Convention between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Imperial Government of Iran on pest control.

The Parties shall inform each other on the appearance on their territories of perilous pests and diseases of crops specifying the areas of their propagation, especially in the borderland areas within the range of 50 kilometres. The list of pests, diseases and weeds is attached (art. 1). The Parties have agreed that seeds and planting material transported from one country to another shall be accompanied by certificate attesting lack of infection that is issued by the competent governmental bodies. As regards cotton the authorities shall issue certificates attesting that the commodity originates fro areas free of roseworm. The Parties shall organize and carry out quarantine arrangements and inspection on the proper territories through the State service of internal and external plant quarantine. As regards spiny bullworm in case of export of cotton fibres from one of the Parties shall be issued certificates specifying that cotton fibres originate from the areas infected or free from spiny bullworm (art. 2). The Parties shall pledge to inform each other of all legislative acts and regulations pertaining to plant quarantine that restrict and regulate import of planting material, and also establish the modalities of quarantine inspection (art. 3).