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WHEREAS , HOWEVER , 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 , IS CURRENTLY BEING MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THIS APPLIES , IN PARTICULAR , SINCE 1 JANUARY 1977 TO THE APPARATUS ' ASC 2000 ' MANUFACTURED BY RIBER DIVISION D ' INSTRUMENTS SA , 22A BOULEVARD DE L ' HOPITAL STELL , RUEIL MALMAISON , AND SINCE 1 MARCH 1978 TO THE APPARATUS ' MA 500 AUGER LAB ' MANUFACTURED BY VG SCIENTIFIC LTD , THE BIRCHES INDUSTRIAL ESTATE , IMBERHOME LANE , UK-EAST GRINSTEAD , SUSSEX ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' VARIAN-AUTOMATED AUGER MICROPROBE , MODEL 981-2850 ' , IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS .
2 . HOWEVER , 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 , 12 MAY 1980 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
ANTONIO GIOLITTI
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION