L9814 Official Journal of the European Union 16.4.2003 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 10 April 2003 on financial assistance from the Community for the storage of antigens for production of foot-and- mouth disease vaccines in France, Italy and the United Kingdom in 2003 (notified under document number C(2003) 1191) (Only the French and Italian texts are authentic) (2003/266EC) 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 2001/572[EC (3, and in particular Article 14 thereof, Whereas: (1) In accordance with Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines (°), as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/181/EC (%), the establish- ment of antigen banks is part of the Community's action to create Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines. (2)  Decision 91/666/EEC designates the ‘Laboratoire de pathologie bovine du Centre national d'études vétéri- naires et alimentaires’ at Lyon in France, which is now part of the ‘Agence Francaise de Securité Sanitaire des Aliments (AFSSA)’, and the ‘Istituto Zooprofilattico Sper- imentale di Brescia’ in Italy, as antigen banks for the storage of Community reserves. Commission Decision 2000/111/EC of December 1999 designating a new antigen bank and making provisions for the transfer and storage of antigens within the framework of the Community action concerning reserves of foot-and- mouth disease vaccines (°) further designates Merial SAS, Pirbright, United Kingdom. 1 () OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. () OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16. () OJL 368, 31.12.1991, p. 21. () OJL 66, 8.3.2001, p. 39. () OJL 33, 8.2.2000, p. 19. 5 (3)  Community assistance should be linked to compliance with certain conditions as to the functioning of the antigen banks and the transmission of information and supporting documents. (4)  For budgetary reasons the Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year. (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atrticle 1 1. The Community shall grant financial assistance to Agence Frangaise de Securité Sanitaire des Aliments for the stocking of antigens for the production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines at the premises of Agence Frangaise de Securité Sanitaire des Aliments, Lyon. 2. For the period from 1 January to 31 December 2003 the maximum amount of financial assistance shall be EUR 30 000. Atticle 2 1. The Community shall grant financial assistance to Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Brescia for the stocking of anti- gens for the production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines at the premises of Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Brescia. 2. For the period from 1 January to 31 December 2003 the maximum amount of financial assistance shall be EUR 30 000.