# Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on certain permitted uses of orphan works (Text with EEA relevance), Article 5: End of orphan work status

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States shall ensure that a rightholder in a work or phonogram considered to be an orphan work has, at any time, the possibility of putting an end to the orphan work status in so far as his rights are concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2012/28/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2012-28/article-5
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