26 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Jan.-March 
4. Order No. 35166, July 18, 1928, provides for the transit of citrus fruits 
originating in other sources than Palestine and the Aegean Islands, solely through 
the ports of Genoa and Trieste. 
PHYLLOXERA RESTRICTIONS 
Packages containing plants and plant products whose importation is authorized, 
are admitted to entry into the Kingdom on condition that they are free from 
animal or plant parasites and that they contain neither fragments nor leaves of 
the grapevine. 
SHIPPER'S DECLARATION AND' PHYLLOXERA CERTIFICATE REQUIRED 
If such packages proceed from foreign countries that have not adhered to the 
International Phylloxera Convention of Berne, they must be accompanied by a 
shipper's declaration and an attestation by competent authority. The first 
shall (a) declare that the contents of the shipment proceed exclusively from his 
establishment; (&) indicate the place of destination and the address of the 
consignee; (c) affirm that no grapevine stocks are included in the shipment; 
(d) indicate whether the shipment contains plants with particles of soil; (e) 
bear the signature of the shipper. 
The attestation of the authority of the country of origin shall be issued on 
the declaration of an official expert designated for research and supervision of 
phylloxera and shall bear the following data : (a) That the plants proceed 
from ground at least 20 meters distant from any grapevine stock or other 
obstacle, deemed by the said authority to be sufficient, to the propagation 
(spread) of the roots; (&) that the said ground contains no grapevine stocks; 
(c) that no such plants are stored there; (d) that if phylloxerated grapevines 
had been found there, their radical extirpation had been effected, by an insecti- 
cide, or other means, during a period of 3 years, with appropriate research to 
insure the complete destruction of insects and roots. The above attestation (for 
countries that adhere to the Phylloxera Convention) is not necessary with 
respect to shipments of plants proceeding from an establishment registered in the 
list of establishments officially declared in accordance with the provisions of the 
International Convention of Berne. 
The expenses involved in the inspection and storage are charged against the 
interested persons. 
Potato Restrictions 
The ministerial decree of March 3, 1927, article 8 (e), prohibiting the impor- 
tation of potatoes from any source, remains effective, but by derogation from 
that decree, the importation of seed potatoes is permitted under prescribed 
conditions promulgated annually by ministerial decree. 
That decree will prescribe the period of the year concerned during which seed 
potatoes may be imported, the variety and quantity, and the conditions under 
which they may be imported. 
import permit required 
An import permit must first be obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry. 
FREEDOM OF ORIGIN FROM POTATO PARASITES 
The seed potatoes to be imported must originate in localities free from the 
following parasites: Leptinotarsa decemlineala Say (Colorado potato beetle), 
gynchytrium endoMoticum (Schilb.) Perc. (potato wart), Gnorimo schema oper- 
culella Zell. (potato tuber worm), Heterodera rostocKiensis (potato nematode 
(eelworm)), and Epitrix cucumeris Harr. (potato flea beetle). 
The potatoes must be taken from fields under the technical supervision of a 
Government institution of the exporting country, especially with reference to 
so-called virus diseases. 
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED 
The sacks in which the potatoes are shipped must be sealed by the plant- 
protection authorities of the country of origin and be accompanied by a phyto- 
