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 UNITED STATES DEPARTIvIENT OE AGRICULTURE 
 
 Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 
 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 B. E. P. Q. 483. November 15, 1938. 
 
 PLANT-qUARA-NTINE IMPOST EESTRICTIONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 FRENCH REGENCY OF TUNISIA 
 
UiaTSD STATES DEPARB/^El^T OF AGRICULTURE 
 
 Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 
 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 B. S. P. Q.-483 NoveiEber 15, 1938, 
 
 PLAITT-Q,UA2ANTIKE livIPOHT ifflSTEICTIONS 
 
 OP THE 
 
 PEEITCH BEGEKCY OP TUNISIA 
 
 This summar;/ of the phytosanitary import restrictions 
 of the French Regency of Tunisia has been prepared for the 
 information of nurseiynen, pl^nt-quarantine officials, and others 
 interested in the exportation of plants and plant products to that 
 country. 
 
 The summary was prepared "by Eariy B. Shaw, Foreign Service 
 Information of the Division of Foreign Plrnt Quarantines, from the 
 Tunisian Decrees involved and reviewed by the Direction des Affaires 
 Economiques, Tunis. 
 
 The information contained in this circular is believed to be 
 correct and complete up to the time of its preparation, but it is 
 not intended to be used independently of, nor as a substitute for, 
 the original texts of the decrees, and it is not be interpreted 
 as legally authoritative. The decrees themselves should be con- 
 sulted for the exact texts. ^-^'^ \ 
 
 ILEESl. STRONG, 
 
 Chief, Bureau of Entomology and 'Pi ^vl t Qur.rrjiti ne 
 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 ERENGH REGENCY OF TUNISIA 
 
 BASIC LEGISLATION 
 
 Law of January 29, 1892, to prevent the Introduction of phylloxer? 
 Decree of July 11, 1932, regul.'\ting plant protection. 
 
 SUivJvIAHf 
 
 Importrtion ProhlMted 
 
 COTTONSEED FROM ANY COUNTRY EXCEPT ALGERIA; Importation prohibited. 
 (Decree of February 12, 1925, art. 1. See p. 8.) 
 
 GRAPEVINES, STOCKS, OR PiJlTS THEREOF; used props or supports; manures 
 and composts J Importation from any country prohibited to 
 prevent introduction of phylloxera. (Decree of January 29, 
 1892, as amended, art. 1. See p. 3.) 
 
 PHYLLOXERA (VASTATRIX) VITIFOLIAE A^ID EGGS, LARVAE, OR 1^JYMPH9 THEREOF, 
 LIVING': Importation, detention, and transit prohibited. 
 (Decree of January 29, 1892, as amended, art. 9. See p. 5.) 
 
 PLANTS AND BOTH AERIAL Al'ID SUBTERRANE^'iN PARTS THEREOF: Entry prohibited 
 if found infested with injurious plant parasites. (Decree of 
 July 26, 1932, art. 3. See p. 7.) 
 
 PLANT PARASITES IN AFf STAGE, and their packing material: ' Importation 
 prohibited. (Decree of July 26, 1932, art. 2. See p. 6.) 
 
 Importation Restricted 
 
 ALFALFA SEED: Sampling and artificial coloring required as a pre- 
 caution rgainst introduction of Cuscuta spp. (Decree of 
 October 9, 1933, pjid Order of March 10, 1908. See p. 9.) 
 
 COTTONSEED FROM ALGERIA:, Shipper's declaration of origin required. 
 (Decree of Februaiy 12, 1925, art. 2. See p. 8.) 
 
 FRUITS, FRESH A^JD FORCED, from countries in which San Jose scale occurs, 
 namely, Canada, Chile, China, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, 
 South Africa, United States J Phytosejiitarj^ certificate indicat- 
 ing origin and inspection on arrival. (Decree of July 26, 1932. 
 
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 PLANTS, ROOTED, OF ALL KINDS (except grapevines), and parts thereof: 
 Shipper's declaration of origin and phylloxera certificate 
 required. (Decree of January 29, 1892, as amended, art. 3. 
 See p. 3. ) 
 
 PLANTS AlTD PASTS THEHEOF FROM AM COUNTRY: Phy to sanitary certificate 
 affirming freedom from any of the parasites named in the de- 
 cree of July 26, 1932; also inspection on arrival. (See pp. 6 and 7.) 
 
 POTATOES FROM FRAITCE: Phytosanitary certificate indicating origin. 
 (Decree of January 29, 1892, as amended.) 
 
 VEGETABLES, ROOTED, ^TD ROOT CROPS SUCH AS CARDOOITS, CELERY, CABEAGE, 
 cauliflower, cress, iGjnh' s-lettuce, lettuce, parsley, etc., 
 if rooted; asparagus, beets, carrots, turnips, leeks, radishes, 
 salsify, etc., also fresh truffles and mushrooms: Phylloxera 
 certificate and inspection on arrival. (Decree of January'" 29, 
 1892, as amended, art. 6,'p. 5.) 
 
 Importation Unrestricted 
 
 AERIiiL PARTS OF PLiiNTS (branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc.): Im- 
 portation unrestricted, except as affected "ty the decree of 
 July 26, 1932, which see. (Decree of January 29, 1892, as 
 amended by the decree of July 5, 1924, art. 6. See p. 5.) 
 
 FERTILIZERS, COIvIMERCIAL with animal or mineral bases: Importation unre- 
 stricted. (Decree of January 29, 1892, as amended by that of 
 December 24, 1903, art. 2. See p. 3.) 
 
 FRUITS, FPJISH, FROM countries not infested with San Jose scale. (Decree 
 of July 26, 1932. See p. 8.) 
 
 POTATOES FROM AM COUlvlTRY EXCEPT France, sweetpotatoes, and Jerusalem 
 
 artichokes: Importation unrestricted if free from soil. (Decree 
 of January 29, 1892, as amended.) 
 
 SEED OF ALL KINDS, except Tri folium alexandrinum and FRESH OR FORCED 
 
 FRUITS from countries not infested with San Jose scale ( Aspidiotus 
 perniciosus ) . (Decree of July 26, 19-32. See p. 8.) 
 
 VEGETABLES CONSISTING EXCLUSIVELY OF AERIAL PARTS OF PLANTS in a living 
 or fresh condition, such as artichokes, eggplants, string beans, 
 f aba beans, peas, peppers, tomatoes, etc.; garlic, onions, and 
 
shallots whose stems are thoroughly dried; such vegetahles , 
 as cardoons, celery, cahtages, cauliflowers, cress, lettuce", 
 lain"b^s~lettuce, parsley, etc., if deprived, of : their roots; 
 natural cut. flowers; aild mushroom spawn: Importation unre- 
 stficted. (Decree of JrJiuary 29, 1892, as amended. See art. 
 6, p. 5.) 
 
 GMSRAL REGULATIONS 
 
 
 PHYLLOXERA RESTRICTIONS 
 
 (Decree of January 29, 1892, as amended by those of December 24, 1903; 
 Decemher 10, 1906; March 15, 1924; and July 5, 1924) 
 
 Importr.tion Prohibited 
 
 Article 1* The importation from any source is prohibited of- 
 grape stocks, plants, cuttings, layers, and slips with or without 
 roots, even leaves used as wrappers, covers, or packing; wine or 
 table grapes, grape marc, or refuse of the grapevine, used props and. 
 supports, vegetable manure, plant composts, manures, vegetable molds, 
 and pozzolanas (a base of Roman cement). (As modified by the decree 
 of December 24, 1903.) 
 
 ■ Importation Unrestricted 
 
 Art. 2, Commercial fertilizers such as guanos, phosphates, 
 dried night; soil, salts of sodium and potassium, sulphate of ammonia, 
 powdered phosphate of lime, superphosphate, woolen rags, bones, oil- 
 cake, gypsrum, ashes, lime, marl, dried and fresh blood, and similar 
 fertilizers, composed of animal or mineral materials, are not included 
 in the prohibition of article 1. (As amended by the decree of December 
 24, 1903.) ' 
 
 UBRARY 
 ■JTATE PLANT BOARD. 
 
 Freedom from Earth, Shipper's Declaration, 
 and Phylloxera Certificate Required 
 
 Art. 3. Rooted plants of all kinds, subterranean stems, tubers, 
 bulbs, offshoots, suckers, rhizomes, and in general, all subterranean 
 parts of plants in a live condition, may not be imported unless free 
 from earth and accompanied by a shipper's declaration of origin and 
 attestation of the competent authority of the country of origin affirm- 
 
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 (a) That they proceed fl*om ground separated from any grape- 
 • vine "by; a space of at least 20 meters or by an obstacle 
 to the roots deemed sufficient by the competent author- 
 ity; 
 
 (b^) That that ground contains no grapevines; 
 
 (_c) That no depository for that plant has been made there; 
 
 (d^) That if there hp.d been phylloxerated grapevines in the 
 
 ground, radical extirpation had been effected by repeated 
 toxic applications as well as inspections for 3 years, thus 
 insuring the complete destruction. of the pest and of the 
 grapevine roots. 
 
 Phylloxera Certificate Not Required for Potatoes, 
 Sweetpotatoes, or Artichokes 
 
 Art. 3. cont'd. This certification is not required for potato( 
 ( Solanum tuberosum ), sv;eetpotatoes ( Ipomoea batatas ), or artichokes 
 ( Helianthus tuberosus ), but if they are not free from earth they may 
 enter only after having been washed under customs supervision in the 
 care and at the expense of the importer. (As amended by the decree 
 of July 5, 1S24.) 
 
 Authorized Ports of Entry 
 
 Art. 4. The plants listed in axticle 3, paragraph 1, which 
 Liust be accompanied by a certificate of origin, moy be imported into 
 Tunisia by sea or land. ^ sea, they ma;;- be imported only through the 
 ports of Bizerte, Tunis, Spusse, .Sfax, and Gabes. By Imd, importation 
 is authorized through the "c.ustonhouses and Ghardinaou and Bhilane, but 
 in these two cases verification is made at Tunis and transit per Ghardimaou 
 or Ehilane is effected as for international transit. The importation of 
 these plajits is also authorized through the Tunisian customs at Babouch 
 under the conditions established by decree of the Director of Economic 
 Af f ai rs , namely : 
 
 1. Applications must be made to the Director of Economic Affairs 
 in Tunis at least 8 days in advance, indicating the date 
 of shipment, names and addresses of shipper and consignee, 
 kind and weight of package, and origin. Each shipment must 
 comprise at least 100 trees or plants. / 
 
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 2. A certificate is required attesting that the trees 
 or plants are not attacked "by phylloxera, also a 
 phy to sanitary certificate indicating origin. 
 
 These plants may be introduced only during the period October 
 15 to May 15, with the exception of flower bulbs, the importation of 
 which is authorized from August 1 under sajaitary inspection by one of 
 the agents especially designated for this purpose by the Director 
 of Economic Affairs. (As amended by the decree of January 5, 1937 
 (22 chaoul 1355), and thrt of Pebrur.iy 15, 1937.) 
 
 Art. 5. Exceptionally the customs office at Nefta is open 
 each year during the period above indicated for the introduction of 
 date-palm offshoots from oases of South Algeria, intended for 
 planting in Tunisian oases, if accomppjiied by a certificate of 
 origin conformable to that prescribed in article 3. 
 
 Aerial Parts of Plants Unrestricted 
 
 Art. 6. Brmches, leaves, flowers, fruits, r. nd, in general, 
 exclusively aerial parts of plants in the live condition are admitted 
 for importation vrithout restriction. (As ojnended by the decree of 
 July 5, 1924.) 
 
 Disposal of Prohibited Material 
 
 Art. 7. Prohibited material presented in a regular manner 
 for importation will be reladen at the port of exit at the expense 
 of the importer, .or if abandoned, destroyed under customs supcr-^ 
 vision. Prohibited materials v/hose introduction is fraudulently at- 
 tempted v/ill also be- destroyed. 
 
 Importation of Phylloxera Prohibited 
 
 Art. 9. Importation, transporation, and detention of live 
 phylloxera, its eggs, larvae, or nyjnphs are prohibited. 
 
 Arts. 10 to 34. Domestic regulations. 
 
 Art. 35. The decrees df Pebruaiy 17, 1886; January 2, 1887; 
 the law of May 1, 1888; and the decree of July 15, 1888, are revoked. 
 
EESTRICTIONS TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION 
 OF OTHER PLANT PARASITES 
 
 (Decree of July 11, 1932) 
 
 Plant Parasites Deemed Injurious to Crops 
 
 Article 1. The Director-General of Agriculture, Commerce, 
 and Colonization shall determine "by Order the list of plant and 
 animal parasites that are a danger to crops and to which the measures 
 prescribed by the present decree shall apply. 
 
 Art. 2, It is forbidden to introduce, transport, or hold in 
 possession in a live state, and in any form whatever, any of the para- 
 
 sites named in such list. 
 
 LIST OF PARASITES 
 
 (Decree of July 26, 1932) 
 
 Bacillus amylovorus (Burr.) Trev. , fire or pear blight. 
 
 Bacterium citri (Hasse) Doidge, citrus canker. 
 
 Cuscuta aegyptiaca Trabut, dodder seeds in berseem ( Trifolium 
 
 alexandrinum L. ) . 
 Deuterophoma tracheiphila Petri, "Mai del Secco . " 
 Endothia parasitica (Murr.) And. & And. , chestnut bark disease 
 
 ( Castanea ) . 
 Synchytrium endobioticiun (Schilb.) Perc, potato wart. 
 ( Aleyrodes ) Dialeurode s citri Riley & Howard, citrus v/hitefly. 
 Anthonomus grandis Boh., cotton boll weevil. 
 Anthonomus vestitus Boh., 'cotton square weevil. 
 Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst., San Jose scale. 
 Ceroplas tes sinensis Del Guer. 
 Chrysomphalus aonidiup L. 
 C hrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morg. ) 
 
 ( Diaspis ) Aulacaspis pentagona Targ. , white peach scale. 
 ( Doryphora ) Leptinotarsa decemlineata Spy, Colorado potato beetle 
 ( Lepidosaphes ) Mytilaspis gloverii Pack., Glover's scale. 
 Margarodes vitium Giard. , coccid. 
 
 Pectinophora gossypiella Saund. , pink bollworm of cotton. 
 ( Phthorimaea ) Gnorimoschema operculella Zell., potato tuber xvorm. 
 Pseudococcus f ilrjnentosus Ckll . , coccid. 
 
Importation, Distribution, and Transit Prohibited 
 
 Art. 3. (Decree of July 11, 1932, cont'd.) The importation, 
 distrib\ition, and tran?5it; are prohibited of: 
 
 1. All plants and aerial or subterranean parts of 
 
 plants in a live state if infected by any of 
 the parasites above naued; 
 
 2. Packing mate ri.al which has been used for the 
 
 transportation of such plants or parts of plants; 
 
 3. All other objects or products capable of introducing 
 
 or sprea,ding these parasites. 
 
 Importation P.estricted 
 
 Art. 4. Deals with pl??jits or parts of plants proceeding from 
 a country signatory to the International Convention for Plant 
 Protection, Home, Aioril 16, 1929. 
 
 *Art. 5. Plants and parts of plants proceeding from a country 
 that has not signed the said International Convention shall be: 
 
 1. Accompanied by a phy to sanitary certificate issued 
 
 by the competent authority or service of the countiy 
 of origin ajid endorsed by the French consular author- 
 ity of the country affirming that the consignment is 
 free from the parasites named in the decree of 
 July 26, 1932; 
 
 2. Submitted to phytosanitar^r inspection. The official 
 
 responsible for the inspection will verify the valid- 
 ity of the certif ica,te, examine the consignment aJid, 
 if it be free from parasites, issue a delivery perrait to 
 the customs. 
 
 Art. 6. If a consignment is not accompanied by a certificate, 
 or if inspection reveals the presence of a parasite, the inspector has 
 the authority to order the return or destruction, according to the 
 v/ishes of the consignee or his representative, or the disinfection 
 of the plants, but at Tunis only. 
 
 Exceptions 
 
 Art. 7. Orders of the Director-General of Agriculture may 
 authorize, v/ithout certificate or sanitary inspection, the importation 
 of specimens of plant diseases and pests ond of infected plpjits that 
 
 The United States has not signed the International Convention. 
 
present no drnger ty reason of their nature or their utilization. 
 
 The remaining articles of this decree deal v/ith domestic restric- 
 tions and V7ith inspection pud certification of plant materials for 
 export. 
 
 Importation Unrestricted 
 
 The decree of July 26, 1932, supplement ? that of July 11', 
 1932, \:iy prescribing that until further notice importation without 
 phy to sanitary certificate is allowed of the following plant products 
 or parts: 
 
 1. Seeds of all kinds except those of "borseem ( Trifoliiim 
 
 alexajidrinun L. ) ; 
 
 2. Fresh and forced fruits, except those originating in 
 
 or proceeding from the following countries in which the 
 presence of San Jose scale has "been proved: Argentina, 
 Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Hawaii, Japan,- Mexico, 
 New Zealand, South Africa, United States of America; 
 
 3. Fresh vegetables not prohihited oy the phylloxera restric- 
 
 tions; 
 
 4. Natural cut flowers. 
 
 ItiPORTATION OF COTTONSEED PROHIBITED 
 (Decree of February 12, 1925) 
 
 Article 1. The importation into Tunisia is prohibited of cotton 
 seed from sxiy country except Algeria. 
 
 Art. 2. To be admitted for importation, cottonseed of Algerian 
 origin must be accompanied by a shipper's declaration indicating the' 
 quantity, variety, and property of origin of the seeds. 
 
 Art. 3. The Director- General of Agriculture, Commerce, and 
 Colonization, and of Finance, are charged, each in thpt which concerns 
 him, with the execution of the present decree. 
 
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 COLORING OF IMPORTED ALFALFA S3EDS REQUIRED 
 
 (Decree of October 9, 1933) 
 
 Article 1. The entiy, transit, or placing in 'bonded v/arehouse 
 of aJfalfa seed proceeding from a foreign c ountry is to "be permitted 
 only on condition that it be colored red in the proportion of 5 per- 
 cent in the manner indicated below, namely, as prescribed in article 
 1 of the French decree of July 5, 1953: 
 
 (a) Preparation of the coloring solution: 
 
 Dissolve 100 gm commercially pure rhodamine in 2 
 liters of denatured alcohol; filter if necessary'. 
 (Solution A. ) 
 
 Dissolve, in addition, 12 gm caustic potash in 
 1 liter of denatured alcohol. (Solution 3.) 
 
 Prepare a V7a.rn mixture of 20 gm stearic acid with 
 1 liter of denatured alcohol (C) . 
 
 Mix solutions A and B, then pour into the solution thus 
 obtained the hot emulsion C; shaice, r?jid add denatured 
 alcohol to make 10 liters. 
 
 (_b) Sta.ining the seeds : 
 
 Spread 10 kg of seeds in a rather thin layer in a vessel 
 with flat rims and spray the seeds rith 1 liter of the 
 coloring solution. Stir the mixture regularly, renewing 
 the surface with a stick or ladle under a light current of air 
 until dry. 
 
 Art. 2. The drav/ing of samples in custom? for the certification 
 of the artificial coloring of alfalfa seeds will be effected by fol- 
 lowing the procedure prescribed by the French Order of March 10, 
 1908, modified by that of October 10, 1928. 
 
 SAIvlPLILIG of ALFitLFA SEEDS 
 
 (Order of the French Minister of Agriculture, March 10, 1908) 
 
 Article 1, Alfalfa seeds declared for importrtion into 
 Tunisia shall be subject, prior to their removal from customs, md 
 at the expense of the importers, to en. examination to determine whether 
 they contain dodder seeds. 
 
 Art. 2. Collection of fees. 
 
 Arts. 3 to 10 relate to the method of sajnpling and analysis.