The right holder concerned should be able to submit comments throughout the procedure for granting a Union compulsory licence. The involvement of the right holder should be ensured at every relevant step of the procedure, from the start, with the publication of the notice, until the final stages of the procedure, including after the competent advisory body has issued its opinion. In addition, it should be possible to conclude voluntary licensing agreements at any time during the procedure or after the granting of a Union compulsory licence. Those elements should ensure that the right holder’s rights and interests are protected and make it possible to explore ways of reaching voluntary solutions that would adequately and swiftly remedy the lack of adequate supply of crisis-relevant products in the Union. The right holder should be involved in the procedure in such a manner that the right holder can exercise the right to be heard before the granting of the Union compulsory licence and that a voluntary solution can be reached at any time throughout the procedure, thereby rendering the granting of a Union compulsory licence unnecessary. The Commission should also end the procedure without granting a Union compulsory licence where a Union compulsory licence appears no longer to be necessary. For the sake of transparency, a notice indicating the end of the procedure should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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