# 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 18: Procedure

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

1. In the absence of procedural provisions in this Regulation, the procedural provisions applicable to the corresponding basic patent (as modified by section 128B of, and Schedule 4A to, the Patents Act 1977) shall apply to the certificate.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the procedure for opposition to the granting of a certificate shall be excluded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1996/1610/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-1610/article-18
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