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Art. 3. Shipments of v.'haat and their containers proceed- 
ing from regions where this insect exists siiall be fumis;-^'ted or 
treated with he-^t before shipment in sv.ch a manner as to insu.re 
the total destruction of insects v/hich may infest, the virhe.'^t. 
Art. 4. A single proof of the presence of live insects in 
the shipment offered for imr)ort&tion will be sufficient cause 
for the Servicio de Sanidad Vegetal to prevent its unlading. 
Art. 5. Sacks containing v'heat shall be strong enough to 
withstand the ordinpr/ operations of lading and unlading without 
being torn. 
Art. 6, V'heat imported for seed purooses shall be subject 
to the generol provisions of the regulations governing the imiDor- 
tation of seeds. 
Art. 7. Violations of the foregoing provisions v/ill be sub- 
ject to the senctions of Decree No. 177 of December 31, 1924. 
SS3D ^v'h:?at 
(Chilean Decree, Santiago, January 31, 1939) 
Article 1, The use of wheat infected with loose smut ( Ustilago 
tritici ) for seeding purposes is prohibited. 
Arts. 2 to 5. Refer to domestic matters. 
Art. 7. I'/lie:-.t imported for seed purposes m.ust be accomiDanied 
by 8 certificate issued by comt)etent authorities of the exoort- 
ing country, stating that the wheat vras grovoa, in. localities 
free from loose smut ( Ustilago tritici ) . 
IMPORTATION OF S0Y3WS FOR OIL IXTRACTION 
(Decree No. 298 of April 9, 1935) 
^.Vhereas it is convenient to import soybeans in sufficient 
quantities to meet the demand of the oil industry' until we are 
capable of producing enough ourselves; whereas it is highly im- 
probable that soybeans may be infested with 3ruchus obtectus, 
and that if sa infested any danger of contamin' tion could be 
avoided by refusing its entry, therefore the following decree 
is issued: 
