146 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct.-Dec. 
COUNTRIES AFFECTED 
Art. 3. (1) The provisions of the present order are applicable to shipments 
proceeding from the following countries : 
Europe. — Austria, Hungary, Portugal, Rumania, Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics, Spain, and Yugoslavia. 
Africa. — Union of South Africa. 
America. — All countries of that continent. 
Asia. — China, Iraq, and Japan. 
Oceania. — The Australian Continent, Hawaii, and New Zealand. 
(2) If circumstances require it, the Department of Public Economy can 
modify the above list. 
AUTHORIZED PORTS OF ENTRY 
Art. 4. The customs offices at Basle, Buchs, Romanshorn, St. Margrethen, 
Zurich, the free port of Albisrieden, Chiasso, Domodossola, Brigue, Berne, 
Neuchatel, Lausanne-Entrepot, and Geneva are open for the entry of ship- 
ments mentioned in article 1. 
Arts. 5 and 6. Prescribe inspection fees and procedure. 
Art. 7. Relates to frontier traffic. 
Art. 8. (1) With the exception of paragraph 1 of article 1, the present order 
becomes rffective July 1, 1037. It abrogates the order of the Federal Council 
of April 20, 1928, concerning the importation of fresh fruits of American and 
Australian origin and that of October 25, 1932, concerning the importation of 
fresh fruits, trees, shrubs, and other living plants proceeding from Austria 
and Hungary. 
(2) Paragraph 1 of article 1, relating to certificates to accompany shipments, 
becomes effective September 1, 1937. 
Potato Wart and Colorado Potato Beetle Restrictions 
[Order of April 14, 1938] 
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN REQUIRED 
Article 1. Shipments of potatoes capable of introducing potato wart (Syn- 
chytrium endoMoticum) or the Colorado potato beetle (Lcptinotarsa deccm- 
lincata) in any stage of development, insofar as they originate in the countries 
indicated in article 4, will be admitted to customs entry only when accompanied 
by an official certificate of origin. 
Art. 2. In default of any other specially designated authority, the certificate 
shall be issued by the municipal authority of the place of origin and verified 
by an official phytopathological institute and include the following data: 
(a) Name and address of shipper. 
(b) Place where grown; name and address of grower. 
(c) Exact description of goods, especially as to the variety, car numbers, 
packing, etc., in such a manner that the identity of the shipment can be 
established. 
(d) Declaration that in the land where the potatoes were grown neither 
potato wart nor Colorado potato beetle have hitherto appeared, and that 
potato wart has not been determined within a radius of 5 km. or Colorado 
potato beetle within a radius of 20 km. thereof. 11 
(e) Destination of the shipment and address of consignee. 
(f) Place and date of issuance of the certificate, as well as the seal and 
signature of the competent station; the plpnt protection station that confirms 
a certificate of origin must affix its seal and signature. 
A shipment that is furnished by various growers in the same municipality 
may be accompanied by a collective certificate of origin. 
Art. 3. To prevent the introduction of Colorado potato beetle, the Depart- 
ment of Economy may furthermore prescribe the production of a certificate 
of origin for shipments of the following products: Root crops with or without 
soil, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, and other subterranean parts of plants, in accord- 
ance with the provisions of articles 1 and 2. 
11 This is a practical prohibition against the importation into Switzerland of potatoes 
grown in the United States with the possible exception of those grown in California, not- 
withstanding the fact that the resolution of May 18, 1938, mentions European countries 
only. 
