MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Notice is hereby given, for stipulating the recognition of Spain as a country free and States of North Carolina, Florida, Maryland and South Carolina of the United States of America as states free and Ontario and Quebec of Canada as provinces free and Victoria and New South Wales as states free and the Australian Capital Territory of Australia as a territory free of highly pathogenic avian influenza; for stipulating the recognition of Switzerland as a country free of Peste des petits ruminants and Newcastle disease and with negligible risk status of reported case(s) of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (stipulation has become effective since 24th, July 2026)