# The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Rules 1997, Paragraph 1: Transitional provisions


Any product which, on the date on which this Regulation enters into force, is protected by a valid basic patent and for which the first authorization to place it on the market as a medicinal product in the Community was obtained after 1 January 1985 may be granted a certificate.
In the case of certificates to be granted in Denmark and in Germany, the date of 1 January 1985 shall be replaced by that of 1 January 1988.
In the case of certificates to be granted in Belgium and in Italy, the date of 1 January 1985 shall be replaced by that of 1 January 1982.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/64/schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/19/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-supplementary-protection-certificates-rules-1997/schedule-1/part-1/crossheading-19/paragraph-1
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