SCHEDULE 1

Article 3

Conditions for obtaining a certificate1

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.