CELEX: 31980D0481
Language: en
Date: 1980-04-21 00:00:00
Title: 80/481/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 April 1980 finding that the conditions required for the admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties of the scientific apparatus described as 'Perkin Elmer-Spectrophotofluorometer, model MPF-44A' are not fulfilled

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31980D0481

80/481/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 April 1980 finding that the conditions required for the admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties of the scientific apparatus described as 'Perkin Elmer-Spectrophotofluorometer, model MPF-44A' are not fulfilled  

Official Journal L 118 , 09/05/1980 P. 0051 - 0051 Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 8 P. 0209 

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 184 , 15 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 134 , 31 . 5 . 1979 , P . 1 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 318 , 13 . 12 . 1979 , P . 32 .    COMMISSION DECISION   OF 21 APRIL 1980   FINDING THAT THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' PERKIN ELMER-SPECTROPHOTOFLUOROMETER , MODEL MPF-44A '  ARE NOT FULFILLED  ( 80/481/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 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1027/79 ( 2 ),   HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2784/79 OF 12 DECEMBER 1979 LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,   WHEREAS , BY LETTER DATED 23 OCTOBER 1979 , THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED THE COMMISSION TO INVOKE THE PROCEDURE NOW PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2784/79 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' PERKIN ELMER-SPECTROPHOTOFLUOROMETER , MODEL MPF-44A ' , TO BE USED FOR FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA WORK AND PHOSPHORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS , SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS AND , WHERE THE REPLY IS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE , WHETHER APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE IS CURRENTLY BEING MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ,   WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2784/79 , A GROUP OF EXPERTS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE MEMBER STATES MET ON 26 FEBRUARY 1980 WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY-FREE ARRANGEMENTS TO EXAMINE THE MATTER ;   WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION IS A SPECTROFLUOROMETER ;   WHEREAS ITS OBJECTIVE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS THE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION IN THE ANALYSIS OF LUMINESCENCE SPECTRA AND THE USE TO WHICH IT IS PUT MAKE IT SPECIALLY SUITED TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , APPARATUS OF THE SAME KIND ARE PRINCIPALLY USED FOR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES ; WHEREAS IT MUST THEREFORE BE CONSIDERED TO BE 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 , SINCE 1 NOVEMBER 1977 , TO APPARATUS ' JY 3C '  MANUFACTURED BY JOBIN YVON , 16-18 , RUE DU CANAL , 91160 LONGJUMEAU , FRANCE ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' PERKIN ELMER-SPECTROPHOTOFLUOROMETER , MODEL MPF-44A ' , 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 , 21 APRIL 1980 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   ETIENNE DAVIGNON   MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION