Extension of deadlines
Article 16
1
A request for extension of time limits or postponement of the dates for replying to questionnaires, to submitting additional information, for on-the-spot visits, or for comments on disclosures shall first be addressed by any interested party to the Commission services responsible for the investigation. Such a request must be made in due time before the expiry of the original time limit. Where such a request is rejected or where the interested party considers that the extension given is too short, it may submit, before the expiry of the original time limit, a reasoned request to the hearing officer to review the matter. After hearing the Director responsible or his delegate, the hearing officer may extend the time limits or reject the request.
2
The Commission services shall not act in the matter referred before the hearing officer has decided.
3
The hearing officer shall decide with due regard to the specific circumstances of the request concerned and the time constraints of the proceeding.