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Potato Regulations 
11. The following conditions shall apply to importations of potatoes 
for consumption or planting purposes: 
a. Shipments of potatoes must he accompanied by a certificate 
declaring the potato wart disease ( Synchytrium endohioticum 
(Schilh.) Perc.) not to exist within 10 kilometers of the 
place of production. 
h. Shipments found upon inspection to be infected with potato 
wart will he destroyed immediately. 
c. Shipments showing evidence of infestation by the root knot 
nematode ( Heterodera marioni (Ccrnu) Goodey), or any other 
parasitic nematode, will he refused entry: Provided, that a 
lightly infested shipment may he admitted for local consump- 
tion purposes in the absence of risk that the tubers will be 
used for planting; and Provided further, that required 
written assurances of strict observance of the regulations 
presented by both the importer and consumer to the Regional 
Agricultural Office, are found satisfactory. 
Soil and Packing Material Regulations 
12. Shipments of plants and parts thereof packed in soil shall be 
cleaned of such soil by washing; the resultant soil and water to be 
boiled for two hours, following which the importer will be allowed 
to pack the plants in local soil. If the removal at the Inspection 
Station of packing materials, such as moss, straw or other vegetable 
matter, may endanger the life of the plants, the importer will be 
permitted to remove the packing materials at his premises, on the 
conditions that the packing is burned immediately by him. 
Rules Governing Importations of Honey Bees, 
Other Living Insects, and Honey 
(Port Law No. 3,301 of February 2, I938 and 
Plant Sanitary Regulations) 
13. The importation of live insects shall be made only through the 
port of Lourenco Marques. 
A special lincense from the Services Centreis Reparticao (Central 
Office of Agriculture) is required for the importation of honey. 
