L 221/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 21.8.1999 COMMISSION DECISION of 28 July 1999 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(1999) 2449) (Only the English, French and Italien texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/584/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 Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (3), and in particular Article 14 thereof, (1) ~ 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; (2)  Whereas Article 3 of that Decision designates the ‘Labo- ratoire de pathologie bovine du Centre national d'études vétérinaires et alimentaires’ at Lyon in France, the Isti- tuto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Brescia’ in Italy and the ‘Institute for Animal Health’ at Pirbright in the United Kingdom as antigen banks holding Community reserves; (3)  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; (4)  Whereas Community financial assistance should be granted to these banks to enable them to carry out during 1999 the said functions and duties; (5)  Whereas for budgetary reasons the Community assis- tance should be granted for a period of one year; (6)  Whereas for supervisory purposes Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 72970 of 21 April 1970 on financing of the common agricultural policy (¥, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (%), should apply; (7)  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter- inary Committee, () O] L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. () O] L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103. () O] L 368, 31.12.1991, p. 21. () O] L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13. () O] L 125, 8.6.1995, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. The Community shall grant France financial assistance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine. 2. The ‘Laboratoire de pathologie bovine du Centre national d'études vétérinaires et alimentaires’ at Lyon in France shall hold the stock of antigen to which paragraph 1 relates. The provisions of Article 4 of Decision 91/666/EEC shall apply. 3. The Community's financial assistance shall be a maximum of EUR 40 000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999. Article 2 1. The Community shall grant Italy financial assistance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine. 2. The ‘Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Brescia’ in Italy shall hold the stock of antigen to which paragraph 1 relates. The provisions of Article 4 of Decision 91/666/EEC shall apply. 3. The Community's financial assistance shall be a maximum of EUR 40 000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999. Article 3 1. The Community shall grant the United Kingdom financial assistance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine. 2. The Institute for Animal Health at Pirbright in the United Kingdom shall hold the stock of antigen to which paragraph 1 relates. The provisions of Article 4 of Decision 91/666/EEC shall apply. 3. The Community's financial assistance shall be a maximum of EUR 20000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999.