Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products. Codification

The European Parliament adopted, by 654 votes to 14 with 8 abstentions, under 1st reading of the codecision procedure, a legislative resolution approving the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (codified version). The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Diana WALLIS (ALDE, UK) on behalf of the Legal Affairs Committee. The Commission proposal was approved as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the Legal Services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.