# The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Rules 1997, Paragraph 1: Conditions for obtaining a certificate


A certificate shall be granted if, in the Member State in which the application referred to in Article 7 is submitted, at the date of that application:
(a) the product is protected by a basic patent in force;
(b) a valid authorization to place the product on the market as a plant protection product has been granted in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 91/414/EEC or an equivalent provision of national law;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/64/schedule/1/crossheading/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-supplementary-protection-certificates-rules-1997/schedule-1/crossheading-3/paragraph-1
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