A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS ;
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 , ARE CURRENTLY BEING MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THIS APPLIES , IN PARTICULAR , TO THE APPARATUS ' PL3 ' AND , SINCE 1 MARCH 1980 , TO THE APPARATUS ' PL4 ' BOTH MANUFACTURED BY EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS LTD , RICCARTON CURRIE , EDINBURGH EH 144 EP , UNITED KINGDOM AND TO AN APPARATUS MANUFACTURED ON REQUEST BY FAIRLIGHT TECHNISCHE EN WETENSCHAPPELIJKE APPARATEN BV , ROTTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' APOLLO-TUNABLE CO2 LASER , MODEL 560 , WITH FINE TUNING MECHANISM , TYPE PZT ' 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 , 1 AUGUST 1980 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
ETIENNE DAVIGNON
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION