EUR-Lex - 31980D0548 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31980D0548 - EN Avis juridique important | 80/548/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 May 1980 finding that the conditions required for the admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties of the scientific apparatus described as 'S.M.I. - Atomic Analysis System, Spectraspan III' are fulfilled Official Journal L 139 , 05/06/1980 P. 0026 - 0026 Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 8 P. 0231

( 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 22 MAY 1980 FINDING THAT THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' S.M.I . - ATOMIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM , SPECTRASPAN III ' ARE FULFILLED ( 80/548/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 7 NOVEMBER 1979 , THE UNITED KINGDOM 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 ' S.M.I . - ATOMIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM , SPECTRASPAN III ' , USED FOR IDENTIFYING AND MEASURING THE RELATIVE QUANTITY OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS CONTAINED IN A SAMPLE , AND ESPECIALLY FOR MONITORING THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF FOODSTUFFS , 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 27 MARCH 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 SPECTRO-ANALYZER ; WHEREAS ITS OBJECTIVE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS , SUCH AS ITS HIGH DEGREE OF DISPERSION 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 , 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 :