Change in Disease Status of Spain Because of African Swine Fever

We are amending the regulations by declaring Spain free of African swine fever. This action is appropriate because there have been no confirmed outbreaks of African swine fever in Spain since September 1994. This rule relieves restrictions on the importation of pork and pork products into the United States from Spain. However, because Spain shares common land borders with countries affected by certain swine diseases and because Spain, as a member state of the European Union, has certain trade practices that are less restrictive than are acceptable to the United States, the importation into the United States of pork and pork products from Spain continues to be subject to certain restrictions.