95/269/EC: Commission Decision of 30 June 1995 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot- and-mouth disease vaccine

COMMISSION DECISION of 30 June 1995 on financial assistance  from the Community for storage in the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth  disease vaccine (Text with EEA relevance) (95/269/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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   (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 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,