
Article 1 

1. The Commission shall purchase foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens in the quantities and subtypes specified in the Annex.
2. The Commission shall ensure that the antigens are distributed for storage between the two designated sites of the premises of the manufacturer in accordance with the Annex.
3. The measures mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be carried out by the Commission in cooperation with the supplier of the relevant antigens already stored in the European antigen bank.
4. The measures provided for in Article 1 shall be completed by 31 December 2005 at the latest.
Article 2 

1. The Commission shall bear the full cost of the measures referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) which shall not exceed a maximum set up to EUR 2 500 000.
2. The Commission shall conclude a contract on the purchases provided for in paragraph 1 in accordance with Article 80(4) of Directive 2003/85/EC.
3. The Commission shall ensure that the antigens referred to in Article 1(1) are included in the scope of existing contracts concerning the storage of antigens as well as the formulation, production, bottling, labelling and delivery of vaccines reconstituted from such antigens.
4. The Director-General of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection is hereby authorised to sign the contract provided for in paragraph 2 on behalf of the Commission.
Article 3 
In accordance with Article 80(3) of Directive 2003/85/EC the Annex to this Decision shall not be published.
Done at Brussels, 8 November 2005.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission