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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 11 JUNE 1980

FINDING THAT THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' EDAX X-RAY MICROANALYSIS PLUG-IN MODULES : S-180-154-10 DETECTING UNIT , 711 B ANALYZING UNIT , 407 C POWER SUPPLY , 603-2 VIDEO MONITOR , 609 B EPIC MODULE , 608 A INTERFACE BOARD , 352 LINESCAN RATEMETER , EDIT NOVA 2/4 , 8K AND TI-733 ASR SILENT PRINTER ' ARE FULFILLED

( 80/624/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 13 NOVEMBER 1979 , THE , GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY HAS REQUESTED THE COMMISSION TO INVOKE THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2784/79 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' EDAX X-RAY MICROANALYSIS PLUG-IN MODULES : S-180-154-10 DETECTING UNIT , 711 B ANALYZING UNIT , 407 C POWER SUPPLY , 603-2 VIDEO MONITOR , 609 B EPIC MODULE , 608 A INTERFACE BOARD , 352 LINESCAN RATEMETER , EDIT NOVA 2/4 , 8K AND TI-733 ASR SILENT PRINTER ' , TO BE USED IN ELEMENT ANALYSIS RESEARCH AND IN PARTICULAR FOR MICROANALYSIS OF ROCK SAMPLES AND FOSSILS , 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 29 APRIL 1980 WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY-FREE ARRANGEMENTS TO EXAMINE THE MATTER ;

WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION IS AN X-RAY MICROANALYSIS APPARATUS ; WHEREAS ITS OBJECTIVE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS THE WIDTH OF THE SPECTRUM AND THE USE TO WHICH IT IS PUT MAKE IT SPECIALLY SUITED TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , APPARATUS OF THE SAME KIND ARE PRINCIPALLY USED FOR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES ; WHEREAS IT MUST THEREFORE BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS ;

WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER STATES , APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE CAPABLE OF USE FOR THE SAME PURPOSE IS NOT CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , DUTY-FREE ADMISSION OF THIS APPARATUS IS JUSTIFIED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' EDAX X-RAY MICROANALYSIS PLUG-IN MODULES : S-180-154-10 DETECTING UNIT , 711 B ANALYZING UNIT , 407 C POWER SUPPLY , 603-2 VIDEO MONITOR , 609 B EPIC MODULE , 608 A INTERFACE BOARD , 352 LINESCAN RATEMETER , EDIT NOVA 2/4 , 8K AND TI-733 ASR SILENT PRINTER ' 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 FULFILLED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION