CELEX: 31979D0255
Language: en
Date: 1979-02-20 00:00:00
Title: 79/255/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 February 1979 allowing admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties of the scientific apparatus described as 'Hewlett-Packard Synthesized Signal Generator' , model 8660 A/C

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31979D0255

79/255/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 February 1979 allowing admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties of the scientific apparatus described as 'Hewlett-Packard Synthesized Signal Generator' , model 8660 A/C  

Official Journal L 057 , 08/03/1979 P. 0038 - 0038 Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 7 P. 0068 

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 184 , 15 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 316 , 6 . 12 . 1975 , P . 17 .    COMMISSION DECISION   OF 20 FEBRUARY 1979   ALLOWING ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' HEWLETT-PACKARD SYNTHESIZED SIGNAL GENERATOR ' , MODEL 8660 A/C  ( 79/255/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 LETTER DATED 17 AUGUST 1978 , THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT 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 ' HEWLETT-PACKARD SYNTHESIZED SIGNAL GENERATOR ' , MODEL 8660 A/C , INTENDED FOR USE IN RESEARCH WORK CARRIED OUT IN THE FIELD OF ASTRONOMY , AND IN PARTICULAR FOR LOCATING AND TRACKING SATELLITES , MUST BE 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 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 FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER GENERATOR ; WHEREAS ITS OBJECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS PRECISION , STABILITY AND FREQUENCY RANGE , AS WELL AS THE USE MADE OF IT MAKE IT AN APPARATUS SPECIALLY SUITED TO PURE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ; WHEREAS THEREFORE IT MUST 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 ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' HEWLETT-PACKARD SYNTHESIZED SIGNAL GENERATOR ' , MODEL 8660 A/C , MUST BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS .   2 .  THE CONDITIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 OF 10 JULY 1975 FOR ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE FULFILLED .   ARTICLE 2   THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 FEBRUARY 1979 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   ETIENNE DAVIGNON   MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION