# Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products

European Parliament procedure 2023/0127(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee JURI). Stage: Awaiting Council's 1st reading position. 168 committee amendments tabled by 5 Members between 2023-11-13 and 2023-11-13.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns a unitary supplementary certificate (SPC) for medicinal products. Amendments address the duration and scope of protection relative to the basic patent, avoiding overprotection, biological medicinal products and INNs, the timely entry of generics and biosimilars, a centralised examination procedure by the Office with national patent offices, fees, appeals and the Unified Patent Court, and disclosure of direct financial support for research.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | PPE | 124 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197606.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 98 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Verts/ALE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97236.md |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | PfE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197825.md |
| Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA | Spain | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204400.md |

## Official source documents

- PE756.103: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-756103_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-0127-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-0127-COD.json

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