EUR-Lex - 31979D0980 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31979D0980 - EN Avis juridique important | 79/980/EEC: Commission Decision of 31 October 1979 excluding from admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties the scientific apparatus described as 'Kevex micro-X analytical spectrometer, model 7000/45' Official Journal L 295 , 22/11/1979 P. 0021 - 0021 Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 7 P. 0300

( 1 ) OJ NO L 184 , 15 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 . ( 2 ) OJ NO L 316 , 6 . 12 . 1975 , P . 17 . COMMISSION DECISION OF 31 OCTOBER 1979 EXCLUDING FROM ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' KEVEX MICRO-X ANALYTICAL SPECTROMETER , MODEL 7000/45 ' ( 79/980/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 26 MARCH 1979 , THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 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 ' KEVEX MICRO-X ANALYTICAL SPECTROMETER , MODEL 7000/45 ' , USED FOR RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND FORENSIC SCIENCE , 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 4 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 , A GROUP OF EXPERTS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE MEMBER STATES MET ON 18 JUNE 1979 WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY-FREE ARRANGEMENTS TO EXAMINE THIS PARTICULAR CASE ; WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION IS AN ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETER ; WHEREAS IN VIEW OF ITS OBJECTIVE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS THE STABILITY , SENSITIVITY AND ACCURACY , AND THE USE TO WHICH IT IS PUT , THIS APPARATUS IS SPECIALLY SUITED TO PURE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ; 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 , TO THE ' EDX-290 ' , MANUFACTURED BY LINK SYSTEMS LTD , HALIFAX ROAD , HIGH WYCOMBE , BUCKINGHAMSHIRE , UNITED KINGDOM , HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :