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appointed by the Office of Plant Protection, who, after inspection, shall admit 
cars found free from evidence of having been used for the transportation of 
cotton, or its raw, unmanufactured products, and they shall require the 
cleaning or fumigation of contaminated cars. 
Note.— The following letter, dated Mexico City, October 21, 1926, has been 
received from the Office of the Director General of Agriculture and Livestock: 
"In answer to your letter of the 15th instant, you are .informed that you 
have correctly interpreted the decision of this office relative to the requisites 
that should be complied with, at the present time, to allow the importation 
into this country of seeds from abroad, which requisites consist in subjecting 
to fumigation the seeds of cotton and coffee; seeds of other kinds being sub- 
jected only to inspection ; it being understood that the introduction of seeds 
infected with disease is prohibited. 
"The importation of cottonseed or coffee should be supported by a certificate 
issued by a competent and authorized person, without it being absolutely neces- 
sary that the fumigation take place precisely at the port or customhouse of 
entry, since it will be sufficient that in the document mentioned it appear that 
the fumigation took place immediately before or after the last loading." 
EXTERIOR QUARANTINE NO. 4 — POTATOES 
[Decree of June 26, 1927] 
A partial quarantine against potatoes on account of the potato wart disease 
(Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc.) and other injurious pests or dis- 
eases not known to occur in Mexico. 
The importation of potatoes is subject to the general provisions applying to 
partial quarantines and to the following : 
Special provisions applying to the importation of potatoes from the United 
States 
The importation of potatoes from Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania 
is absolutely prohibited, because of the occurrence of potato wart in those 
States. 
Potatoes from California, Colorado, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, 
South Carolina, Texas, and Florida may be imported into Mexico if previously 
fumigated or disinfected. This requirement is imposed on account of the 
potato tuber worm ( ( Phthorimaea) Gnorimoschema operculella Zell.), which 
occurs in those States. 
This quarantine does not affect potatoes from any other State. 
EXTERIOR QUARANTINE NO. 5 — FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
[Decree of July 17, 1927, as revised by that of Jan. 27, 1936, effective Aug. 18, 1936] 
Article 1. In accordance with the provisions of article 43 of the Regulations 
of the Agricultural Sanitary Police (Phytosanitary Service) an absolute quar- 
antine is established against all kinds of fruits with a soft pericarp, and fresh 
produce (truck crops) proceeding from Africa (the whole continent and islands 
thereof), Argentina, Australia, Azores, Bermuda, Brazil, Canary Islands, Cyprus, 
France, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary, Italy, Malta, New Zealand, Palestine, Portu- 
gal, Spain, Syria, and Tasmania. 
Subterranean products excepted 
Art. 2. The following are not affected by the provisions of article 1 if they 
arrive free from soil : Fresh produce of subterranean growth, such as onions, 
carrots, turnips, beets, etc. 
Products admitted for scientific purposes 
Art. 3. The entry into Mexico of the fruits and vegetables indicated in 
article 1 may be authorized only under a special permit, for study or scientific 
work, and on observing the precautions required by the respective office. 
The foregoing applies also to mail shipments of the products concerned. 
