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IP/N/1/EU/P/10  
 
14 November  2019 
(19-7794) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
EUROPEAN UNION : REGULATION (EU) 2019 /933 OF THE EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT AND OF T HE 
COUNCIL OF 20 MAY 20 19 AMENDING REGULATI ON (EC) 469/2009 CON CERNING THE 
SUPPLEMENTARY PROTEC TION CERTIFICATE FOR  MEDICINAL PRODUCTS  
Notifying Member  EUROPEAN UNION 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Regulation (EU) 2019/933 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
20 May 2019 amending Regulation (EC) 469/2009 concerning the 
supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products  
Subject matter  Patents (including plant variety protection)  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2019/IP/EEC/19_5585_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/EU/P/3  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Updates rules on SPCs  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  10 June 2019  
Other date   Publication: 20 May 2019  IP/N/1/EU/31 • IP/N/1/EU/P/10  
 
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Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  8 October 2019  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  European Commission  
Directorate General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs  
Unit F5, IP and fight against counterfeiting  
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
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