31. 12. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 383/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as ‘Spectraphonics — Speech Spectrographic Display Unit, model SSD II' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (82/927/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 23 April 1982, Belgium 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 ‘Spectraphonics — Speech Spectrographic Display Unit, model SSD II’, ordered on § May 1980 and to be used for experimental phonetic research and in particular for the measure- ment of the physical properties of speech sound, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether appar- atus 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 20 October 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter; Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an acoustic measuring device ; whereas () OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1. () O] No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4. () O No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. its objective technical characteristics, such as the sensi- bility of the spectrum analysis, 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 appa- ratus ; 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 : Article 1 The apparatus described as ‘Spectraphonics — Speech Spectrographic Display Unit, model SSD II’, which is the subject of an application by Belgium of 23 April 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission