1936] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 129 
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR PROPAGATION 
The resolution of October 17, 1934, supplements the provisions of articles- 38 
to 42, inclusive, with respect to seeds, plants, and parts thereof, intended for 
propagation, the importation of which is not restricted or prohibited by special 
quarantines, as follows: 
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED 
Article 1. The importation into the Republic of Mexico is permitted of all 
kinds of agricultural seeds and products intended for sowing and propagation, 
only when accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate indicating origin, issued 
by the competent authority of the official service of the country of origin, except 
in cases where partial or absolute quarantines are in effect against the imported 
product. 
Art. 2. The certificate shall affirm that the seeds, bulbs, rhizomes, stolons, 
layers, cuttings, etc., from field, garden, nursery, etc., which is under the super- 
vision of the phytosanitary service of the country of origin, do not bear injuri- 
ous diseases or pests, especially virus diseases, and that the shipment was 
subjected to a phytopathological and entomological inspection by an inspector 
of the phytosanitary service of the exporting country. 
Art. 3. In accordance with the regulations on matters of agricultural health, 
issued by the President of the Republic, March 22, 1928, Mexican consuls in 
foreign countries will inform the Department of Agriculture, through the De- 
partment of Foreign Relations, which agricultural areas of the respective 
countries are under the supervision of the phytosanitary service of the same. 
AUTHORIZED ports of entry 
Art. 4. The unlading and introduction of the products referred to in this 
resolution will be permitted only through the following ports and custom- 
bouses : 
Northern frontier. — Tiajuana and Mexicali, Baja California: Nogales, 
Sonora ; Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua : Piedras Negras, Coahuila ; Nuevo Laredo 
and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. 
Gulf ports. — Tampico, Tamaulipas; Veracruz, Veracruz; Progreso, Yucatan; 
Payo Obispo. Campeche. 
Pacific ports. — Ensenada, La Paz and Santa Rosalia. Baja California: 
Guaymas. Sonora: Mazatlan, Sinaloa ; Manzanillo, Colima ; Acapulco, Guerrero; 
Salina Cruz. Oaxaca. 
Southern frontier. — Suchiate. Chiapas. 
INSPECTION ON ARRIVAL 
Art. 5. The phytosanitary inspector will inspect every shipment of seeds, 
bulbs, etc., in the port or customhouse of entry and wiil issue a correspond- 
ing certificate in accordance with articles 38 to 42 of the Reglamento de Policia 
Agricola, provided that the phytosanitary certificate accompanies the shipment, 
that it is valid, and that the result of the inspection is satisfactory. 
CONSULAR VISA NOT REQUIRED 
Art. 6. Since the present resolution does not correspond to a partial or 
absolute quarantine, in the concept of the Resrlamento de Policia Sanitaria, 
chapter V, the legalization of phytosanitary certificates by the Mexican consul 
in the country of origin is not necessary. 
FUMIGATION IF DEEMED NECESSARY 
Art. 7. When shipments are not accompanied by the corresponding phyto- 
sanitary certificates, the Direccion de Fomento Agricola will decide, after the 
merchandise has been examined by an inspector, whether it shall be subjected 
to fumigation at atmospheric pressure in the port or customhouse of entry. 
using 100 grams carbon disulphide per cubic meter for 24 hours, or 8 grams 
hydrocyanic acid gas per cubic meter with a vacuum of 400 mm at sea level 
with an exposure of 1 hour, or disinfection with hot water, with compounds 
of mercury, or with formalin, or whether the entry of the product should be 
refused. 
