1938] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 95 
post of Oujda in accordance with the provisions of article 6 of the dahir of 
September 20, 1927. 
SEEDS CONCERNED 
Art. 2. Forage-crop seeds of the following genera are subject to examination 
to determine whether or not they contain dodder seeds (Cuscuta spp.) : Medicago 
(alfalfa and yellow trefoil), Trifolium (clovers), Lotus, and Anthyllis. 
Art. 3. Importers or their agents are required to furnish the botanical names 
of the seeds and the weight of the shipment. 
Arts. 4 to 6. Examination of the seeds and charges therefor. 
Art. 7. These regulations do not preclude the application of the provisions 
of the dahir of September 20, 1927, and the decree pertaining thereto. 
Restrictions on the Importation of Seed Potatoes 
[Vizirial decree of September 25, 1935, promulgated October 1, 1935, as amended by that of 
May 27, 1936] 
PACKAGES TO BE SECURELY FASTENED AND SEALED 
Article 1. The importation into the French zone of Morocco of seed potatoes 
for sale or transfer is prohibited unless the tubers are contained in a package 
that is completely closed by a sealed locking device and provided with a tag 
indicating in full: (1) The name and address of the seller; (2) the name of 
the variety of potatoes contained in the package; (3) a statement of the purity 
of the variety based on 100 tubers ; the grading may not be less than 98 percent. 
The indication "selected" may be placed after the varietal name if the 
potatoes are accompanied by a certificate issued by a control station that 
supervised the growing crop; (4) the minimum weight of the tubers, which 
may not fall below 35 gm; (5) the words "calibrated seed" or "seeds not cali- 
brated" as the case may be. For so-called calibrated seed potatoes the varia- 
tion in the weight of the tubers may not exceed 15 percent, and none of them 
may weigh less than 35 gm; (6) the country of origin, with the name of the 
municipality and department where France is concerned and the name of the 
locality when other countries are concerned. 
The above data must be repeated on all papers that concern the sale. 
Art. 2. Forbids erroneous statements concerning the condition, origin, 
variety, and degree of purity of potatoes. 
CATALOG NAME OF POTATO VARIETY TO BE USED 
Art. 3. The variety of seed potatoes is to be designated by the name under 
which they are borne in the catalog issued by the French Department of 
Agriculture or the central station of agronomic research. Each newly pro- 
duced variety must be entered in one or both those catalogs before it can 
enter into traffic. 
GENERAL IMPORT REGULATIONS REMAIN APPLICABLE 
Art. 4. The foregoing regulations are without prejudice to those of the dahir 
of September 20, 1927. 
Restrictions on the Importation of Potatoes, Eggplants, and Tomatoes 
[Vizirial decree of August 1, 1936, as amended by that of January 23, 1937] 
phytosanitary certificate required 
Article 1. Shipments of tomatoes, eggplants, and potatoes intended for the 
French zone of the Sherifian Empire, or for transit through it, may be made 
only: (a) When supported by a phytosanitary inspection certificate: (b) when 
packed in new containers; (c) in certain cases, after being subjected to suitable 
treatments to prevent the introduction of the Colorado potato beetle [Leptino- 
tarsa decemlineata Say) and Leptinotarsa multitacniata Stal. in their different 
stages of development. 
