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provided that they "be kept in locked inclosures i\'hile the ves- 
sels remain in port. In no case mr^y tomatoes, man.eoes, cherimoyas, 
guavps, or other tropical fniits be kept on l)0''.rd, unless ex- 
pressly excepted from the prohibition to ent6r, <=i> ordered in 
the present decree. 
An inspector of the Plant Quarantine Service vfill confirm 
compliance with this provision and the vessel shall not be 
received if this requirement is not complied with. 
Art, 15. Not applicable. 
Art, 16, Not applicable. 
FESSH FRUITS FROM TIIE UNITED STAT3S 
Fresh fruits may be iraportod into Chile from any S^ate of 
the United States, provided that epch shicment is accompanied by a 
certificate issued by the coiripetent America^ authorities, affirm- 
ing that the fruit origia-"-3ted in a district free from the Mediter- 
ranean fruitfly (C eratitis cat>i"8ta ) . the certificate to be visaed 
by a Chilean Consul. (Minister of AgricuD.ture of Chile through 
the American Consul, Santias^o, Chile, October 28, 1930.) 
I^CPORTATION OF POTATO ^--S PROHIBIT'-]© 
From the date of tjiis decree the importation is jjrohibited 
of potatoes from foreign sources, to prevent the introduction of 
the wart disease. ( Chrysophlyctis endobiotica ) . (Decree 2To. 130, 
April 38, 1931.) 
ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED PORTS 
(Decree No, 336 of July 24, 1933) 
Authorizes the importation of the follo^'ing products through 
the port of Ban Antonio: Fruits, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, and any- 
other plant products. 
(Decree No, 270 of March 28, 1934) 
Authorizes the importation of the follo'-'ing products through 
the port of Antofogasta: Plants, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, fmits, 
?nd any other plant products. 
