1932] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 21 
Unrestricted 
Dried fruits and vegetables from any country between parallels of latitude 
40° N. and 40° S. if quite free from pods, hulls, and fragments of leaves and 
stems. (Decree 1145, August 2, 1927.) 
DECREES AND RESOLUTIONS 
Citrus plants from all countries 
Importation into Cuba prohibited on account of the citrus canker, Bacterium 
citri, until apparatus for fumigating citrus plants shall have been installed in 
Cuban customhouses. (Decree No. 1133, November 23, 1914.) 
Sugarcane from all countries 
Importation into Cuba prohibited on account of the yellow stripe disease 
(mosaic), except by the Cuban Department of Agriculture for experimental 
purposes. (Decree of the Cuban Secretary of Agriculture, July 16, 1919.) 
Importation of fruit in bulk prohibited 
To prevent the introduction into Cuba of the citrus canker disease {Bac- 
terium citri), the citrus white fly (Dialeurodes citri), and " melanose " or stem- 
end rot (Phomopsis citri), the following restrictions have been imposed: 
(a) The entry is prohibited of oranges, other fruits, or plant products 
attacked by any disease or parasitic infestation. 
(b) The landing is prohibited of oranges or any other fruit shipped in bulk. 
(c) The importation is prohibited of oranges or other fruits not properly 
wrapped in paper and suitably packed in cases or crates made for this purpose. 
(d) Oranges or other fruits which contain straw, leaves, fragments thereof, 
or other material which may convey the pest or diseases mentioned will not 
be admitted. (Decree No. 1222, June 25, 1921, as amended by Decree No. 
799, May 26, 1923.) 
Cotton 
Cotton plants and parts thereof, including bolls, seeds, and unmanufactured 
fibers of cotton from Mexico, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and other por- 
tions of the West Indies : 
Importation into Cuba prohibited on account of the pink bollworm of cotton, 
Oelechia gossypiella; the introduction of the said plants or seeds from other 
countries is permitted under the strict supervision of the Servicio de Sanidad 
Vegetal. (Decree No. 120, January 18, 1922, amending Decree No. 715, May 
17, 1917.) 
Potatoes 
Potatoes from Newfoundland, islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, Great 
Britain (including England, Scotland, and Wales), Ireland, the Netherlands, 
Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Mexico: 
Importation prohibited on account of the wart disease, Chrysophlyctis 
endobiotica. 
The importation of potatoes is permitted from Bermuda, Canada, Canary 
Islands, United States, including Florida, when accompanied by a health cer- 
tificate from any official agricultural authority of the country of origin, 
visaed by the Cuban consul or any other consular authority. The certificate 
shall affirm that the potatoes are free from diseases and pests. The Cuban 
importers shall obtain the necessary permits in advance from the office of Sani- 
dad Vegetal. The application for permit shall indicate the name of the shipper 
and of the consignee, the locality and country of origin, and the port of de- 
parture. All shipments are subject to inspection on arrival. (Decree No. 
1850, November 12, 1923, amending Decree No. 736, May 18, 1923.) 
Potatoes and other plant products from Chile 
Entry into Cuba prohibited of potatoes from Chile, as well as of the other 
plant products named in decree No. 1260 (fruits, vegetables, seeds, live plants or 
parts thereof), with the exception of onions, garlic, apples, pears, quinces, 
