searching for <TAGS> in a string

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# tivasyk <tivasyk@gmail.com>
# Launch to test: ./test "<TAG_1>Test<TAG_2>"

TEST="$@"
printf "Received line: «${TEST}»\n"

while [[ ${TEST} =~ "<"[A-Z_0-9]*">" ]]; do
    TAG="<${TEST#*<}"
    TAG="${TAG%%>*}>"
    printf "Found a tag: ${TAG}, deleting...\n"
    TEST="${TEST/${TAG}/}"
done

printf "Result without tags: «${TEST}»\n"