No L 165/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 7. 95 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 June 1995 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in Italy of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (Text with EEA relevance) (95/268/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 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale at Brescia in Italy 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The Community shall grant Italy financial assistance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine. () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. () O] No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. %) O] No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21. §‘) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. () O No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. L. Article 2 The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale at Brescia in Italy 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 August 1994 to 31 July 1995. Article 4 The Community’s financial assistance shall be paid as follows : — 70 % by way of an advance at Italy’s request, — the balance following presentation of supporting documents. These documents must be presented before 1 October 1995. Article 5 Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis. Article 6 This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic. Done at Brussels, 30 June 1955. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission