80/622/EEC: Commission Decision of 11 June 1980 finding that the apparatus described as 'Ailtech variable repetition rate impulse generator, model 533 X-11' is not a scientific apparatus
Date: 1980-06-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common customs tariff, exemption from customs duties, measuring equipment, noise, scientific apparatus













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80/622/EEC: Commission Decision of 11 June 1980 finding that the apparatus described as 'Ailtech variable repetition rate impulse generator, model 533 X-11' is not a scientific apparatus  


Official Journal L 172 , 05/07/1980 P. 0029 - 0029 Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 9 P. 0057  





COMMISSION DECISION  of 11 June 1980  finding that the apparatus described as "Ailtech variable repetition rate impulse generator, model 533 X-11" is not a scientific apparatus  (80/622/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 3 January 1980, the Government of the United Kingdom 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 "Ailtech variable repetition rate impulse generator, model 533 X-11", to be used in the framework of investigation into noise amplitude and in particular for characterizing impulsive noise, 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 22 May 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 broadband signal generator;  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,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:    Article 1 The apparatus described as "Ailtech variable repetition rate impulse generator, model 533 X-11" is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.   Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.     Done at Brussels, 11 June 1980.  For the Commission  Étienne DAVIGNON  Member of the Commission  (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.