CHAPTER 1

ROLE, APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF THE HEARING OFFICER

The Hearing Officer
Article 1
1
There shall be one or more hearing officers for competition proceedings, whose powers and functions are laid down in the present decision.
2
The hearing officer shall safeguard the effective exercise of procedural rights throughout competition proceedings before the Commission for the implementation of Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty, and under Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (hereinafter ‘competition proceedings’).