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BUREAU OF PLANT QUARANTINE 
[Apr.-June 
B.P.Q.-350, Supplement No. 1 June 15, 1934. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, KINGDOM OF NORWAY 
Import Restrictions on Potatoes 
In view of the fact that the Royal Resolution of December 15, 1933, further 
amended that of February 13, 1925 (see B.P.Q.-350, p. 1), to take cognizance 
of the Colorado potato beetle, it was deemed desirable to furnish a more 
nearly complete text of the amended resolution. 
RESOLUTION OF FEBRUARY 13, 1925, AS AMENDED 
Article 1. Potatoes may be imported into Norway only on condition: 
(a) That by a thorough and comprehensive field inspection, which the 
Department of Agriculture has found adequate, it was determined that neither 
wart disease (Synchytrium endobioticum) nor the Colorado potato beetle 
(Lcptinotarsa decemlineata) occurs in the country in question, and that these 
parasites have not occurred there during the past 6 years ;* 
(b) That the country of export concerned permits the importation of potatoes 
only from countries in which likewise it has been satisfactorily determined, 
as indicated in paragraph 1 (a), that neither potato wart nor Colorado beetle 
exists ; 
(c) That each shipment is made directly from the country of export to the 
place of import and is accompanied by a certificate issued by an official phyto- 
pathological service of the exporting country, in accordance with article 9 of 
these regulations; 
(d) That the potatoes are packed in sacks or boxes not previously used 
and that each sack or box is sealed with the seal of the phytopathological 
service concerned ; 
(e) That on arrival in Norway the potatoes are inspected by a Government 
inspector, who will certify to the customs that he has inspected them and 
found them to be free (if such be the case) from potato wart (Synchytrium 
endobioticum), the potato tuber worm (Gnorimo schema operculella) , and the 
Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), and that the potatoes 
also fulfill the requirements of the regulations for the importation of potatoes. 
The potatoes shall not be delivered by the customs until this certificate is 
submitted. 
Arts. 2 and 3. Concerning the employment of inspectors. 
Art. 4. Anyone who intends to import potatoes must first obtain a permit 
from the Department of Agriculture (Landbruksdepartementet) , Oslo, and 
must subsequently report each shipment to that Department ; such a report 
must reach the Department at least 3 days before inspection is to be made. 
Aut. 5. Inspection is to be made at the place of customs clearance. Importers 
shall transport the potatoes to and from the place of inspection and provide 
the necessary labor during inspection. 
Art. 6. At least 5 percent of the boxes or sacks shall be inspected. 
Arts. 7 and 8. Instructions to inspectors and fees for inspection. 
Art. 9. The certificate of the foreign phytopathological service must be issued 
within 14 days of shipment. It must indicate the locality where the potatoes 
were grown and the names and addresses of shipper and consignee. It shall 
certify : 
(a) That the potatoes were grown in the exporting country concerned and 
that the said country is free from wart disease and Colorado potato beetle ; 
(b) That the potatoes were grown in ground free from root nematodes 
(Heterodera rostochiensis var. solani) ; 
(c) That shipment is made in new containers and that each sack or box 
bears the seal of the respective phytopathological service. The certificate shall 
be signed and bear the official title of the authorized official of that service and 
be visaed by a Norwegian consul. 
A copy of the certificate shall at once be transmitted to the Department of 
Agriculture (Landbruksdepartementet), Oslo, Norway. 
1 Since there are small localized areas infected with wart disease in several States in 
the United States, the importation into Norway of potatoes grown in this country is 
prohibited (decision of the Norwegian Department of Agriculture per the Royal Nor- 
wegian Legation, letter of Feb. 18, 1931). 
