# Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, Article 9: Hearing of the applicant

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

1. If the deciding authority decides, in accordance with the law of its Member State, to hear the applicant or any other person such as a witness or an expert, it may contact the assisting authority for the purpose of arranging for:
(a) the person(s) to be heard directly by the deciding authority, in accordance with the law of its Member State, through the use in particular of telephone- or video-conferencing; or
(b) the person(s) to be heard by the assisting authority, in accordance with the law of its Member State, which will subsequently transmit a report of the hearing to the deciding authority.
2. The direct hearing in accordance with paragraph 1(a) may only take place in cooperation with the assisting authority and on a voluntary basis without the possibility of coercive measures being imposed by the deciding authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2004/80/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-80/article-9
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