diff --git a/ipojo/tests/core/annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/annotations/Instantiate.java b/ipojo/tests/core/annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/annotations/Instantiate.java
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+++ b/ipojo/tests/core/annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/annotations/Instantiate.java
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+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.annotations;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.junit4osgi.OSGiTestCase;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.junit4osgi.helpers.IPOJOHelper;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata.Element;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.parser.ManifestMetadataParser;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.parser.ParseException;
+import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
+
+public class Instantiate extends OSGiTestCase {
+
+    private IPOJOHelper helper;
+
+    public void setUp() {
+        helper = new IPOJOHelper(this);
+    }
+
+    public void testInstantiateSimple() {
+        Element[] meta = getInstanceMetadata(context.getBundle(), "org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component.Instantiate");
+        assertNotNull(meta);
+        assertEquals(1, meta.length);
+        assertNull(meta[0].getAttribute("name"));
+        assertEquals(0, meta[0].getElements().length);
+    }
+    
+    public void testInstantiateWithName() {
+        // Check instance tag
+        Element[] meta = getInstanceMetadata(context.getBundle(), "org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component.InstantiateWithName");
+        assertNotNull(meta);
+        assertEquals(1, meta.length);
+        assertNull(meta[0].getAttribute("name"));
+        assertEquals(0, meta[0].getElements().length);
+    }
+    
+    public void testInstanceCreation() {
+        String in = "org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component.Instantiate-0";
+        ServiceReference ref = helper.getServiceReferenceByName(Architecture.class.getName(), in);
+        assertNotNull(ref);
+    }
+    
+    public void testInstanceCreationWithName() {
+        String in = "myInstantiatedInstance";
+        ServiceReference ref = helper.getServiceReferenceByName(Architecture.class.getName(), in);
+        assertNotNull(ref);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the instance metadatas of the component with the given name,
+     * defined in the given bundle.
+     * 
+     * @param bundle the bundle from which the component is defined.
+     * @param component the name of the defined component.
+     * @return the list of instance metadata of the component with the given name,
+     *         defined in the given bundle, or {@code null} if not found.
+     */
+    public static Element[] getInstanceMetadata(Bundle bundle, String component) {
+
+        // Retrieves the component description from the bundle's manifest.
+        String elem = (String) bundle.getHeaders().get("iPOJO-Components");
+        if (elem == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Cannot find iPOJO-Components descriptor in the specified bundle ("
+                            + bundle.getSymbolicName()
+                            + "). Not an iPOJO bundle.");
+        }
+
+        // Parses the retrieved description and find the component with the
+        // given name.
+        List list = new ArrayList();
+        try {
+            Element element = ManifestMetadataParser.parseHeaderMetadata(elem);
+            Element[] childs = element.getElements("instance");
+            for (int i = 0; i < childs.length; i++) {
+                String name = childs[i].getAttribute("component");
+                if (name != null && name.equalsIgnoreCase(component)) {
+                    list.add(childs[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (list.isEmpty()) {
+                // Component not found...
+                return null;
+            } else {
+                return (Element[]) list.toArray(new Element[list.size()]);
+            }
+
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+                    "Cannot parse the components from specified bundle ("
+                            + bundle.getSymbolicName() + "): " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/core/annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/InstantiateSimple.java b/ipojo/tests/core/annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/InstantiateSimple.java
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+++ b/ipojo/tests/core/annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/InstantiateSimple.java
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+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.annotations.Instantiate;
+
+
+@Instantiate
+@Component
+public class InstantiateSimple {
+
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/core/annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/InstantiateWithName.java b/ipojo/tests/core/annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/InstantiateWithName.java
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+++ b/ipojo/tests/core/annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/InstantiateWithName.java
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+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.annotations.Instantiate;
+
+
+@Instantiate(name="myInstantiatedInstance")
+@Component
+public class InstantiateWithName {
+
+}