Division 6 Convening the Appeals Board

The Appeals Board shall be convened by its Chairman, who will determine the place where the hearing will be held and the agenda for each session.

The date of the hearing shall be communicated by the Secretary of the Appeals Board to the members of the Board, the Director, and the appellant, at least 15 working days beforehand. A copy of the files shall be sent, as stated in paragraph 5 (b) of this Annex, within the same time limit, to each member of the Appeals Board.

The Appeals Board shall, under normal circumstances, consider appeals submitted to it within four months of the date on which they were lodged.

No sitting of the Appeals Board shall be considered quorate unless the Chairman, or his deputy, and at least two members, or their deputies, are present.