SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES ; WHEREAS IT MUST THEREFORE BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS ;
WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER STATES , APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE CAPABLE OF USE FOR THE SAME PURPOSE IS NOT CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , DUTY-FREE ADMISSION OF THIS APPARATUS IS JUSTIFIED ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , RAPID TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE COMING MONTHS COULD DEPRIVE THIS TYPE OF APPARATUS OF ITS SCIENTIFIC CHARACTER ; WHEREAS A SIMILAR FORECAST MAY BE MADE AS REGARDS ITS USE ; WHEREAS THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THIS DECISION SHOULD THEREFORE BE LIMITED ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA - ANTENNA DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM , MODEL 2031 , WITH POSITIONER ' 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 ARE FULFILLED .
ARTICLE 2
THIS DECISION SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 .
ARTICLE 3
THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 MAY 1980 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
ETIENNE DAVIGNON
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION