# Decision (EU) 2019/339 of the President of the European Commission of 21 February 2019 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain trade proceedings, Article 1: The hearing officer

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

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:
(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;
(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;
(c) Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Articles 5 and 8 thereof;
(d) Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Articles 3 and 5 thereof;
(e) Regulation (EU) 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Articles 9 and 10 thereof;
(f) Regulation (EU) 2016/1035 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Article 5(12) and (13), Article 6(5) to (8), and Articles 12, 13 and 14 thereof;
(g) Regulation (EC) No 868/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof;
(h) Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Article 24 thereof, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 155/2013, and in particular Article 6 thereof, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1083/2013, and in particular Article 5 thereof;
(i) Regulation (EU) 2015/476 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Articles 1(2) and 2(2) thereof.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/339/article/1 (the official version)
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