20. 6. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 176/25 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 19 May 1998 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in France, Italy and the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (notified under document number C(1998) 1365) (Only the English, French and Italian texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/393/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field ('), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (), and in particular Article 14 thereof, Whereas by virtue of Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot- and-mouth disease vaccines (%), establishment of antigen banks is part of the Community’s action to create Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine; Whereas Article 3 of that Decision designates the ‘Labora- toire de pathologie bovine du Centre national d’études vétérinaires et alimentaires’ at Lyon in France, the ‘Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale die Brescia’ in Italy and the ‘Institute for Animal Health’ at Pirbright in the United Kingdom as antigen banks holding Community reserves; () OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. () OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. () OJ L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21. Whereas the functions and duties of these antigen banks are specified in Article 4 of that Decision; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on accom- plishment of these; Whereas Community financial assistance should be granted to these banks to enable them to carry out during 1998 the said functions and duties; Whereas for budgetary reasons the Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year; Whereas for supervisory purposes Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on financing of the common agricultural policy (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95(°), should apply; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. The Community shall grant France financial assis- tance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot- and-mouth disease vaccine. () OJ L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. () OJ L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1.