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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 18 FEBRUARY 1980

ESTABLISHING THAT THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' QUANTA-RAY , DCR LABORATORY LASER SYSTEM ' ARE NOT FULFILLED

( 80/291/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 AUGUST 1979 , THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 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 ' QUANTA-RAY , DCR LABORATORY LASER SYSTEM ' INTENDED TO BE USED FOR RESEARCH WORK IN THE FIELD OF MULTIPHOTON SPECTROSCOPY OF ORGANIC MOLECULES AND , ESPECIALLY , BY VIRTUE OF ITS HIGH LIGHT INTENSITY , FOR EXCITING AND EXAMINING MOLECULES BY NON-LINEAR QUANTUM PROCESSES , 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 10 JANUARY 1980 WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY-FREE ARRANGEMENTS TO EXAMINE THIS PARTICULAR CASE ;

WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION IS A LASER ATTACHED TO A RESONATOR ; WHEREAS ITS OBJECTIVE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS HIGH LIGHT INTENSITY AND PHOTON-BEAM QUALITY , AND THE USE TO WHICH IT IS PUT MAKE IT SPECIALLY SUITED TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ; WHEREAS APPARATUS OF THE SAME KIND ARE PRINCIPALLY USED FOR THE REALIZATION OF 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 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 ' LASER YAG YG 481 C ' APPARATUS MANUFACTURED BY THE FIRM QUANTEL , 17 , AVENUE DE L ' ATLANTIQUE , F-91402 ORSAY AND , AS FROM 1 DECEMBER 1978 , THE ' DLPY 3 ' APPARATUS MANUFACTURED BY THE FIRM JK LASERS LTD , SOMERS ROAD , UK-RUGBY , WARWICKSHIRE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' QUANTA-RAY , DCR LABORATORY LASER SYSTEM ' 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 , 18 FEBRUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION