[F1Article 3U.K.Conditions for obtaining a certificate

Where an application is submitted under Article 7, a certificate shall be granted if, at the date of submission of that application—

(a)

the product is protected by a basic patent in force;

(b)

there is a valid UK, GB or NI authorisation to place the product on the market;

(c)

the product has not already been the subject of a certificate;

(d)

the authorisation referred to in point (b) is the first UK, GB or NI authorisation to place the product on the market as a medicinal product in the territory of the United Kingdom, the territory of England and Wales and Scotland or the territory of Northern Ireland as the case may be.]

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