77That provision now provides that the 10-year period of market exclusivity enjoyed by a reference medicinal product is to be increased by a year ‘if, during the first eight years of those 10 years, the [MA] holder obtains an authorisation for one or more new therapeutic indications which, during the scientific evaluation prior to their authorisation, are held to bring a significant clinical benefit in comparison with existing therapies.’
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