# Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2: Scope

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

A 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 UK , GB or NI authorisation prior to being placed on the market as a medicinal product.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/469/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-469/article-2
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