80/549/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 May 1980 finding that the conditions required for the admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties of the scientific apparatus described as 'Scientific-Atlanta - Antenna Data Collection System, model 2031, with positioner' are fulfilled
Date: 1980-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common customs tariff, exemption from customs duties, radio telecommunications, scientific apparatus













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80/549/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 May 1980 finding that the conditions required for the admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties of the scientific apparatus described as 'Scientific-Atlanta - Antenna Data Collection System, model 2031, with positioner' are fulfilled  


Official Journal L 139 , 05/06/1980 P. 0027 - 0027 





****( 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 22 MAY 1980   FINDING THAT THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA  -  ANTENNA DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM , MODEL 2031 , WITH POSITIONER '  ARE FULFILLED  ( 80/549/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 BELGIAN GOVERNMENT 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 ' SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA  -  ANTENNA DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM , MODEL 2031 , WITH POSITIONER ' , DESIGNED TO BE USED IN THE STUDY OF INTEGRATED MICROWAVE ANTENNAS , IN PARTICULAR , TO FORMULATE THEORETICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF SIMPLE PLANAR RADIATOR AND INTEGRATED PLANAR ARRAYS , TO DEVISE DESIGN METHODS FOR BOTH SIMPLE AND COMPOSITE RADIATOR CONFIGURATIONS AND TO DESIGN AND OPTIMIZE AN INTEGRATED PLANAR-ARRAY ANTENNA , 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 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 AN ANTENNA DATA COLLECTION AND RECORDING SYSTEM ; WHEREAS ITS OBJECTIVE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS ITS VERY WIDE FREQUENCY RANGE 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 ;   WHEREAS , HOWEVER , RAPID TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE COMING MONTHS COULD DEPRIVE THIS TYPE OF APPARATUS OF ITS SCIENTIFIC CHARACTER ; WHEREAS A SIMILAR FORECAST MAY BE MADE AS REGARDS ITS USE ; WHEREAS THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THIS DECISION SHOULD THEREFORE BE LIMITED ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA  - ANTENNA DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM , MODEL 2031 , WITH POSITIONER ' 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 SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 .   ARTICLE 3   THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 MAY 1980 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   ETIENNE DAVIGNON   MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION