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Article 1 The hearing officer

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

A specific function of hearing officer in trade proceedings shall be created.

The task of the hearing officer shall be to safeguard the effective exercise of the procedural rights of the interested parties provided for in the following Regulations (‘the basic Regulations’) and to ensure that the trade proceedings are handled impartially, fairly and within a reasonable time:

  1. (a)

    Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 and in particular Article 5(10) and (11), Article 6(5) to (8), Article 8(3), (4) and (9), and Articles 18 to 21 thereof;

  2. (b)

    Regulation (EU) 2016/1037, and in particular Article 10(12) and (13), Article 11(5) to (8) and (10), Article 13(3), (4) and (9), and Articles 28 to 31 thereof;

  3. (c)

    Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1, and in particular Articles 5 and 8 thereof;

  4. (d)

    Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf2, and in particular Articles 3 and 5 thereof;

  5. (e)

    Regulation (EU) 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf3, and in particular Articles 9 and 10 thereof;

  6. (f)

    Regulation (EU) 2016/1035 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf4, and in particular Article 5(12) and (13), Article 6(5) to (8), and Articles 12, 13 and 14 thereof;

  7. (g)

    Regulation (EC) No 868/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf5, and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof;

  8. (h)

    Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf6, and in particular Article 24 thereof, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 155/2013f7, and in particular Article 6 thereof, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1083/2013f8, and in particular Article 5 thereof;

  9. (i)

    Regulation (EU) 2015/476 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf9, and in particular Articles 1(2) and 2(2) thereof.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for imports (OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 16).

f2

Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on common rules for imports from certain third countries (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 33).

f3

Regulation (EU) 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 laying down Union procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Union's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (OJ L 272, 16.10.2015, p. 1).

f4

Regulation (EU) 2016/1035 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against injurious pricing of vessels (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 1).

f5

Regulation (EC) No 868/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 concerning protection against subsidisation and unfair pricing practices causing injury to Community air carriers in the supply of air services from countries not members of the European Community (OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

f6

Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 (OJ L 303, 31.10.2012, p. 1).

f7

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 155/2013 of 18 December 2012 establishing rules related to the procedure for granting the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance under Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (OJ L 48, 21.2.2013, p. 5).

f8

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1083/2013 of 28 August 2013 establishing rules related to the procedure for temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences and adoption of general safeguard measures under Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (OJ L 293, 5.11.2013, p. 16).

f9

Regulation (EU) 2015/476 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on the measures that the Union may take following a report adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body concerning anti-dumping and anti-subsidy matters (OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 6).