# 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 2: Scope

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

A plant protection product may, under the terms and conditions provided for in this Regulation, be the subject of a certificate if it is—
(a)) protected by a patent; and
(b)) the subject of a GB or NI authorization prior to being placed on the market as a plant protection product.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1996/1610/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-1610/article-2
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