Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Article 1 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘medicinal product’ means any substance or combination of substances presented for treating or preventing disease in human beings or animals and any substance or combination of substances which may be administered to human beings or animals with a view to making a medical diagnosis or to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions in humans or in animals;

(b)

‘product’ means the active ingredient or combination of active ingredients of a medicinal product;

(c)

‘basic patent’ means a patent which protects a product as such, a process to obtain a product or an application of a product, and which is designated by its holder for the purpose of the procedure for grant of a certificate;

(d)

‘certificate’ means the supplementary protection certificate;

(e)

‘application for an extension of the duration’ means an application for an extension of the duration of the certificate pursuant to Article 13(3) of this Regulation and Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use(1).

(1)

OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 1.