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All Imported Plant Material Subject to Inspection 
Art, 7« All plants or parts of plants imported into continental 
or insular Portugal for propagation are subject to inspection. 
Authorized Ports of Entry 
(1) Inspection is effected in the customs offices of Lisbon, 
Oporto, Ponta Delgada, Horta, Angra do Heroismo, and 
Funchal . 
(2) Seeds of plants, except alfalfa, pea and bean seeds, 
axe free from inspection. 
(3) Exceptionally, the entry of plants may be effected at 
customs offices other than those above named on permis- 
sion of the Direction-General of Customs at the request 
of the Direction-General of Agriculture, which will 
send one or more inspectors to make the necessary in- 
spection, 
(U) The merchandise will be delivered to the consignee only 
after he has presented to the customs the duplicate 
of the phytosanitary certificate issued by the Chief 
of the Division of Phytopatho logical Inspection, or 
by one of the officials referred to in this article. 
Fumigation may be Required on Arrival 
Art, 8. All plants, and especially apple, orange, olive, and 
other fruit trees, must be fumigated by the phytopathological inspec- 
tion service before delivery to the consignee, provided that the 
inspectors deem it necessary. 
Fruits Inspected for Scale 
Art, 9« Fruits imported into the mainland or the adjacent 
islands will be inspected in customs offices and released only when 
found entirely free from exotic coccids, and especially from San Jose 
scale ( Aspidiotus perniciosus Com«t.), 
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