10 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Jan.-Marcb 
Potatoes Made Subject to Merchandise Marking Act 
Decree No. 116277 of October 9, 1937. effective January 1, 1938, places imported 
and domestic seed and consumption potatoes under the provisions of the Argen- 
tine Merchandise Marking Act (law No. 11275) and promulgates the following 
regulations governing the marking of potato containers. 
POTATO CONTAINERS MUST MEET REQUIREMENTS OF LAW NO. 11275 
Article 1. From January 1, 1938. all containers of potatoes must meet the 
requirements established by law No. 11275, the Merchandise Marking Act, its 
regulatory decrees of November 18, 1932, and November 26, 1935, respectively, 
and the provisions established by the present decree. 
MARKING OF CONTAINERS 
Art. 2. Potato containers must show whether potatoes for consumption or seed 
potatoes are concerned, the net weight of their contents, and bear the legend 
'Tndustria Argentina" (Argentine Industry) when they are domestic products, 
or the name of the country of origin if imported. 
Art. 3. The containers of domestic potatoes, whether for consumption or as 
certified seed potatoes, must indicate the locality where grown, and the latter 
must also bear the name of the variety of the potatoes ; with respect to imported 
seed potatoes, the indication of the place where grown will be substituted by 
the name of the variety to which the potatoes belong. 
NET WEIGHT REQUIRED 
Art. 4. The net weight of both domestic and imported potatoes must be 
marked on the containers in kilograms, a tolerance up to 2 percent being allowed 
between the weight marked on the containers and that due to the natural 
shrinkage of the product en route. 
METHOD OF MARKING 
Art. 5. All the legends and marks referred to in the preceding articles must 
be stamped, printed, or impressed clearly and legibly on the principal side of the 
container, namely, that bearing the name or mark of the grower or seller. 
SIZE OF MARKS 
Art. 6. The following scale of minimal heights is established to which the 
letters in the following expressions must conform : "Papa para consume"' 
(potatoes for consumption), "Semilla certificada de papa" (certified seed pota- 
toes), and "'Peso neto" (net weight) ; 4 cm for boxes and 6 cm for bags; "Zona 
de produccion" (place where grown), and "Variedad" (variety) ; 3 cm for boxes 
and 5 cm for bags; 'Tndustria Argentina" (Argentine Industry), and "Pais de 
origen" (country of origin) ; 2 cm for boxes and 4 cm for bags. The numerals 
indicating the quantity placed after "Peso neto" shall in no case be smaller than 
the letters of the words "Peso neto." 
SIZE OF CONTAINERS FOR DOMESTIC POTATOES 
Art. 7. Domestic potatoes, whether for consumption or planting, shall be packed 
in bags of 60 kilos net or in boxes of 50 kilos net ; the latter shall have a partition 
in the middle. 
Art. S. Imported certified seed potatoes will circulate in Argentina in the 
containers in which they were imported. 
PROHIBITED MARKS 
Art. 9. The use is prohibited on containers of potatoes for consumption of any 
label, ticket, or inscription employing the words "semilla"' (seed), "certificada"' 
(certified), "seleccionada"' (selected), "hija de certificada" (products of certified 
material), "hija de importada" (products of imported material), or any other 
indication, whether or not derived from the above, that might lead to confusion 
as to the true condition or nature of the product. 
