80/827/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 August 1980 finding that the apparatus described as 'Tuthill-8 Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories' is not a scientific apparatus
Date: 1980-08-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: astronomy, common customs tariff, exemption from customs duties, photographic industry, scientific apparatus













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80/827/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 August 1980 finding that the apparatus described as 'Tuthill-8 Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories' is not a scientific apparatus  


Official Journal L 244 , 16/09/1980 P. 0017 - 0017 Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 9 P. 0073  





COMMISSION DECISION  of 1 August 1980  finding that the apparatus described as "Tuthill-8" Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories' is not a scientific apparatus  (80/827/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 28 February 1980, the British Government 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 "Tuthill-8" Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories', to be used for the photography of astronomically faint objects at a number of wavelengths in order to measure their linear polarization, 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 24 June 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 astronomical photographically apparatus;  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 "Tuthill-8" Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories' is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.   Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.     Done at Brussels, 1 August 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.