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 SINCE 1 FEBRUARY 1979 IN THE CASE OF THE APPARATUS ' MICROMASS 1211 ' MANUFACTURED BY VG-ISOTOPES LTD , ION PATH , ROAD THREE , WINSFORD , CHESHIRE CW 73 BX , UNITED KINGDOM ;
WHEREAS THE ' EXTRANUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER , EMBA II ' WAS ORDERED ON 10 JANUARY 1978 ; WHEREAS IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME FOR COMMUNITY MANUFACTURERS TO SUPPLY AN APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE TO THAT FOR WHICH DUTY-FREE ADMISSION IS REQUESTED ; WHEREAS RELIEF FROM IMPORT DUTY IS THEREFORE JUSTIFIED IN RESPECT OF THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS THE GRANTING OF SUCH RELIEF MUST , HOWEVER , BE LIMITED TO CASES WHERE THE ORDER FOR THE APPARATUS WAS PLACED PRIOR TO 1 FEBRUARY 1979 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' EXTRANUCLEAR-QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER , EMBA II ' 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 HAVE CEASED TO BE FULFILLED SINCE 1 FEBRUARY 1979 . APPARATUS ORDERED PRIOR TO THAT DATE MAY , HOWEVER , BE IMPORTED FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES .
ARTICLE 2
THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 AUGUST 1980 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
ETIENNE DAVIGNON
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION