nematodes 
have occurred during the last 10 years, and not less than 50 km from any place 
where the Colorado potato beetle has been observed during the same period. 
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Seal of the official Plant Inspection Service. 
, 
Chief, Plant Inspection Service. 
The undersigned grower hereby declares that the shipment comprises 
packages containing , which 
( Number) (Number and kind of plants) 
are being shipped direct from the place of production to 
(Name and address of consignee) 
(Name of grower) 
(Fostal address) 
Restrictions ox the Importation of Potatoes 
[Order of Feb. 22, 1935] 
IMPORTATION PROHI.niTED FROM CERTAIN COL'NTRIES 
Article 1. (1) No potatoes may be imported into Denmark from any country 
in which potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc), potato 
nematodes ( 1I< U rodera rostochit mis), or Colorado potato beetle ( (Doryphora) 
Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) have been determined during the past 10 
years. (This, of course, has the effect of a prohibition against the importa- 
tion of potatoes from the United States.) Provision is made in this article 
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