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( 1 ) OJ NO L 184 , 15 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 134 , 31 . 5 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 318 , 13 . 12 . 1979 , P . 32 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 3 MARCH 1980

ESTABLISHING THAT THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' ETEC AUTOSCAN SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ' ARE NOT FULFILLED

( 80/325/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 OF 10 JULY 1975 ON THE IMPORTATION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF EDUCATIONAL , SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL MATERIALS ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1027/79 ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2784/79 OF 12 DECEMBER 1979 LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , BY LETTER DATED 3 SEPTEMBER 1979 , THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTED THE COMMISSION TO INVOKE THE PROCEDURE AT PRESENT LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2784/79 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' ETEC AUTOSCAN SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ' , TO BE USED IN PARTICULAR FOR THE SUBMICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE SURFACES OF SAMPLES OF ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE TISSUES , MICROORGANISMS , MINERALS AND PROCESSED METALS , SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS AND , WHERE THE REPLY IS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE , WHETHER APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE IS CURRENTLY BEING MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2784/79 , A GROUP OF EXPERTS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE MEMBER STATES MET ON 5 FEBRUARY 1980 WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY-FREE ARRANGEMENTS TO EXAMINE THIS PARTICULAR CASE ;

WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION IS AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ; WHEREAS ITS OBJECTIVE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS THE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION AND THE USE TO WHICH IT IS PUT MAKE IT SPECIALLY SUITED TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ; WHEREAS APPARATUS OF THE SAME KIND IS PRINCIPALLY USED FOR THE REALIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES ; WHEREAS IT MUST THEREFORE BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER STATES , APPARATUS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE EQUIVALENT TO THE SAID APPARATUS , CAPABLE OF BEING USED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES , IS CURRENTLY BEING MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THIS APPLIES , IN PARTICULAR , SINCE 1 JANUARY 1972 , TO THE ' PSEM 500 ' APPARATUS AND SINCE 1 FEBRUARY 1977 , TO THE ' SEM 501 ' APPARATUS MANUFACTURED BY PHILIPS NEDERLAND BV , BOSCHDIJK 525 , EINDHOVEN , NETHERLANDS , SINCE 1 JANUARY 1973 , TO THE ' CAMEBAX ' APPARATUS MANUFACTURED BY CAMECA , 103 , BOULEVARD ST DENIS , 92400 COURBEVOIE , FRANCE , SINCE 1 NOVEMBER 1973 , TO THE ' AMR 1000 ' APPARATUS MANUFACTURED BY ERNST LEITZ WETZLAR GMBH , D-6330 WETZLAR , GERMANY AND , SINCE 1 JUNE 1975 , TO THE ' STEREOSCAN 150 MARK 2 ' APPARATUS AND TO THE ' STEREOSCAN 180 ' APPARATUS MANUFACTURED BY CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LTD , RUSTAT ROAD , CAMBRIDGE CB1 3QH , UNITED KINGDOM ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' ETEC AUTOSCAN SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ' IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS .

2 . THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE NOT FULFILLED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 3 MARCH 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION