In order to ensure legal certainty to holders of the rights, the possibility of renewal of rights of use should be considered within an appropriate time-span prior to the expiry of the rights concerned, for example, where rights have been assigned for 15 years or more, at least two years before expiry of those rights, unless the possibility of renewal was explicitly excluded at the time of assignment of the rights.
Chun deimhneacht dhlíthiúil a áirithiú do shealbhóirí na gceart, ba cheart an fhéidearthacht cearta úsáide a athnuachan a mheas laistigh de thréimhse iomchuí sula dté na cearta lena mbaineann in éag, mar shampla, dhá bhliain, ar a laghad, sula dté na cearta sin in éag i gcás inar sannadh iad ar feadh 15 bhliain nó níos mó, ach amháin i gcás ina n-eisítear an fhéidearthacht cearta úsáide a athnuachan go sonrach, tráth an tsannaithe.