98/389/EC: Commission Decision of 19 May 1998 amending for the second time Decisions 96/534/EC and 96/535/EC on financial assistance from the Community for storage of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine in Italy and the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(1998) 1358) (Only the English and Italian texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Italy, United Kingdom, foot-and-mouth disease, storage, vaccine

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 May 1998

amending for the second time Decisions 96/534/EC and 96/535/EC on financial
assistance from the Community for storage of antigen for production of
foot-and-mouth disease vaccine in Italy and the United Kingdom

(notified under document number C(1998) 1358)

(Only the English and Italian texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/389/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Community assistance must be conditional on accom-
plishment of these;

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,

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 disease vaccine;

Whereas Article 3 of that Decision designates the Istituto
Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Brescia in Italy and the
Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, United Kingdom
as antigen banks holding Community reserves;

Whereas the functions and duties of these antigen banks
that Decision; whereas
are specified in Article 4 of

Whereas Community financial assistance should be
granted to these banks to enable them to carry out the
said functions and duties;

Whereas by Commission Decision 96/534/EC of 4
September 1996 on financial
from the
Community for storage in Italy of antigen for production
the Community
of
provided financial assistance to Italy for the stocking of
antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine
for the period 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997;

foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (4)

assistance

assistance

Whereas by Commission Decision 96/535/EC of 4
September 1996 on financial
from the
storage in the United Kingdom of
Community for
antigen for production of
foot-and-mouth diesease
vaccine (5) the Community provided financial assistance
to the United Kingdom for the stocking of antigen for
the production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for the
period 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997;

(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 229, 10. 9. 1996, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 229, 10. 9. 1996, p. 16.

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Whereas by Commission Decision 97/592/EC (1) amend-
ments were made to Commission Decisions 96/534/EC
and 96/535/EC whereby financial assistance could be
provided for the storage of antigen in Italy and in the
United Kingdom until 31 December 1997;

Whereas the payment of financial assistance is related to
presentation of supporting documents;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 4 of Decisions 96/534/EC and 96/535/EC the
date ‘1 October 1997' is replaced by ‘1 July 1998'.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Whereas a request has been made for an extended period
for the submission of supporting documents;

Done at Brussels, 19 May 1998.

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 239, 30. 8. 1997, p. 50.