These rules will be addressed in the course of the following sections. To define what is “reasonable” in these respects is up to each member and has to be considered by the authority granting the compulsory license. In cases regarding the production of life-saving drugs, negotiations for a voluntary license may be considered unsuccessful after a shorter period of time than in other cases, such as the production of items for the tourism sector. This usually provides the government with the power to rule by decree in areas where it normally depends on parliamentary consent.