During the procedure for granting a Union compulsory licence, and after such a licence has been granted, the right holder and the licensee should refrain from actions and omissions that could jeopardise the efficiency of the Union compulsory licensing process. Where applicable, the right holder and the licensee should also provide the Commission and the competent advisory body with information about the known intellectual property rights, including rights of third parties, covering the crisis-relevant products. Information to be provided in relation to the Union compulsory licence and the process for its granting should include, in particular, information on the changes to the status of the relevant intellectual property rights, any pending infringement or invalidity actions in relation to them, as well as the associated voluntary licensing agreements. On request from the right holder or the licensee, or on its own initiative, the Commission should have the possibility of arranging meetings or other exchanges between the right holder and the licensee on matters relevant for the fulfilment of the objective of the Union compulsory licence. The Commission should also have the possibility of sharing crisis-relevant information with the right holder and the licensee, including new information on available manufacturing capacities of crisis-relevant products in the Union. Information shared during such meetings or exchanges should be treated confidentially.
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