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POTATOES FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN AI/ERICA: Phytosanitary certificate 
of competent authority of country of origin affirming freedom 
of the source from potato wart ( Sunchytri-um endo"biotic-um 
(Schilb.) Perc), and Colorado potato beetle (L eptinotarsa 
decemlineata Say). (Decree No. 20535, Nov. 20, I93I, art. 3, 
p. 5.) 
GENERAL REGULATIONS 
(Decree No. 22389, Mar. 29, 1933; Diario do Govcrno, I: 75, Apr. 1, 
1933. pp. kki-uks.) 
plant Material not Subject to an Import Authorization 
Article 1, The importation is permitted from E\iropean or 
extra-European countries, without previous authorization, of seeds 
of horticultural, field, and forest plants, and of living plants and 
parts thereof for propagation (stocks, wild plants, scions, rhizomes, 
"bulbs, tubers) from Sxiropean countries, except those mentioned in 
articles 5 and. 6. 
Plant Material Subject to Special Import Authorization 
Art. 2. The importation into the mainland or the adjacent 
islands of living plants or parts thereof for propagation (stocks, 
cuttings, scions, rhizomes, tubers, and bulbs) from extra-European 
countries, whether or not those countries belong to Portugal, except 
the adjacent islands, is subject to a special authorization of the 
Direccao Geral dos Services ilgricolas, 
Phytosanitary Certificate Required 
Art, 3» Shipments of living plants, or parts of living plants, 
intended for propagation must be accompanied by phytosanitary 
certificates indicating origin, issued by authorities of the official 
phytosanitary inspection service of the country of origin. These 
must indicate the names of shippers and consignees, the exact 
description of the goods, marks, quantity, weight, and phytosanitary 
condition and, in particular, with respect to: 
(a) Alfalfa ( Me die ago sativa L.), a declaration that they 
are free from dodder seeds ( Cuscuta trifolii , C. 
gronoT/ii, C. suaveolens , etc.). 
