;
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 , 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