96/353/EC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot- and-mouth disease vaccine (Only the English text is authentic)
Date: 1996-05-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU stock, United Kingdom, foot-and-mouth disease, research body, vaccine













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96/353/EC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot- and-mouth disease vaccine (Only the English text is authentic)  


Official Journal L 136 , 07/06/1996 P. 0040 - 0041 





COMMISSION DECISION of 29 May 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (Only the English text is authentic) (96/353/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 (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/370/EC (2), 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 (3), 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 Institute for Animal Health at Pirbright in the United Kingdom 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 accomplishment 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 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), 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 United Kingdom financial assistance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine.Article 2 The Institute for Animal Health at Pirbright in the United Kingdom 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 60 000 for the period 1 August 1995 to 31 July 1996.Article 4 The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:- 70 % by way of an advance at the United Kingdom's request,- the balance following presentation by the United Kingdom of supporting documents, which demonstrate the effective completion of the tasks. These documents must be presented before 1 October 1996.Article 5 Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.Article 6 This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Done at Brussels, 29 May 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21.(4) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(5) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1.