78/656/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 July 1978 excluding from admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties the scientific apparatus described as 'Scintillation Camera SIGMA 410'
Official Journal L 218 , 09/08/1978 P. 0028 - 0028
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 6 P. 0227
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 184 , 15 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 316 , 6 . 12 . 1975 , P . 17 .
COMMISSION DECISION
OF 12 JULY 1978
EXCLUDING FROM ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' SCINTILLATION CAMERA SIGMA 410 '
( 78/656/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 ),
HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 OF 2 DECEMBER 1975 LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 4 AND 5 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS , BY LETTER DATED 2 MARCH 1978 , THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTED THE COMMISSION TO INVOKE THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 4 AND 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' SCINTILLATION CAMERA SIGMA 410 ' SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS AND , WHERE THE REPLY IS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE , WHETHER APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 , A GROUP OF EXPERTS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL OF THE MEMBER STATES MET ON 23 JUNE 1978 WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY-FREE ARRANGEMENTS TO EXAMINE THIS PARTICULAR CASE ;
WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION SHOWS THAT THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION IS A SCINTILLATION CAMERA USED IN RAPID DYNAMIC STUDIES IN TUMOUR DIAGNOSTICS IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE , AS WELL AS IN BRAIN AND KIDNEY FUNCTION SCINTIGRAPHY ;
WHEREAS ITS SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH IN PARTICULAR GUARANTEE A VERY GOOD POWER OF RESOLUTION AS WELL AS A VERY GOOD HOMOGENEITY , RENDER IT AN INSTRUMENT PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR PURE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH , EVEN IF IT CAN BE USED IN CLINICAL MEDICINE ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER STATES , APPARATUS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE EQUIVALENT TO THE SAID APPARATUS CAPABLE OF USE FOR THE SAME PURPOSE IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' SCINTILLATION CAMERA SIGMA 410 ' MUST BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS .
2 . THE CONDITIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 FOR ADMISSION FREE