No L 136/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 6. 96 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 29 May 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in the France of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (Only the French text is authentic) (96/352/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 Commission 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 Labora- toire 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 () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. () OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. () OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21. () OF No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Community shall grant the France financial assis- tance 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 1996. Article 4 The Community’s financial assistance shall be paid as follows: — 70 % by way of an advance at the France’s request, — the balance following presentation by France of supporting documents, which demonstrate the effec- tive completion of the tasks. These documents must be presented before 1 March 1997. () OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1.