L 175/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 19.6.98 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 19 May 1998 amending for the second time Decisions 96/534/EC and 96/535/EC on financial assistance from the Community for storage of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine in Italy and the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(1998) 1358) (Only the English and Italian texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/389/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 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Brescia in Italy and the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, United Kingdom as antigen banks holding Community reserves; Whereas the functions and duties of these antigen banks are specified in Article 4 of that Decision; whereas () OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. @) O] L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. () OJ L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21. 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 the said functions and duties; Whereas by Commission Decision 96/534/EC of 4 September 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in Italy of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine () the Community provided financial assistance to Italy for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for the period 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997; Whereas by Commission Decision 96/535/EC of 4 September 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth diesease vaccine (°) the Community provided financial assistance to the United Kingdom for the stocking of antigen for the production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for the period 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997, () OJ L 229, 10. 9. 1996, p. 14. () OJ L 229, 10. 9. 1996, p. 16.