Decision of the President of the European Commission of 29 February 2012 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain trade proceedings (2012/199/EU)

Article 13U.K.Confidentiality

1.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.

2.The hearing officer may be requested by an interested party or the Commission services responsible for the investigation to make a decision on the confidential nature of a document in the possession of the Commission services responsible for the investigation.