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 1898 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Marc 4,and Agreement between the United States of America and Canada respecting IT. i. A.8.1747] sanitary practices in the shellfish industries. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Washington March 4 and April 30, 1948; entered into force April 30, 1948. The CanadianAmbassador to the Secretary of State No. 106 The Canadian Ambassador presents his compliments to the Secre- tary of State and, on the instructions of his Government, has the honour to inform him that in order to improve sanitary practices in the shellfish industries of Canada and the United States and to facili- tate the exchange of information with reference to endorsement of shellfish certifications, the Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare and the United States Public Health Service have agreed on the desirability of an Agreement being concluded on the points and in the terms set forth in the annexed memorandum. If such an agreement is acceptable to the United States Govern- ment, it is the proposal of the Canadian Government that this Note and its Annex together with a reply agreeing thereto, constitute an Agreement between the two Governments effective from the date of the reply from the United States authorities. HW CANADIAN EMBASSY, Washington, D. C. 4th March 1948. 4TH MARCH 1948. ANNEX MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT In order to improve the sanitary practices prevailing in the shellfish industries of Canada and the United States, it is agreed as follows: 1. Whatever manual of recommended practice for sanitary control of the shellfish industry is approved by both the United States Public Health Service and the Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare, will be regarded as setting forth the sanitary principles that will govern the certification of shellfish shippers. 2. The degree of compliance with those principles obtained by the State authorities of the United States will be reported to the Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare by the United States Public Health Service, and the degree of compliance obtained by the Provincial and other competent authorities in Canada will be reported by the Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare to the United States Public Health Service.

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