regul ec european parliament council juli creation supplementari protect certif plant protect product european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur refer articl treati research plant protect product contribut continu improv product procur plenti food good qualiti afford price plant protect research contribut continu improv crop product plant protect product result long costli research continu develop commun europ cover favour rule provid suffici protect encourag research competit plant protect sector natur industri requir level protect innov equival grant medicin product council regul eec june creation supplementari protect certif medicin product moment period elaps file applic patent plant protect product author place plant protect product market make period effect protect patent insuffici cover invest put research gener resourc need maintain high level research situat lead lack protect penal plant protect research competit sector main object supplementari protect certif place european industri competit foot north american japanes counterpart resolut februari commun programm polici action relat environ sustain develop council adopt gener approach strategi programm present commiss stress interdepend econom growth environment qualiti improv protect environ mean maintain econom competit industri issu supplementari protect certif regard posit measur favour environment protect uniform solut commun level provid prevent heterogen develop nation law lead dispar hinder free movement plant protect product commun directli affect function intern market accord principl subsidiar defin articl treati creat supplementari protect certif grant condit member state request holder nation european patent relat plant protect product market author grant regul legal instrument durat protect grant certif provid adequ effect protect purpos holder patent certif enjoi maximum fifteen year exclus time plant protect product question obtain author market commun interest stake sector complex sensit plant protect account purpos certif grant period exceed year certif confer right confer basic patent basic patent cover activ substanc deriv salt ester certif confer protect issu certif product consist activ substanc prejudic issu certif deriv salt ester substanc provid deriv subject patent specif cover fair balanc stuck regard determin transit arrang arrang enabl commun plant protect industri catch extent main competitor make arrang compromis achiev legitim object agricultur polici environ protect polici pursu nation commun level action commun level enabl object consist ensur adequ protect innov field plant protect guarante proper function intern market plant protect product attain effect detail rule recit articl regul valid mutati mutandi interpret recit articl council regul eec adopt regul articl definit purpos regul definit appli plant protect product activ substanc prepar activ substanc put form suppli user intend protect plant plant product harm organ prevent action organ substanc prepar defin influenc life process plant nutrient plant growth regul preserv plant product substanc product subject special council commiss provis preserv destroi undesir plant destroi part plant check prevent undesir growth plant substanc chemic element compound occur natur manufactur includ impur inevit result manufactur process activ substanc substanc micro organ includ virus gener specif action harm organ plant part plant plant product prepar mixtur solut compos substanc activ substanc intend plant protect product plant live plant live part plant includ fresh fruit seed plant product product unprocess state undergon simpl prepar mill dry press deriv plant exclud plant defin point harm organ pest plant plant product belong anim plant kingdom virus bacteria mycoplasma pathogen product activ substanc defin point combin activ substanc plant protect product basic patent patent protect product defin point prepar defin point process obtain product applic product design holder purpos procedur grant certif certif supplementari protect certif articl scope product protect patent territori member state subject prior market plant protect product administr author procedur laid articl direct eec pursuant equival provis nation law plant protect product respect applic author lodg direct eec implement member state concern term condit provid regul subject certif articl condit obtain certif certif grant member state applic refer articl submit date applic product protect basic patent forc valid author place product market plant protect product grant accord articl direct eec equival provis nation law product subject certif author refer author place product market plant protect product holder patent product grant certif product applic product eman holder patent pend certif product issu holder articl subject matter protect limit protect confer basic patent protect confer certif extend product cover author place plant protect product market product plant protect product author expiri certif articl effect certif subject articl certif confer right confer basic patent subject limit oblig articl entitl certif certif grant holder basic patent successor titl articl applic certif applic certif lodg month date author refer articl place product market plant protect product grant notwithstand paragraph author place product market grant basic patent grant applic certif lodg month date patent grant articl content applic certif applic certif request grant certif state address applic ii address repres iii number basic patent titl invent iv number date author place product market refer articl author author place product market commun number date author copi author place product market refer articl product identifi number date author summari product characterist list part point point annex ii direct eec equival nation law member state applic lodg author refer author place product market plant protect product commun inform ident product author legal provis author procedur place copi notic publish author offici public fail notic document prove author issu date issu ident product author member state requir fee payabl applic certif articl lodg applic certif applic certif lodg compet industri properti offic member state grant basic patent behalf grant author refer articl place product market obtain member state design author purpos notif applic certif publish author refer paragraph notif inform address applic number basic patent titl invent number date author place product market refer articl product identifi author relev number date author place product market commun articl grant certif reject applic applic certif product relat meet condit laid regul author refer articl grant certif author refer articl subject paragraph reject applic certif applic product relat meet condit laid regul applic certif meet condit laid 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certif laps end period provid articl certif holder surrend annual fee laid accord articl paid time long product cover certif longer market withdraw author author place market accord articl direct eec equival provis nation law author refer articl decid laps certif initi request parti articl invalid certif certif invalid grant contrari provis articl basic patent laps law term expir basic patent revok limit extent product certif grant longer protect claim basic patent basic patent expir ground revoc exist justifi revoc limit person submit applic bring action declar invalid certif bodi respons nation law revoc basic patent articl notif laps invalid certif laps accord articl invalid accord articl notif thereof publish author refer articl articl appeal decis author refer articl bodi refer articl regul open appeal provid nation law similar decis respect nation patent decis grant certif open appeal aim rectifi durat certif date author place product market commun contain applic certif provid articl incorrect articl procedur absenc procedur provis regul procedur provis applic nation law basic patent procedur provis applic certif refer regul eec appli certif nation law lai special procedur provis certif refer regul notwithstand paragraph procedur opposit grant certif exclud transit provis articl product date regul enter forc protect valid basic patent author place market plant protect product commun obtain januari articl direct eec equival nation provis grant certif applic made paragraph certif submit month date regul enter forc articl member state nation law januari provid patent plant protect product regul appli januari articl appli member state final provis articl entri forc regul enter forc month public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel juli european parliament presid hänsch council presid lowri oj oj oj opinion european parliament june oj common posit council novemb oj decis european parliament march oj oj oj oj 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