1936] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 201 
Special License Required to Import Apples 
A government decree of September 18, 1934, permits the importation of apples 
only under a special license to be obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Helsingfors. 
Restrictions on the Importation of Potatoes 
[Ministerial Resolution No. 282 of Sept. 27, 1935 ; Finlands FOrfattningssamling, Sept. 
30, 1935, p. 663] 
Article 1. The importation into and transit through Finland of potatoes is 
permitted under the following conditions : 
(1) That the shipment be made in new bags, baskets, or boxes. 
(2) That each container bear the lead seal of the plant protection inspector. 
(3) That a certificate issued by the plant protection service of the exporting 
country, furnishing the addresses of shipper and consignee, the number of sacks, 
baskets, or cases, and the locality where grown, accompany each shipment. The 
said inspection service shall certify that the potatoes are free from potato 
wart and that no cases of that disease have occurred within a radius of 50 
kilometers, and that no Colorado potato beetles have been observed nearer than 
200 kilometers from the locality where the potatoes were grown ; and 
(4) That the potatoes do not contain more than 5 percent of frozen, moldy, 
rotten, and bruised tubers or those attacked by dry rot. 
authorized ports of entry 
Art. 2. Potatoes may be imported by rail or water through the following 
ports: Viipuri, Hamina, Kotka, Helsingfors, Hango, Abo, Mariehamn, Pori, Vasa, 
Gamlakarleby, Qulu, Kemi, and Liinahamari, and the customs authorities of the 
respective places shall prevent the release of the goods until a permit therefor 
has been received from the plant protection authorities and they must be given 
opportunity as needed for the withdrawal of samples by the said authorities. 
copy certificate to be mailed 
Art. 3. A copy of the certificate mentioned in article 1, issued by the plant 
protection authorities, is to be delivered by mail, 1 week before the shipment 
of the potatoes by rail or steamship, to the Agricultural Experiment Station, 
Tikkurila (Agrikulturekonomiska Forsoksanstaltens avdelning for Vaxtsjuk- 
domar. Tikkurila). The probable date of arrival of the shipment and the name 
of the port of entry must also be indicated. 
Note : The certification requirement has the effect of excluding all potatoes 
originating in the United States except those grown in the very limited area not 
at present infested by the Colorado potato beetle. 
Regulations Governing the Importation of Seeds 
[Decisions of Mar. 9 and Apr. 23. 1920] 
On the basis of the provisions of section 13 of the law of December 30, 1919, 
on the importation of seeds and traffic therein, the Council of State, on the 
proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, has decreed as follows : 
Article 1. The agricultural administration can, in case of necessity, on the 
suggestion of the Government seed control station of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
make proposals on seeds whose importation must be prohibited. 
Nevertheless the Ministry of Agriculture, without prejudice to the general 
prohibition promulgated on the basis of section 2 of the law of December 30, 
1919. on the importation of seeds and traffic therein, upon request can permit 
the importation of small quantities of pure, selected seeds, under conditions 
prescribed by the Ministry of Agriculture. 
Arts. 2 and 3 pertain to entry formalities. 
samples to be taken 
Art. 4. Whoever imports seeds must withdraw samples, in accordance with 
the provisions of article 10, for the analysis prescribed by the preceding para- 
