No L 208/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 7. 81 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 July 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as ‘Medical systems — neurophore BH-2 ; — mini frame PPS-2’ may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/569/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, scien- tific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1027/79 (3, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/75 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (%), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas, by letter dated 19 December 1980, the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as ‘Medical systems — neurophore BH-2; -— mini frame PPS-2’, to be used for research into the effect of anaesthetic agents on the sensitivity of sensory neurones to puta- tive transmitter chemicals and into the nature and action of possible chemical transmitters mediatively synoptic transmission in the brain, should be consi- dered to be scientific apparatus and, where the reply 1s 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 28 April 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter; () OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 134, 31. 5. 1979, p. 1. () OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question are neurophore systems; whereas their objective technical characteristics such as the preci- sion and the injection methods and the use to which they are put make them specially suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas they must therefore be considered to be scien- tific apparatus; Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose are not currently manufactured in the Community ; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of these apparatus is justified, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The apparatus described as ‘Medical systems — neuro- phore BH-2; — mini frame PPS-2" which are the subject of an application by the United Kingdom of 19 December 1980 may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 July 1981. For the Commission Karl-Heinz NARJES Member of the Commission