# Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/824 of 15 May 2017 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Union Satellite Centre, Division 7: Hearings by the Appeals Board

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

(a) The hearings by of the Appeals Board shall be public (unless the Appeals Board decides otherwise). The Appeals Board shall deliberate in secret.
(b) The Director or/and his representative, together with the appellant or/and his legal representative, shall attend the hearing and may make oral statements in support of the grounds adduced in their written pleadings.
(c) The Appeals Board may require the production of any document that it deems useful for the consideration of the appeal before it. Documents so produced must also be communicated to the Director and the appellant.
(d) The Appeals Board shall hear the parties and such witnesses as it deems may usefully depose in the proceedings. Any staff member called as a witness must appear before the Appeals Board and may not refuse to give the required information.
(e) The appellant shall be entitled to a flat-rate contribution covering travel and accommodation costs in accordance with Annex VI to the Staff Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/824/annex/X/division/APPEALS/division/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-824/annex-X/division-APPEALS/division-7
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