Article 13 Confidentiality

The hearing officer shall be bound by the general rules regarding the confidentiality of information submitted by interested parties in administrative proceedings before the Commission.

The hearing officer shall examine requests by interested parties or the Commission services responsible for the investigation regarding the confidential nature of a document in the possession of the Commission services responsible for the investigation. The hearing officer shall decide on such requests bearing in mind both the rights of defence of interested parties and the rules on confidentiality.