1933] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 191 
him and found free from the following plant diseases or insect pests: Leaf 
scorch of azalea (Septoria azaleae), azalea gall (Exobasidium azaleae), azalea 
leaf miner (Oracilaria azaleella), azalea tortricid (Acalla schalleriunn ) . 
Transit shipment through Germany under customs supervision is permitted. 
(Decree of November 9, 1932; Reichsgesetzbl. I: 75, 1932, p. 528.) 
Importation of Elm and Southern Cottonwood Prohibited 
The importation of rooted plants of the genus Ulmus and of the southern 
Cottonwood (Popalus [canadensis] dcltoides), as well as of cuttings, scions, 
grafts, and other fresh parts of such plants, is prohibited until further notice. 
The importation of other deciduous plants than those named in article 1, or 
cuttings, scions, grafts, and other fresh parts thereof, is permitted only when 
the consignment is accompanied by a certificate, in the German language and 
that of the country of origin, attesting that the shipment was inspected by him 
and that it does not contain plants or parts thereof above mentioned. 
The Imperial Minister of Nourishment and Agriculture can grant exeept'ons 
to these provisions. 
The direct transit of the above-mentioned plants and their parts is permitted 
under customs supervision. (Decree of February 2, 1932, Reichsgesetzbl. I: 10, 
1932, p. 63.) 
Importation from France Prohibited — Potatoes, Tomatoes, Eggplants, Straw- 
berries, Rooted Plants or Vegetables, Tubers, Bulbs, Rhizomes, and other 
Subterranean Parts of Plants 
Article 1. The importation and transit are prohibted from France of potatoes, 
tomatoes, eggplants, strawberries, rooted plants or vegetables (with or without 
soil), bulbs, tubers, rhizomes, and other subterranean parts of plants, and of 
peelings and other refuse of such products, as well as of sacks and other ma- 
terials which have been used for packing or preserving those products. 
Art. 2. The importation and transit from France of fresh vegetables, and 
other fresh plants for cooking, of all kinds, of fresh aerial parts of plants except 
fruits, whose importation and transit are not prohibited by article 1, are per- 
mitted from March 15 to November 14 of each year under the following con- 
ditions: 
(a) If the products were grown at a distance of not less than 200 km from 
the limits of the territory infested by the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa 
decemlineata) ; 
(&) If each shipment is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate in the 
form prescribed issued by an expert of the plant protection service of the 
country of origin in German and in the language of that country. The cer- 
tificate must affirm that the products comprising the shipment have been in- 
spected by him and found free from the potato beetle, and that within a radius 
of 200 km from the locality in France in which they were grown the potato 
beetle has not hitherto been determined. 
, Art. 3. The Minister of Nourishment and Agriculture can make exceptions 
from the provisions of articles 1 and 2. (Decree of February 23, 1932; 
Reichsgesetzbl. 1:13, 1932, p. 91.) 
Colorado Potato-Beetle Quarantine — Importation of Potatoes from the 
United States Prohibited 
Importation from the United States into Germany is prohibited of potatoes, 
potato peelings, and other potato refuse, as well as of sacks and other containers 
which have been used for packing potatoes. This prohibition does not apply to 
potatoes carried on vessels as ships' stores. (Decree of February 26, 1875, to 
prevent the introduction of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decem- 
lineata.) 
The importation of dried potatoes also is prohibited. (Order of March 8, 
1900.) 
The importation of sweetpotatoes is not restricted. (Order of August 9, 
19C6.) 
The importation and transit of living Colorado potato beetles, at any stage 
of their life history, are prohibited. The Minister of Nourishment and Agri- 
culture can permit exceptions from this prohibition. (Decree of October 7, 
1932; Reichsgesetzbl. I: 69, 1932, p. 496.) 
