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icate of origin and a certificate affirming their freedom from disease, the certif- 
icate to be authenticated by the authorities of the place where they are 
purchased. 
SEEDS AND FRUITS INSPECTED ON ARRIVAL 
Art. 3. The prohibited products mentioned in article 1, with the exception of 
plants, shall be examined by the local agricultural administration and, after 
verification of noninfection, they may be withdrawn from the custom house. 
With respect to plants, a certificate from authorities where the purchase 
was made is sufficient. 
Art. 4. On presentation of the documents prescribed by article 2, the agri- 
cultural expert will examine, with the means at his disposal, the articles pro- 
hibited by this law, and within 1 day will notify the customs of his findings. 
Art. 5. If upon examining a shipment, the said expert is in doubt and is un- 
able to make a definite report of the existence of parasitic diseases or insect 
pests, samples of the prohibited plants, together with the documents referred 
to, will be transmitted the same day, through the Ministry of National Economy, 
to the chemical laboratory for examination. 
After analysis, the laboratory will issue a written declaration indicating the 
presence or absence of a disease in the prohibited plants. The analysis should 
be made during the same day, that is, the despatch, the examination, and the 
return of the material to be analyzed should not exceed 3 days. 
Art. 6. Customs officials shall not permit interested persons to withdraw goods 
from the customs until the receipt of the declaration from the laboratory or 
from the local agricultural administration. 
INFECTED MATERIAL MAY BE DESTROYED 
Art. 7. The Agricultural Administration will order the destruction by fire 
of products prohibited in accordance with article 1, if the existence of parasitic 
diseases or insect pests is verified therein, or, on receipt of assurances, their 
delivery to the owner for return to the country of origin may be authorized. 
B. E. P. Q. 491. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, CHOSEN (KOREA) 
March 17, 1939. 
This digest of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of Chosen has been 
prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant-quarantine officials, and 
others interested in the exportation of plants and plant products to that country. 
It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector, in charge, 
foreign service information, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from a 
translation of the texts of the respective orders of the Government General of 
Chosen furnished by the American consul general at Keijo (Seoul), Chosen 
(Korea). 
The information included in this circular is believed to be correct and 
complete for its purpose up to the time of its preparation, but ir is not intended 
to be used independently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts, and 
it is not to be interpreted as legally authoritative. The original orders should 
be consulted for the exact texts. 
S. A. Rohwer, 
Acting Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, CHOSEN (KOREA) 
Basic Legislation 
Order No. 79 of August 23, 1933. (See p. 1.) 
Notice No. 394 of August 23. 1033, as amended bv Notice No. 235 of March 1938. 
(See p. 3.) 
Notice No. 395 of August 23, 1933. (See p. 4.) *oV 
Notice No. 456 of September 27, in:::;. (See p. 3.) 1 ffiRA** V. ^ * Hg> 
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