# Supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products. Recast

European Parliament procedure 2023/0128(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee JURI). Stage: Awaiting Council's 1st reading position. 41 committee amendments tabled by 2 Members between 2023-11-13 and 2023-11-13.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier recasts the supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products. Amendments set conditions for granting a certificate based on the basic patent, bar more than one certificate per product to avoid overprotection, and establish a centralised examination procedure with the Office, national patent offices and examiners, opposition and appeal procedures, fees, Boards of Appeal, and delegated acts.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | PPE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197606.md |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | PfE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197825.md |

## Official source documents

- PE756.104: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-756104_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-0128-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-0128-COD.json

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