# The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 23

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

For Article 3(1), substitute—
“
1 Where an application is submitted under Article 7, a certificate shall be granted if at the date of submission of the application—
(a) the product is protected by a basic patent in force;
(b) there is a valid GB or NI authorization to place the product on the market;
(c) the product has not already been the subject of a certificate;
(d) the authorization referred to in (b) is the first ... authorization to place the product on the market as a plant protection product in the territory of England and Wales and Scotland or the territory of Northern Ireland as the case may be.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/801/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-23
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