Regulation No. 103 concerning supervision of the importation of plants

~S:W.TlOl] FROM 'l'HE ICELMlDIC, jUlG·1J¥TION CONCJRN!NG Str.PERVISIO!, .OF THE !Ml?Q.Jl--1!!.'.£.ION OF PLANTS, lllTC • No• I c, 7,, /9 H~ llr--<-;rrd /'1-'I.J'. kt:......1 Live plants and parts thereof with earth sticlcing thereto,, e.g. troes ~ sc.-ru~s, JH::rrenn.ial p) an.ts, 'V'l:'l€;etab1BP. vi th roots, bulbs, potatoes and other tubers, cabbage, plants tor plw:,ting, potted P.lants and the like may be imported into this country only when accompanied ~ya certir1cate of health from an official ins.ti tute fo·r the supervision ot plant disease in tho country of origin. Tho certificate shall be handed to a customs official at the place of importation. Mose, water-plants, cut asparagus and and edible mushrooms are exempted from these ;pr.ovisiitms. The importation of' earth,. ;plant-rems.in.$ and dom.eS"tio animal mamire iE prohibited • .llrt. 2 The c·ertifioate of heal th shall accompany Bills of Lading and ahe.ll be 1sisue(l not .longe'.l'.' th.ci.n a month :prior to the despatch of tlle goods fro1n the country of origin, The certificate shall grant complete information of the £ollow1n!J: {a) Numl>er of pieoee in consignment, packing,. 11eight, mark a:na number. (b) Kind· of plants and )larts thereof in the consignment, statinG names clearly. (c) Place of cultivation and name of producer and where the goods have been prepared f?r despatch, (d) Name and addroee of the receiver of the goods. (e) ',lhon the goods wore despatched from th.o plo.co of exporta tion ln wll1cll lllannor and Dy w11 1011 route, also name or place of importation. 2 (:!') That tlie piece ot land in whic.h the plants have been cultlvated has, during that time, been subject to of'f'iCial supervis:1.o.n of' pl.antB "disee.se. (g) That the place of cultivation be free from potato-wart disease ( Synchytrium endobioticum}, potato worm (l!otorodera Scaohtii) and Oolorado potato beetle [Loptinotarsa docemlinoata) and boat least 5 kilometers di.f.!tant from :place~ where ,wart disease or potato worm have been noticed during five preceding years and at least 50 kilometers distant from places where Colorado potato beetle has been noticed durinG five preceding years. The certi:!'ioate shall be in English, French or ~ German (or a translation into one of these languages shall accompany it), It shall be sealed or strunpod with the official.seal or stamp of the institute of plant $Upervision concerned • .Art. 3 (a) The Department of Agriculture of. the Univeraity .Reaea:roh. Institute is charged with the supervision of the importation of p1ants and parte thereof in accordance with this regulation, (h) ~/hen o. <?o.nsie;nm.ant arrivoe ·1n -thio Cou.n'try tho ouotomo author~ty ahall notify the Department of Agriculture accordingly, The Department shall consider the certlricatea accompanying the -goods. If these are in accord with the provisions· in force, the Department of .Agriculture shall confirm this by endorsement and that impo:rtation'ot the goods be permitted. The fee for endorsement shall be 10.00 kronur in respect of each 9onsigmnont. The foo ohfil1 go to tho Dopu~tmont o~ .Agriculture of the University Research Institute, (c) The Department of Agriculture may inspect the goods if reason for this is foWld. The importer shall render all nece~sary assistanco at tho inspection froe of oharGo, 3 (d) Should thero be no certificate or snould it not be in accordnnce wi-th this- regulation, the Department of ti.gric. ul tu,re shall decide whether or not goods may be imported. If thoy do not permit importution tho goods shall bo sequestrated on board the vos::-ol or moans of transport by which they wore brought to the country and returnod by it at tho expanse. of the importer. (e) If the goods must unavoidably be brought ashore, thoy sh~ll be returned by tho first opportunity. Tho Depart ... ment of Agric~lture shall thon superviso discharging, storago and return of tho goods. Tho.Importer shal.1 pay all oosts co.used by the storage and roturn of.the goods, (1') If' it is not found possible to return the gooaa as irtstruotsd in· items (d) and (e), the Department of Agricultw:e shall have the goods ·dea"!,roy~d at the e:x:penf'e of the importGr. Art. 4 Tho :f.'ood-, · a-hall i'irat bt::1 b;n,ui~JJu.r· Leu to ReykJ av11c ro:r :!.nspeotlon, The Mini.stry of Agrioul tu.re may, howave:r, in con;sul ta tion with the Department Of' Agriculture of the University Research lnstitute, grant examptions from this provision provided the supe:t vision be oontinu.ea.. The importation of carrots (Daunu.q OArl'lt.~), r-~:·NiJo;v {Petroselinum sati-vurn) 1 · celery (Apium g:raveol~ns) ,parsley (P.hort,), po.r~nipl:I ·(PaBtinaca sativa), chervil (An·thriscus cerefolium) and other pl.ant,.:; o:t: tho umboll.i:f'erao (panm1p) 1'~1J.y is perm! t tod. only if' the goods bo disinfected in tho country o:t' ori5in to ].)rovent tho introduot1on of tho oarro:t-f'ly (Psilo.. rosae) nith the goods . .Art. 6 It ie por.ad~aable to impo~t vulbo Wla ~ubers or ornamontai 4 plants from Holland and Belgium although theee countries cannot satisfy the conditions of Art·, 2 of this regUlation, provided the ;f'o.;J.loYfing oondi tions bo · an tis:C;i.ed: The goods may be imported only during the period September 1st to April 30th of each year. {a) (b) ( 0) The goods shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official supervision institute for plant disease in the country of origin to the effect that the goods be disin.feoted with D,D,T, J,)()'l!der or an. eq iii-valent in.~eot poison prior to the goods being inspected and exported. The certificate shall bear the wotd "disinfected" together with the supervision institute's stamp. It shall furthermore be certified that all potato fields in the area of cultivation and tho environments up to a distance of at least 10 kiloin"tora hav<> bee:n. sprayed o:t: powdered w:lth arsenate or an equivalent medicine during the summer in which tho bulbs or tubers 1n ·question were e;x-own. Art. 7 The Minister of Agriculture may, if necessary, grant the State Vegetable Monopoly e:,cemption from the provisions of this regul8.tioh concerning .the im.portntion of potatoes and the mo,;;s·t; common kinds of vegetables in such a manner and. on such conditions that may be f'1:lced by the Ministry of Agriculture at each time, but the greatest oare aha1l always be taken in the importation. and sale of the goods, This regulation is lilade in accordance with Act ]lfo.17 ll!ay 31st, 192·r concerning pre.oaut:i.ona against the infection o:r crop plants, to attain validity on September lat 1948 and 10 J;>ublished tor the gutda:tioe ot all t.hnR~ r:ionoo,:tsnod. Tb.e,!lfinistry of Agriculture August 19th,lSJ4.8, (sgd,) Bjarni Asgeirsson Hilmar Foss Authori.zed Translator ReykjQvik-Ioolo.nd. (Stimpill) Arni G, Eylands, Translation certified to be true and correct in accordance with th~ 0~~3in~~.