1938] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 97 
shipped in transit through those countries by any route except sea : (c) or pro- 
ceeding from crops located in the territory of countries when the Colorado po- 
tato beetle has been reported less than 50 km from their frontiers, shall have 
been made in accordance with the provisions of the present article. The list 
of countries referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c) is established by order of 
the Director of Economic Affairs. These are: Belgium. Brazil. Canada. France, 
Germany. Mexico. Netherlands. Switzerland, and the United States. 
CLEANING AND PACKING OF POTATOES 
The potatoes shall have been cleaned and packed in the port where lading is 
done, to the exclusion of any other place. This work shall have been carried 
out under the effective supervision of an official of the plant inspection service 
of the country of origin or transit. 
The tubers may be cleaned by washing or in the dry state and under condi- 
tions permitting the elimination of soil as well as any other matter adhering' 
to or mixed with them. 
When the phytosanitary inspection made on entry into the French zone of 
the Sherifian Empire makes it apparent that the cleaning has not been 
effected or is insufficient, the shipment will be reladen. 
The packing and handling of cleaned tubers shall have been done in sacks, 
wrappers, sacking, cases, barrels, baskets, etc., that have not previously been 
used and in places apart from those in which cleaning was effected. 
Packages prepared in accordance with the above-prescribed conditions should 
at once be sealed in the presence of the officials who supervised the above- 
mentioned operations. 
Shipments of potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants formed in one of the cases 
covered by cases (a), (&), and (c) of the first section of this article will be 
admitted for importation only when the Government of the country in question 
has sent to the Sherifian Government the names and signatures of the officials 
designated for the prescribed supervision in the ports, as well as a specimen of 
the seal. 
Art. 5. Transshipment in one of the ports of a country infested by the 
Colorado potato beetle is not to be regarded as transit when the shipments are 
forwarded to that port by sea. and when it is affirmed by the consular authority 
of the country of origin at the port of transshipment that the merchandise was 
transshipped directly from ship to ship. 
The document established under these conditions shall bear data enabling 
identification of the shipment, such as are prescribed in paragraph 4 of article 2. 
IMPORTATION AND TRANSIT OF POTATOES IX BILK PROHIBITED 
Art. 6. Importation into and transit through the French zone of potatoes, 
tomatoes, and eggplants in bulk are prohibited: by derogation from the pro- 
visions of article 1, quantities not exceeding 10 kg may be admitted to entry 
without packing. 
IKKEGULAR SHIPMENTS REJECTED 
Art. 7. Shipments of potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants, including packages 
that do not conform to the provisions of the present decree, are refused entry 
in their entirety. 
The application of provisions of the present order is made without prejudice 
to those of the above-mentioned dahir of September 20, 19*27. embodying 
phytosanitary regulations and orders made in the application of that text. 
CERTIFICATE OF SUPERVISION OF (LKANINC AM) PACKING POTATOES, TOMATOES, AND 
EGGPLANTS 
The undersigned (full name and title), certifies that the potatoes, tomatoes, 
and eggplants (erase the words that are not applicable) included in the ship- 
ment described below were: (1) Cleaned by washing: cleaned in a dry condi- 
tion; (2) packed in (kind of package sacks, cases, etc.) thai have not been 
used previously ; (.">) sealed. 
I affirm that these operations were effected in the port of (name of port) in 
my presence and under my effective supervision. 
