No L 118/48 Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 5. 80 COMMISSION DECISION of 14 April 1980 refusing to accept the scientific character of the apparatus described as ‘Data- Chron-time code generator, model 3100-251" and ‘Data-Chron-time code trans- lator, model 3200-284’ (80/478/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 Tarift duties of educational, scien- tific and cultural materials ('), as amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1027/79 (%), 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 (%), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas, by letter dated 9 October 1979, the Italian Government requested the Commission to invoke the procedure at present laid down in Article 7 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as ‘Data-Chron-time code generator, model 3100-251" and ‘Data-Chron- time code translator, model 3200-284’, intended for use in connection with stratospheric experiments in telemetry stations, should be considered as a scientitic apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value are 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 Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine this particular case ; () OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 134, 31. 51979, p. 1. () O) No L 318, 13.12. 1979, p. 32. Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question consist of a signal generator and a synchronizer ; whereas they do not possess the requi- site objective characteristics making them specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, indeed, appa- ratus of the same kind are principally used for the real- 1zation of non-scientific activities ; whereas the use of the said apparatus in the case in question could not alone confer upon them the character of scientific apparatus ; whereas they therefore cannot be regarded as scientific apparatus, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The apparatus described as ‘Data-Chron-time code generator, model 3100-251" and ‘Data-Chron-time code translator, model 3200-284" are not considered to be a scientific apparatus. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 April 1980. For the Commiission Etienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission