8.2.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L33/21 COMMISSION DECISION of 14 January 2000 detailing the distribution between antigen banks of antigen reserves established within the frame- work of the Community action concerning reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines and amending Commission Decisions 93/590/EC and 97/348/EC (notified under document number C(2000) 1) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/112/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and- mouth disease vaccines ('), as last amended by Council Decision 1999/762/EC (), and in particular Articles 7 thereof, Whereas: (1)  in accordance with Article 7 of Council Decision 91/ 666/EEC the Commission shall adopt detailed arrange- ments in particular with regard to the distribution of antigen reserves between antigen banks; (2)  Article 3 of Commission Decision 93/590/EC of 5 November 1993, for the purchase of foot-and-mouth disease antigens within the framework of the Community action concerning reserves of foot-and- mouth disease vaccines (°) as last amended by Decision 95/471/EC (%), makes provisions for the antigen to be stored at three specified locations; (3)  Commission Decision 97[348/EC of 23 May 1997 for the purchase by the Community of foot-and-mouth disease antigens and for the formulation, production, bottling and distribution of vaccines against foot-and- mouth disease (°), details the distribution of newly purchased antigen to designated antigen banks; (4) by Decision 2000/111/EC (°) the Commission desig- nated Merial SAS, Pirbright, United Kingdom as a third antigen bank and made provisions for the transfer of antigen from a bank no longer designated; (5)  as regards the quantities and types of antigen stored at designated antigen banks account must be taken of the new situation and for the sake of clarity these quantities L 368, 31.12.1991, p. 21. L 301, 24.11.1999, p. 6. L 280, 13.11.1993, p. 33. L 269, 11.11.1995, p. 29. L p and types of antigen should be listed for each designated antigen bank according to the new situation; (6)  the provisions of Article 3 of Decision 93/590/EC and of Article 5 of Decision 97/348/EC are no longer adapted to the new situation and should be repealed; (7)  the measures provided for in this Decision are in accord- ance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinry Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The quantities and types of antigen stored within the frame- work of Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease antigen shall be distributed between designated antigen banks in accordance with the provisions in the Annex. Article 2 1. Article 3 of Decision 93/590/EC is repealed. 2. Article 5 of Decision 97/348/EC is repealed. Article 3 This Decision shall apply from 1 February 2000. Atrticle 4 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 January 2000. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission