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The owner of a protection document may relinquish it by submitting a written request to the Authority. The relinquishment may be restricted to one or more of the stated elements of protection, provided that relinquishment of the protection document, in case of compulsory licensing, shall only be accepted subject to the written consent of the beneficiary of the license, or proof of the existence of compelling circumstances justifying this relinquishment. The relinquishment shall be registered and published in the Gazette, and it shall not be effective against a third party except from the date of publication.