# Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products, Article 14: Expiry of the certificate

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

(1.) The certificate shall lapse:
(a)at the end of the period provided for in Article 13;
(b)if the certificate-holder surrenders it;
(c)if the prescribed annual fee is not paid in time; or
(d)if and as long as the product covered by the certificate may no longer be placed on the market following the withdrawal of all authorizations to place on the market in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation 1107/2009. The comptroller may decide on the lapse of the certificate either of the comptroller's own motion or at the request of a third party.
(2.) Where a UK authorisation is withdrawn and replaced simultaneously with a GB authorisation and a NI authorisation, the certificate granted in respect of the UK authorisation shall not lapse.
(3.) Where a UK, GB or NI authorisation is withdrawn, but one or more such authorisations remain valid, the protection conferred by the certificate shall, as from the date of withdrawal, no longer extend to the territory covered by the authorisation withdrawn but shall continue in respect of the territory covered by any remaining authorisation.
(4.) For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, “UK authorisation” means an authorisation to place a plant protection product on the market in the United Kingdom, granted or having effect as if granted, prior to IP completion day, under Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1996/1610/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-1610/article-14
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