284 BUREAU OF PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct.-Dec. 
decree of June 30, 1931. a certificate of origin is required indicating the name 
of the variety and place of production. The Direction General will decide 
whether or not it is proper to permit its introduction for such purpose. (Decree 
of July 28, 1931.) 
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION OF POTATOES 
Certificates required 
Each consignment of potatoes imported into Argentina from a foreign country 
shall be accompanied by a certificate of sanitary origin and by a phyto- 
sanitary certificate (inspection certificate). 
These certificates shall be issued by specialists authorized by the govern- 
ment of the country of origin. 
The certificate of sanitary origin shall certify that the planting or ground 
in which the potatoes were grown is in good sanitary condition and shall 
indicate the date of digging, the quantity or weight of the potatoes represented 
by the certificate, and the name of the grower and of the consignee. 
The phytosanitary certificate shall affirm that the potatoes are found appar- 
ently free from pests and diseases; indicate the quantity or weight, marks, 
name of the vessel on which shipped, the name of the consignee or representa- 
tive of the shipper, the country of destination, and the date of issue. The 
inspection upon which the certificate is based shall not be made until at least 
1 month has elapsed after the date of the certificate of sanitary origin. 
The above-mentioned certificates shall be visaed by an Argentine consul, and 
the potatoes shall be inspected at the port of arrival in Argentina. 
If inspection shows the potatoes to be in good sanitary condition their entry 
will be permitted, but if as a result of the inspection not exceeding 10 percent 
of the tubers are found to be attacked by any pest or by any disease of an 
infectious character, a selection and separation of the tubers will be effected, 
infected tubers being destroyed and the remainder disinfected, at the expense 
of the importer. 
If the percentage of infected tubers is greater than 10, the importer may elect 
to have them reladen or to have them incinerated at his own expense within 
3 days of notification. 
Any shipment of potatoes which arrives infested with a parasite which does 
not exist in Argentina will be rejected and the importer must immediately 
relade it or have it incinerated. 
The only authorized port of entry for potatoes is Buenos Aires. Consignments 
of potatoes not accompanied by the required certificates will not be admitted. 
(Decree of July 12, 1923.) 
Shipments of potatoes offered for entry into Argentina will be subject to the 
inspection and other procedure prescribed in the general regulations under law 
no. 4084, as set forth in the decree of August 23, 1902. (Decree of Oct. 3, 
1930.) 
SUGARCANE 
Article 1. Every shipment of sugarcane plants or cuttings offered for intro- 
duction into Argentina, besides meeting the general conditions, shall be ac- 
companied by a certificate of origin issued by competent authority and visaed 
by the Argentine consul in the country of origin. If not bearing the said certi- 
ficate, the shipment shall be rejected by the sanitary authorities. 
Art. 2. Besides the above-mentioned certificate, and, with or without it, every 
shipment of sugarcane plants which reaches Argentina for importation shall 
be subjected to a quarantine during which the sanitary observations and opera- 
tions which the technical offices deem necessary shall be carried out, to 
guarantee the purposes upon which this resolution is based, namely, to prevent 
the introduction of pests and diseases of the sugarcane. (Decree of Mar. 
17, 1919.) 
importation of plants of yerba mate prohibited into the province of tucuman 
The Governor of the Province of Tucuman, by the decree of June 12, 1929, 
prohibited the importation into that Province of Paraguay tea (yerba mate, 
Ilex paraguensis) of any variety from any source. The importation of the seeds 
of this plant will be carried out by the agricultural experiment station of 
Tucuman, subject to disinfection with a 2-percent caustic potash solution for 
12 hours. 
