31999D0761

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)

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 assistance from the Community for storage in France, Italy and the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine(4) Community assistance shall be paid on the basis of supporting documentation submitted to the Commission before 1 March 1999;

(4) Whereas for technical reasons the Institute for Animal Health in Pirbright has submitted the 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;

(5) 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

In paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Decision 98/393/EC the date "1 March 1999" is replaced by "1 July 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

(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.