1999/761/EC: Commission Decision of 8 November 1999 amending Decision 98/393/EC of 19 May 1998 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) 3608) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the English text is authentic
23. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 300/37 COMMISSION DECISION of 8 November 1999 amending Decision 98/393/EC of 19 May 1998 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) 3608) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/761/EC) (4) Whereas for technical reasons the Institute for Animal Health in Pirbright has required supporting documentation on 1 June 1999; whereas therefore in paragraph 2 of this Article the date ‘1 March 1999’ should be modified in order to allow the payment of financial assistance; submitted the (5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter- inary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 In paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Decision 98/393/EC the date is replaced by ‘1 July 1999’. ‘1 March 1999’ Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Done at Brussels, 8 November 1999. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission 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 (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), 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 (3), the 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 among others the Institute for Animal Health at Pirbright in the United Kingdom as antigen banks holding Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease antigen; (3) Whereas in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Decision 98/393/EC of 19 May 1998 on financial assis- tance from the Community for storage in France, Italy and the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (4) Community assis- tance shall be paid on the basis of supporting documen- tation submitted to the Commission before 1 March 1999; (1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. (2) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. (3) OJ L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21. (4) OJ L 176, 20. 6. 1998, p. 25