15. 7. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 165/21 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 June 1995 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in France of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (Text with EEA relevance) (95/267/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC on 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field ('), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (3, 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 vaccine ; Whereas Article 3 of that Decision designates the La- boratoire de pathologie bovine du Centre national d’études vétérinaires et alimentaires at Lyons in France as an antigen bank holding Community reserves ; 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 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 (EEC) No 2048/88 (%), should apply ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. () O] No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. % OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21. % OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. () OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The Community shall grant France financial assistance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and- mouth disease vaccine. Article 2 The Laboratoire de pathologie bovine at Lyons in France shall hold the stock of antigen to which Article 1 relates. The provisions of Article 4 of Council Decision 91/666/EEC shall apply. Article 3 The Community’s financial assistance shall be a maximum of ECU 70 000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1995. Article 4 The Community’s financial assistance shall be paid as follows : — 70 % by way of an advance at France’s request, — the balance following presentation of supporting documents. These documents must be presented before 1 February 1996. Article 5 Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandsis. Article 6 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. Done at Brussels, 30 June 199S. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission