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COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 September 1983

establishing that the apparatus described as 'ARL - Scanning Electron Microprobe Quantometer, model SEMQ, with accessories' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties

(83/458/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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (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 7 March 1983, Italy 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 'ARL - Scanning Electron Microprobe Quantometer, model SEMQ, with accessories', ordered on 24 September 1980 and intended to be used for the precision microanalyses by means of multichannel simultaneous electronic analysis, 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 6 July 1983 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 analysis system;

Whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the precision of the microanalyses 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, 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, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'Camebax' manufactured by Cameca, Boulevard St Denis 103, 92400 Courbevoie, France and to the apparatus 'SEM 505' and 'PSEM 500 X' manufactured by Philips Nederland BV, Boschdijk 525, Eindhoven, Netherlands,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The apparatus described as 'ARL - Scanning Electron Microprobe Quantometer, model SEMQ, with accessories', which is the subject of an application by Italy of 7 March 1983, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 September 1983.

For the Commission

Étienne DAVIGNON

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.

(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 August 1983

establishing that the apparatus described as 'Coherent - Single Frequency He Ne Laser, model 200' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties

(83/438/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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (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 11 February 1983, Belgium 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 'Coherent - Single Frequency He Ne Laser, model 200', ordered on 17 November 1981 and intended to be used for determining the frequency of all radiation produced by another tunable laser and in particular for the study of the structures and properties of gaseous molecules, 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 July 1983 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;

Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a laser; whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the precision of the frequency, 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

The apparatus described as 'Coherent - Single Frequency He Ne Laser, model 200', which is the subject of an application by Belgium of 11 February 1983, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 August 1983.

For the Commission

Étienne DAVIGNON

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.

(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32.
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COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 September 1983

amending Decision 78/476/EEC on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in non-member countries

(83/495/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed (1), as last amended by Directive 80/1141/EEC (2), and in particular of Article 32 (1) (b) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, by Decision 78/476/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 79/508/EEC (4), the Council noted that the official checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in certain non-member countries afford the same guarantees as those carried out by the Member States;

Whereas, in the meantime, it has been established that such practices can be officially checked also in Japan in connection with a certain species;

Whereas an examination of the conditions under which official checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties are carried out in Japan has shown that these checks afford the same guarantees as those carried out by the Member States;

Whereas Japan should be granted equivalence,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

With effect from 1 July 1982, the following new item shall be inserted in the Annex to Decision 78/476/EEC:

1.2.3.4 // // // // // '1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // // // // // Reference number // Country // Authority responsible for carrying out checks // Species // // // // // 4a // Japan (J) // Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Japan // Vegetable species covered by 133, 31. 5. 1979, p. 25.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 1983.

For the Council

The President

C. SIMITIS Directive 70/458/EEC' // // // //

(1) OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 7. (2) OJ No L 341, 16. 12. 1980, p. 27. (3) OJ No L 152, 8. 6. 1978, p. 17. (4) OJ No L
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 September 1983

on provisional payment of the Community financial participation for 1982 and of an advance on that financial participation for 1983 in inspection and surveillance operations in the maritime waters of Ireland

(Only the English text is authentic)

(83/476/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 78/640/EEC of 25 July 1978 on financial participation by the Community in inspection and surveillance operations in the maritime waters of Denmark and Ireland (1), as amended by Decision 82/892/EEC (2), and in particular Article 1 (2) and 1a thereof,

Whereas under Article 1 (2) of Decision 78/640/EEC, this participation in respect of Ireland is fixed at a maximum of 46 million ECU for the period 1 January 1977 to 31 December 1984;

Whereas the programme submitted by Ireland for surveillance of the maritime waters falling within its jurisdiction, which includes the provisional expenditure estimate for medium-term and short-term measures, was verified by the Commission, which decided on 15 May 1979 that the said expenditure was eligible;

Whereas the application submitted by the Irish authorities pursuant to point 6 of the Annex to Decision 78/640/EEC covers, on the one hand, expenditure incurred during the period 1 January to 31 December 1982 which amounted to £ Irl 10 176 000 and, on the other hand, an advance of £ Irl 2 500 000 concerning forecast expenditure in 1983 totalling £ Irl 7 290 000;

Whereas it appears from the information sent that the total expenditure incurred in 1982 and forecast for 1983 is eligible;

Whereas the available appropriations amount to 6 500 000 ECU and the provisional reimbursement of expenditure incurred in 1982 should amount to £ Irl 2 150 000 in accordance with Article 1 (2) of Decision 78/640/EEC pending adoption of the supplementary budget;

Whereas the advance requested should be paid in accordance with Article 1a of the said Decision;

Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects and in particular on the financial means available,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community financial participation in eligible expenditure incurred by Ireland in respect of 1982 is hereby provisionally fixed at £ Irl 2 150 000.

Article 2

The advance on the Community financial participation in forecast expenditure by Ireland in 1983 is hereby fixed at £ Irl 2 500 000.

This advance shall be paid on the conditions laid down in Article 1a of Decision 78/640/EEC.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 12 September 1983.

For the Commission

Giorgios CONTOGEORGIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 211, 1. 8. 1978, p. 34.

(2) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1982, p. 55.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 October 1983

establishing that the apparatus described as 'LSI - Vascular Diagnostic Computer' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties

(83/536/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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (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 27 April 1983, Italy 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 'LSI - Vascular Diagnostic Computer', ordered on 11 January 1982 and intended to be used for the analysis of the different parameters that can vary in the course of vascular disease, in particular the pulse volume curve and the perfusion volume of the limb, and determination of the perfusion pressure on any arterial segment, should be considered as 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 23 September 1983 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;

Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a computer; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The apparatus described as 'LSI - Vascular Diagnostic Computer', which is the subject of an application by Italy of 27 April 1983, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 October 1983.

For the Commission

Karl-Heinz NARJES

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.

(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 November 1983

on the clearance of the accounts presented by Ireland in respect of expenditure incurred in the 1975 financial year on milk products supplied as food aid

(Only the English text is authentic)

(83/553/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (1),

Having consulted the EAGGF Committee,

Whereas Ireland has supplied to the Commission the supporting statements required for the clearance of the accounts pursuant to the second indent of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The accounts of the departments and agencies empowered by Ireland to pay expenditure in the 1975 financial year on milk products supplied as food aid shall be cleared as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 7 November 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 288, 25. 10. 1974, p. 1.

ANNEX

Clearance of the accounts of the departments and agencies in Ireland empowered to pay expenditure arising from food-aid operations in milk products

1.2 // 1. Funds available after clearance of 1974 accounts // - // 2. Advances authorized for food-aid operations in 1975 // £ Irl 145 833,45 // 3. Total available to cover 1975 expenditure // £ Irl 145 833,45 // 4. Expenditure effected in respect of 1975 and recognized as chargeable to Chapter 92: Food-aid expenditure from the general budget of the European Communities // £ Irl 145 833,45 // 5. Funds available after clearance of the 1975 accounts // -
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 November 1983

repealing Decision 80/1298/EEC on health protection measures in respect of Bundesland Tyrol, Austria

(83/578/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 15 thereof,

Whereas it is laid down in Articles 6 and 14 of Directive 72/462/EEC that Member States shall not authorize importation of swine or fresh meat of swine from non-member countries which have not been free from contagious porcine paralysis (Teschen disease) for the past 12 months and where vaccination against contagious porcine paralysis (Teschen disease) has taken place in the preceding 12 months;

Whereas Articles 7 and 15 of the said Directive provide that the prohibitions laid down in Articles 6 and 14 may be limited to a part of the territory of a non-member country;

Whereas Commission Decision 80/1298/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 81/316/EEC (4), provides for health protection measures in respect of Imst, Innsbruck (Stadt), Innsbruck-Land, Kitzbuehel, Kufstein, Landeck, Reutte and Schwaz districts (Bezirk) of Bundesland Tyrol, Austria;

Whereas the abovementioned health protection measures may now be withdrawn because Austria has been free from the disease for the past 12 months and vaccination against the disease has not taken place there in the preceding 12 months;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 80/1298/EEC is hereby repealed with effect from 1 December 1983.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.

(2) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34.

(3) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1980, p. 49.

(4) OJ No L 127, 13. 5. 1981, p. 17.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 November 1983

on the third amendment of Decision 82/467/EEC authorizing a number of Member States to sell butter at a reduced price in the form of concentrated butter

(Only the German text is authentic)

(83/617/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1600/83 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 7a thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 649/78 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1447/83 (5), provides that the Member States may be authorized to sell butter at a reduced price from public storage or to grant aid in respect of butter from private storage for the purpose of its release for direct consumption as concentrated butter;

Whereas a number of Member States were authorized by Commission Decision 82/467/EEC (6), as amended by Decision 83/80/EEC (7), to sell butter at a reduced price in the form of concentrated butter; whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has requested authorization to sell a further quantity of 2 000 tonnes of butter in order to continue the operation; whereas the said Member State is in a position to guarantee that the butter in question will reach its prescribed destination; whereas it is necessary to accede to this request, and accordingly to amend the said Decision;

Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Decision 82/467/EEC, the quantity of '7 000 tonnes' shown for the Federal Republic of Germany is hereby replaced by '9 000 tonnes'.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 30 November 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 56.

(3) OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 86, 1. 4. 1978, p. 33.

(5) OJ No L 146, 4. 6. 1983, p. 19.

(6) OJ No L 211, 20. 7. 1982, p. 38.

(7) OJ No L 51, 24. 2. 1983, p. 49.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 November 1983

approving a programme relating to livestock auction markets in England pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77

(Only the English text is authentic)

(83/608/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3164/82 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas, on 13 September 1983, the United Kingdom Government forwarded the programme relating to livestock auction markets in England;

Whereas the said programme relates to rationalization and creation of livestock auction markets with the aim of providing an efficient marketing structure for the producers; whereas the programme therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas the programme contains the details required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of that Regulation can be achieved in the mentioned sector; whereas the schedule for implementation of the programme does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of that Regulation;

Whereas the question under what conditions the common action initiated by Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 will be continued beyond the date laid down in Article 16 (1) of the said Regulation remains open; whereas it is therefore appropriate to limit approval of the programme to applications referred to in Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The programme relating to the livestock auction markets in England submitted by the United Kingdom Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 13 September 1983 is hereby approved.

2. Approval of the programme relates only to projects submitted before 1 May 1984.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 332, 27. 11. 1982, p. 1.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 December 1983

repealing Decision 83/223/EEC concerning health protection measures in respect of Spain

(83/631/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat form third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Article 28 (3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 83/223/EEC (3) established health protection measures relating to Spain because of the existence of an epizootic of foot-and-mouth disease;

Whereas the absence of new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Spain leads to the opinion that the risk to Community herds is reduced;

Whereas the situation requires the re-establishment of the importation of fresh meat of bovines, ovines and caprines from Spain;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 83/223/EEC is hereby repealed. The authorization for importation of meat only concerns meat which comes from animals slaughtered after the date of notification of this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 December 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.

(2) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34.

(3) OJ No L 121, 7. 5. 1983, p. 32.