Article 63a
1. Instruments and apparatus intended for medical research, establishing medical diagnoses or carrying out medical treatment which are donated either by a charitable or philanthropic organization or by a private individual to health authorities, hospital departments or medical research institutions approved by the competent authorities of the Member States to receive such articles duty-free, or which are purchased by such health autorities, hospitals or medical research institutions entirely with funds provided by a charitable or philanthropic organization or with voluntary contributions, shall be admitted free of import duties, always provided that it is established that: (a) equivalent instruments and apparatus are not being currently manufactured in the customs territory of the Community; (b) the donation of the instruments or apparatus in question does not conceal any commercial intent on the part of the donor; and (c) the donor is in no way connected with the manufacturer of the instruments or apparatus which are the subject of the duty relief application. 2. The relief shall also apply, on the same conditions, to: (a) spare parts, components or accessories specifically for instruments or apparatus, provided that these spare parts, components for accessories are imported at the same time as such instruments and apparatus, or if imported subsequently that they can be identified as being intended for instruments or apparatus previously admitted duty-free; (b) tools to be used for the maintenance, checking, calibration or repair of instruments or apparatus, provided that these tools are imported at the same time as such instruments and apparatus or, if imported subsequently, that they can be identified as being intended for instruments or apparatus previously admitted duty-free.