No L 229/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 9. 96 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 4 September 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in Italy of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (96/534/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 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 di 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; No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21. 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 (EC) No 1287/95 (), 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. Article 2 The ‘Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di 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. () OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. () OJ No L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1.