280 BUREAU OF PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct. -Dec. 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
Art. 10. This article is superseded by the decree of March 9, 1931, as amended, 
which regulates the importation of fruits and vegetables into Argentina. 
SEEDS SUBJECT TO INSPECTION 
Art. 11. Seeds admitted into Argentina in great or small quantities also 
shall be inspected by the Phytopathological Service (Oficina dc Sanidad Vege- 
tal), which will permit unrestricted entry, require disinfection, or absolutely 
refuse entry in accordance with the results of the inspection in each case to 
determine the character of the impurities thev contain. (Decrees of July 5, 
1915; Mar. 7, 1932; and July 29, 1932.) 
Arts. 12 and 13. Concern applications for import permits for plants and 
seeds. 
Art. 14. The inspection, and the disinfection which may have been required, 
having been accomplished, a certificate will be issued to the applicant to enable 
him to withdraw his plants or a portion of them. 
Arts. 15 and 16. Concern the disposal of smuggled plants, etc. 
INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION 
The inspection and certification of plants or parts of plants offered for entry 
into the Argentine Republic, whether for propagation or consumption, is 
prescribed by the decree of May 6, 1932, as amended by that of July 7, 1933, 
as follows: 
Article 1. Every consignment of plants, or parts of plants, intended for 
propagation or consumption, with the exception of the classes of products 
listed below, shall be accompanied by a phyto-sanitary certificate issued by 
competent authority of the exporting country and visaed by the Argentine con- 
sul nearest the place of embarkation, in order to be admitted into the country. 
The following classes of products are exempt from the presentation of the 
said certificate: 
(a) Those which have been subjected to a process of industrialization (other 
than cooking) : Provided, That they come in suitable containers (prunes, dates, 
figs, and similar cured or dried products) ; (b) those which arrive for imme- 
diate roasting (coffee, cocoa, and similar products) ; (c) products that result 
from milling (various flours, mill feeds, split or rolled grains, and similar 
products) ; (d) products intended for the cultivation of orchids and other anal- 
ogous purposes, as well as those intended for pharmaceutical uses (dry 
fibers, mosses, medicinal plants, and similar products) ; (c) those which arrive 
by international parcel post. 
Art. 2. The requirement of the preceding article does not exempt any con- 
signment of plants or their parts from the sanitary inspection, quarantine, 
rejection, or other requirements of law 4084 and its regulatory decrees, with the 
exception of the classes of products indicated in continuation, which shall, at 
the same time, be exempt from the general quarantine inspection, siuce, arriv- 
ing in the condition specified, they cannot be carriers of pests : 
(a) Those which come in a suitably preserved condition (sirup, brine, and 
other similar products) ; (b) those which have been subjected to a process of 
cooking and arrive in hermetically closed containers (peas, asparagus, tomatoes, 
and similar products). 
Note. — It is understood that certification is required of rice and similar 
cereals, and of raisins and nuts, as well as of plants and parts thereof. 
Art. 3. The text of the phytosanitary certificate may be that established as a 
standard in the International Convention for Plant Protection, Rome, 1929, or 
one of similar content, and it must indicate at least, the name of the exporter 
and of the consignee, class of product, place, and date of issuance of the cer- 
tificate. 
The certificate adopted as a standard in the International Convention for 
Plant Protection is as follows : 
Certificate of inspection and origin 
The undersigned, (full name, official title, and address of agent authorized to 
issue the certificate), certifies, in conformity with the results of the inspection 
