79/290/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 February 1979 excluding from admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties the scientific apparatus described as 'Beckman - Liquid Scintillation System, model LS 9000'
Official Journal L 069 , 20/03/1979 P. 0024 - 0024
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 7 P. 0082
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 184 , 15 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 316 , 6 . 12 . 1975 , P . 17 .
COMMISSION DECISION
OF 28 FEBRUARY 1979
EXCLUDING FROM ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' BECKMAN - LIQUID SCINTILLATION SYSTEM , MODEL LS 9000 '
( 79/290/EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 OF 10 JULY 1975 ON THE IMPORTATION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF EDUCATIONAL , SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL MATERIALS ( 1 ),
HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 OF 2 DECEMBER 1975 LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 4 AND 5 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS , BY LETTERS DATED RESPECTIVELY 29 AUGUST 1978 AND 23 NOVEMBER 1978 , THE DANISH AND GERMAN GOVERNMENTS REQUESTED THE COMMISSION TO INVOKE THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 4 AND 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' BECKMAN - LIQUID SCINTILLATION SYSTEM , MODEL LS 9000 ' , USED FOR THE FOLLOWING RESEARCHES :
- MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN ANIMAL TISSUES ,
- EXAMINATION OF THE REGULATION REACTIONS OF THE LYTIC CYCLES OF TUMOUR VIRUS ,
- DEFINITION OF THE SPECIFIC CHANGES , WHICH ARE DETERMINATIVE AS REGARDS THE PROLIFERATION OF NEOPLASTIC CELLS ,
- DETECTION OF THE PRESENCE AND LOCALIZATION OF VIRAL GENERA IN THE HOST-CELL OF ONCOGENERA ,
- DIFFERENTIATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RELATED VISIT STRAINS , AND LOCALIZATION OF CANCER PRODUCING VIRUS ,
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS AND , WHERE THE REPLY IS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE , WHETHER APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 , A GROUP OF EXPERTS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL OF THE MEMBER STATES MET ON 6 FEBRUARY 1979 WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY-FREE ARRANGEMENTS TO EXAMINE THIS PARTICULAR CASE ;
WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION SHOWS THAT THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION IS A LIQUID SCINTILLATION SYSTEM ; WHEREAS ITS TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS ITS PRECISION AND CAPACITY TO REPRODUCE DATA , AS WELL AS THE USE TO WHICH IT IS PUT , RENDER IT AN APPARATUS ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR PURE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER STATES , APPARATUS OF