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Art. 2. Ally such sacks, or material derived therefrom, imported 
in contravention of this decree will "bo hold hy the customs for re- 
exportation or burning within seven days of the date of arrival, at 
the expense of the importer. 
Provided, that new sacks, which were used for the first tine 
:for the exportation of maize (Decree No. 122^ of Nov. 19, 1929) • or 
starch (Decree No. 3^0 of^ Jan. 5i 1932) i in quantity eq\ial to those 
exported, and \mder a mark registered by the Department, which permits 
their identification, may be imported if accompanied by a fiimigation 
certificate issued by competent authority. 
Permit Required to Import Sugarcane 
Decree No. ^9^ of July 26, 1926, proscribes that a permit be 
obtained from the Secretary of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic 
to import sugarcane. 
Potato Regulations 
Importation from certain coTintries prohibited .- Decree No. 971 
of June 8, 1928, as amended by Decree No. 1079 of December 31, 1928, 
and No. 822 of September 12, 1933 » *o prevent the introduction of 
potato ?mrt ( Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc), and Colorado 
beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say), prescribes that: 
Article 1. The importation is prohibited of potatoes proceed- 
ing directly or indirectly from any European country except Spain 
(Decrees Nos, 1079 a.nd 822), and from Miquelon, St. Pierre, Newfound- 
land, and South Africa, in which the existence of potato wart has been 
announced. 
Art. 2. Imijortation pormittod under certification .- The intro- 
duction of potatoes is permitted from countries not mentioned in the 
preceding article when each shipment is accompanied by a certificate 
of the official plant protection service of the country of origin, 
certifying that the product was examined and that in the district whore 
it was grown neither potato wart nor Colorado beetle exists. 
Importation of Banana Plants and Fruits Prohibited 
from Fiji Islands and Puerto Rico 
Decree No. 1122 of May 6, 1929, in virtue of the existence in 
the Fiji Islands and Puerto Rico of the banana root borer ( Cosmopolites 
