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BULBS, CORMS, RHIZOMES OF FLOWERING PLANTS 
According to the Act of the 24th May 1924 (State Gazette No. 262) 
as amended by the Act of the 28th July 1933 (State Gazette No. 402) 
for the prevention of the introduction of plant pests and diseases 
by imported bulbs, corms and rhizomes of flowering plants, the 
importation into or the transport through the Netherlands of the 
items mentioned from any country is prohibited unless the containers 
bear a conspicuous and clear indication of their contents, and 
unless the consignment has been inspected by an official of the 
Plant Pathological Service of the Netherlands and found free from 
injurious plant pests and diseases. In cases of infection found 
at the time of inspection, contents of the consignment are ordered 
to be subjected to a prescribed remedial treatment within a specified 
period. If a treatment to remove the infection is considered 
impossible, or if the prescribed treatment has not been carried out 
to the satisfaction of the Plant Pathological Service of the 
Netherlands, the material will be destroyed or returned to sender 
at the expense of the consignee. 
The Plant Pathological Service of the Netherlands must be 
notified as soon as possible of the intention to import into or 
transport through the Netherlands any consignment of the above 
mentioned material, and the port or station of entry, as well as 
the presumable date of entry, must be stated. 
The Customs authorities will refuse entry without previous 
consent of the Plant Pathological Service. 
Transit through the Netherlands of bulbs, corms, rhizomes of 
flowering plants is not affected by the foregoing requirements 
provided the material is well packed and the transit takes place 
without opening the containers, either by means of direct trans- 
port through the country, or after an official seal has been at- 
tached to the packing. 
POTATOES 
According to the Decree of the 13th December 1935 No. 14670 
Division Ila, Directorate of Agriculture (State Gazette No. 244) 
the Minister of Agriculture has directed that importation into and 
transit through the Netherlands of potatoes originating from Great 
Britain, Germany and Poland is authorized if in compliance with the 
following requirements: 
