80/477/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 April 1980 finding that the apparatus described as 'Ampex-multiband instrumentation recorder, model FR-3020', is not a scientific apparatus and that Decisions 76/544/EEC and 76/812/EEC are hereby repealed
Date: 1980-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common customs tariff, exemption from customs duties, meteorology, scientific apparatus













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80/477/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 April 1980 finding that the apparatus described as 'Ampex-multiband instrumentation recorder, model FR-3020', is not a scientific apparatus and that Decisions 76/544/EEC and 76/812/EEC are hereby repealed  


Official Journal L 118 , 09/05/1980 P. 0046 - 0047 Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 8 P. 0206  





COMMISSION DECISION  of 14 April 1980  finding that the apparatus described as "Ampex-multiband instrumentation recorder, model FR-3020", is not a scientific apparatus and that Decisions 76/544/EEC and 76/812/EEC are hereby repealed  (80/477/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council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 9 October 1979, the Government of Italy has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure now provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Ampex-multiband instrumentation recorder, model FR-3020", intended for use in connection with stratospheric experiments in telemetry stations, 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 27 March 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 a magnetic recorder;  Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; 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 technical evolution of this kind of apparatus leads to the conclusion that this is applicable for all magnetic recorders ; whereas, moreover, these recorders are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas, therefore, the contrary Decisions which were adopted in the past by the Commission for this type of apparatus need to be repealed,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:    Article 1 The apparatus described as "Ampex-multiband instrumentation recorder, model FR-3020", is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.  (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.    Article 2 Commission Decision 76/544/EEC recognizing the scientific character of an apparatus described as "Ampex recording apparatus PR 2200" (1) and Commission Decision 76/812/EEC excluding from admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties the scientific apparatus described as "Ampex recording apparatus PR 2200" (2) are hereby repealed.   Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.     Done at Brussels, 14 April 1980.  For the Commission  Étienne DAVIGNON  Member of the Commission  (1)OJ No L 160, 22.6.1976, p. 9. (2)OJ No L 285, 16.10.1976, p. 41.