192 BUREAU OF PLANT QUARANTINE [April -June 
Potato-Wart Restrict!' >n> 
The entry of potatoes Infected with, or suspected of being infected with the 
potato-wart disease {Synchytrium en&obiotioum) across the customs frontiers 
of the German Republic is prohibited until further notice. 
Until further notice, potatoes may be imported only through authorized cus- 
toms districts of the German Republic and only under the following conditions: 
(1) That the potatoes be forwarded in unused containers, or in bulk in cars, 
and that each container or car be scaled with a leaden seal of the official plant 
protection service of the country of origin. 
I 2 i That each potato shipment be accompanied by a certificate in the German 
Language and in that of the country of origin, issued by an expert of the official 
plant protection service of that country. Such certificate shall be valid for 
only '2(\ days from the date of issuance and shall contain the statements: (a) 
That the shipment was examined by an expert of the official plant protection 
service and was found free from wart; (&) that the shipment originated in a 
farm not infected with the disease, and that within a radius of 2 kilometers 
from the field in which the potatoes were grown no such disease has been 
found: (c) in the case of packages, that the packing material has not been 
used before; (d) that the official seal has been attached to each package or 
car. and a statement of the inscription of the seal; and (e) a description of 
the shipment, indicating the kind of potatoes comprising the shipment, the 
locality in which the potatoes were harvested, the weight of the shipment, 
kind of packing, number of containers, distinguishing marks of packages if any, 
or the car number, name and address of consignee and of sender. 
(3) That the said examination at the customs, at the expense of the inter- 
ested person, reveals the fact that there is no ground for suspicion. 
Certain exemptions from the provisions under paragraph 2 are granted for 
imports of potatoes, especially seed potatoes, from neighboring countries within 
limited distances from the German frontiers. 
Direct transit shipments of potatoes under customs supervision are permitted. 
(Decree of March 7. 1930; Deutsch. Reichsanzeiger 57, March 8, 1930. p. 1.) 
Model Certificate 
The undersigned expert of the plant protection service hereby certifies: 
(1) That the potatoes contained in the shipment described below have this 
day been examined and found free from potato wart (Synchytrium endohlotv 
cum ) . 
(2) That the potatoes originated in a farm uninfected with potato wart. 
and that potato wart has not been determined within a radius of 2 kilometers 
from the field in which they were grown. 
(3) That the containers had not previously b?en used. 
(4) That every package (every car) had been sealed by him with a lead 
seal furnished with the following description of the shipment: 
Variety of potato 
Locality where harvested 
Weight of shipment 
Kind of packing 
Number of packages 
Distinguishing marks of packages 
Car numbers 
Name and address of consignee 
Name and address of shipper 
< Place and date) 
[Seal] Name and title of official. 
UrSPRTN'S- rjND GESUNDHETfSZEUGNia l("i: KaRTOFFELN 
Der unterzeichnete Sachverstiindige des amtlichen Pflanzenschutzdienstes 
bescheinigt hiermit : 
(1) Dass die in der unten beschriebenen Sendung enthaltenen Kartoffeln vom 
ihm am heutigen T;ige untersucht und frei von Kartoffelkrebs (Synchytrium 
endobioticum) befunden worden sind; 
