INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE FULFILLED . NOTIFICATION OF THIS CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL BE MADE BY THE COMMISSION TO THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED WITHIN 15 DAYS FOLLOWING THE EXPIRY OF THE PERIOD AS AFORESAID .
5 . IF , WITHIN THE PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 4 , A MEMBER STATE WHICH CONSIDERS THAT INSTRUMENTS OR APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE ARE CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY HAS SENT TO THE COMMISSION AN UNFAVOURABLE REPLY REGARDING THE DUTY FREE IMPORTATION OF THE INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS UNDER CONSIDERATION , THE COMMISSION SHALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE NOTIFY A GROUP OF EXPERTS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL MEMBER STATES , WHO SHALL MEET WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY FREE ARRANGEMENTS IN ORDER TO EXAMINE THE MATTER .
WHERE AN UNFAVOURABLE REPLY AS REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING SUBPARAGRAPH IS GIVEN , REASONS MUST BE STATED , AND IN PARTICULAR IT MUST INCLUDE THE NAME OR BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS OF A COMMUNITY FIRM WHICH IS ABLE TO SUPPLY INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS OF A SCIENTIFIC VALUE EQUIVALENT TO THOSE FOR WHICH DUTY FREE ADMISSION HAS BEEN REQUESTED . SUCH REPLY SHALL BE SENT FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES TO THE EXPERTS AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING .
6 . WHERE THE EXAMINATION UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE OF PARAGRAPH 5 SHOWS THAT INSTRUMENTS OR APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE TO THAT OF THE INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS UNDER CONSIDERATION ARE CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY , THE COMMISSION SHALL GIVE A DECISION DECLARING THAT THE CONDITION SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 FOR DUTY FREE ADMISSION OF THE SAID INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS IS NOT FULFILLED ; IN THE REVERSE CASE , IT SHALL GIVE A DECISION DECLARING THAT SUCH CONDITION IS FULFILLED .
ALL MEMBER STATES SHALL BE NOTIFIED WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSION .
7 . IF , ON THE EXPIRY OF A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE APPLICATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSION , THE LATTER HAS NOT TAKEN ANY DECISION UNDER PARAGRAPH 6 , THE CONDITION LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 FOR DUTY FREE ADMISSION OF THE INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS UNDER CONSIDERATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE FULFILLED .
ARTICLE 5
THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS 2 TO 7 OF ARTICLE 4 SHALL APPLY , MUTATIS MUTANDIS , IN CASES WHERE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF THE MEMBER STATE IN WHICH IS SITUATED THE ESTABLISHMENT OR ORGANIZATION TO WHICH THE GOODS ARE CONSIGNED IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS .
ARTICLE 6
AUTHORIZATIONS FOR DUTY FREE ADMISSION SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS .
THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES MAY HOWEVER SET