33Under Article 19a(e) of Regulation No 1768/92, an SPC may be granted only in respect of a product for which a first authorisation to place it on the market as a medicinal product has been obtained in Lithuania. This provision does not lay down any derogation concerning products which have been the subject of a Community marketing authorisation. Since the provision is couched in clear and unambiguous terms, it must, in accordance with the rule that transitional provisions are to be interpreted strictly, be construed in a manner which accords with its wording and which reflects the will of the European Union legislature as resulting from the negotiations which led to the 2003 Act of Accession.
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