L 141/24 Official Journal of the European Union 4.6.2005 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 May 2005 amending Decisions 2004/696/EC and 2004/863/EC on the Community’s financial contribution to the TSE eradication and monitoring programmes for 2005 (notified under document number C(2005) 1550) (2005/413[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, first case of BSE in a small ruminant under natural conditions. (4)  In its statement of 28 January 2005, the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) stressed that the significance of that Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June single case of BSE infection in a goat in France is yet 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field ('), and in particular to be assessed. In order to do so, the EFSA indicated that Article 24(5) and (6) thereof, the results of an increased monitoring of TSEs in goats are essential. Whereas: (5)  In response to that statement, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the (1)  Commission Decision 2004/696/EC of 14 October 2004 Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the on the list of programmes for the eradication and the prevention, control and eradication of certain trans- monitoring of certain TSEs qualifying for a financial missible spongiform encephalopathies (¥), as amended contribution from the Community in 2005 (?) sets out by Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2005 (), the list of such programmes, as well as the proposed rate introduced a new programme for the monitoring of and amount of the contribution for each programme. TSE in caprine animals starting from 11 February 2005. Under that new monitoring programme, the numbers of healthy slaughter and dead-on-farm caprine () Commission Decision 2004/S63/EC of 30 November animals to be tested have been substantially increased. 2004 approving the TSE eradication and monitoring programmes of certain Member States for 2005 and fixing the level of the Communitys financial contri- (6)  Due to the particularities of the goat meat sector, the bution (3). On 28 January 2005, a Community expert panel, chaired by the Community Reference laboratory for TSEs (CRL), confirmed the detection of bovine spongiform encepha- lopathy (BSE) in a goat slaughtered in France. It was the () OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation limited value of goats above 18 months of age for slaughter purposes, and in the light of the importance of an effective implementation of the increased moni- toring to assess the prevalence of BSE in caprine animals, it is appropriate to increase the amount per test to be reimbursed to the Member States by the Community up to a maximum amount of EUR 30 per rapid test performed in caprine animals. ( O] L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 260/2005 (O] L 46, 17.2.2005, p. 9). () O] L 316, 15.10.2004, p. 91. 0 () O] L 37, 10.2.2005, p. 9. J (EC) No 806/2003 (O] L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1). J () O] L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 82.