# The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Rules 1997, 


In those Member States whose national law did not on 1 January 1990 provide for the patentability of pharmaceutical products, this Regulation shall apply five years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Article 19 shall not apply in those Member States.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/64/schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-supplementary-protection-certificates-rules-1997/schedule-1/part-1/crossheading-21
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