THE APPARATUS WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF A REQUEST BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAS ORDERED IN DECEMBER 1977 ; WHEREAS IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME FOR COMMUNITY MANUFACTURERS TO SUPPLY EQUIPMENT OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE TO THAT OF THE APPARATUS FOR WHICH DUTY-FREE ADMISSION IS REQUESTED ; WHEREAS EXEMPTION FROM IMPORT DUTY IS THEREFORE JUSTIFIED IN RESPECT OF THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS GRANTING OF SUCH EXEMPTION MUST , HOWEVER , BE LIMITED TO CASES WHERE THE ORDER FOR THE APPARATUS WAS PLACED PRIOR TO 1 JANUARY 1979 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THE APPARATUS DESIGNATED ' AERO VIRONMENT - MONOSTATIC/BISTATIC ACOUSTIC RADAR SYSTEM ' , MUST BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS .
2 . THE CONDITIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 OF 10 JULY 1975 FOR ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE FULFILLED .
ARTICLE 2
THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) ARE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THOSE UNITS OF THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION FOR WHICH AN ORDER WAS PLACED BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1979 .
ARTICLE 3
THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 3 MAY 1979 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
ETIENNE DAVIGNON
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION