# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1225/2011 of 28 November 2011 for the purposes of Articles 42 to 52, 57 and 58 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (codification), Article 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of point (a) of Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009, the objective technical characteristics of a scientific instrument or apparatus shall be understood to mean those characteristics resulting from the construction of that instrument or apparatus or from adjustments to a standard instrument or apparatus which make it possible to obtain high-level performances above those normally required for industrial or commercial use.
Where it is not possible to establish clearly on the basis of its objective technical characteristics whether an instrument or apparatus is to be regarded as a scientific instrument or apparatus, reference shall be made to the use of the instrument or apparatus for which admission free of import duties is requested. If this examination shows that the instrument or apparatus in question is used for scientific purposes, it shall be deemed to be of a scientific nature.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1225/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1225/article-5
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