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(d) Declaration thai up to the time of shipmenl potato warl has not ap- 
peared in the ground where the potatoes were grown nor within a radius of 
at least 5 km thereof. 
(c) Place of dost ination and address of consignee. 
(/) Place and date of issuance of the certificate; stamp or seal and signa- 
ture of the authority who issued the certificate 
Certificates of origin are valid not more than 20 days from the date of issue. 
The certificate of origin may be collective if it concerns shipments made up of 
several deliveries from different growers living in the same commune. 
Certificates of origin shall be taken up by the customs to be placed at the 
disposal of the Federal Department of Public Economy. 
The certificate of origin is not necessary for the through transit of ship- 
ments across Switzerland. 
Art. 2. Powers of the Department of Public Economy to restrict or prohibit 
the importation of potatoes. 
Art. 3. Disposal of shipments that fail to meet requirements. 
Art. 4. The Federal Department of Public Economy, in cases where there is 
no danger to potato cultures in Switzerland, will permit exceptions to the 
provisions of articles 1 to 3. 
Art. 5. Relates to fees for inspection, etc. 
Arts. 6 to 8. Domestic measures. 
SEED POTATOES 
Art. 9. The Department of Public Economy is authorized to promulgate spe- 
cial provisions on the importation of and commerce in seed potatoes. 
[Ordinance of May 19, 1926, as amended] 
COUNTRIES FROM WHICH CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IS REQUIRED 
Article 1. The certificate of origin prescribed by article 1 of the order of 
October 5, 1925, concerning the combat against potato wart, will be required 
for shipments of potatoes from Belgium, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, 
France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, and Poland. 
PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PLANT QUARANTINE 
ACT 
According to reports received by the Bureau during the period July 1 to 
September 30, 1936, penalties have recently been imposed by the proper Fed- 
eral authorities for violations of the Plant Quarantine Act, as follows: 
GYPSY MOTH AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH QUARANTINE 
In the case of the United States v. Frank Shippe, Westerly. R. I., in the inter- 
state transportation of 344 oyster buoy poles from a point in the regulated 
area to a point outside thereof, without inspection and certification, the de- 
fendant pleaded guilty and was fined $25. In addition he was given a suspended 
sentence of 1 month in jail and placed on probation for G months. 
JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE 
In the case of the United states v. Earl Davis, Knoxville, Tenn., in the inter- 
state transportation of two truck loads of string beans from a point in the 
regulated area to a point outside thereof, without inspection and certification, 
the defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $25. 
QUARANTINES AFFECTING MEXICAN PRODUCTS 
In the case of the United States versus the persons listed below, for attempt- 
ing to smuggle in contraband plant material, the penalties indicated were 
imposed by the United States customs officials at the following ports: 
