# 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 7: Application for a certificate

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

1. The application for a certificate shall be lodged within six months of the date on which the GB or NI authorization referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) and (d) to place the product on the market as a plant protection product was granted.
Where more than one such authorisation is granted before the application for a certificate is lodged, the application shall be lodged within six months of the date of grant of the earliest of such authorisations.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where the authorization to place the product on the market is granted before the basic patent is granted, the application for a certificate shall be lodged within six months of the date on which the patent is granted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1996/1610/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-1610/article-7
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