1. 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.