27. 1. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 22/59 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 January 1984 establishing that the apparatus described as ‘Lumonics — Excimer Laser, model TE-431 T' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (84/34/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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (3, 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 29 June 1983, Italy 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 ‘Lumonics — Excimer Laser, model TE-431 T ordered on 30 March 1982 and intended to be used for the study of non-linear optics in solids, the study of excitonic states for very high density excitation and for the study of atmospheric physics, should be considered to be a scientific appar- atus 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 15 December 1983 within the frame- work of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter; Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in questions is a laser ; whereas in objective technical characteristics such as the power combined with the - " impulses and the use to which it is put make it speci- ally 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 manu- factured in the Community ; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus ‘EMG 100/200 Series’ manufactured by Lambda Physik, Hans Bocklerstrafle 12, D-3400 Gottingen and to the-apparatus ‘1250 E 2, ‘1250 E 20’ and ‘1250 E 50’ manufactured by Sopra, 68 rue Pierre Joigneaux, F-92270 Bois-Colombes, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The apparaius described as ‘Lumonics — Exciser Laser, model TE-431 T’, which is the subject of an application by Italy of 29—June 1983, may not be impprted free of Common Customs Tariff duties. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 January 1984. For the Commission Karl-Heinz NARJES Member of the Commission () OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1. () O] No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4. () OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32.