(1) The attendance of the accused person during misdemeanour proceedings examination shall be ensured by serving a summons.

The Court alone shall have the right to decide any reduction of sentence, and shall rule on the matter after having heard the person.

The allowances, including subsistence, to be paid and the travelling expenses to be refunded to a witness or expert by the requesting Party shall be calculated as from his place of residence and shall be at rates at least equal to those provided for in the scales and rules in force in the country where the hearing is intended to take place.

To establish the disputed facts which are of importance to determination of the dispute, the court may also examine the parties.

If a person is one Member State` s territory and has to be heard as a witness or expert by judicial authorities of another Member State, the latter may, where its national law so provides, request assistance of the former Member State to enable the hearing to take place by telephone conference, as provided for in paragraphs 2 to 5.

The AACC shall take this decision after hearing the staff member concerned, save in exceptional circumstances.

(1) On request, the European Patent Office may, without delay, hear oral evidence or conduct inspections, with a view to conserving evidence of facts liable to affect a decision which it may be called upon to take with regard to an existing European patent application or a European patent, where there is reason to fear that it might subsequently become more difficult or even impossible to take evidence.

Before the hearing, the Prosecutor may continue the investigation and may amend or withdraw any charges.

A person in custody whose personal appearance as a witness or for purposes of confrontation is applied for by the requesting Party shall be temporarily transferred to the territory where the hearing is intended to take place, provided that he shall be sent back within the period stipulated by the requested Party and subject to the provisions of Article 12 in so far as these are applicable.

Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, where witnesses or experts are being heard within its territory in accordance with this Article and refuse to testify when under an obligation to testify or do not testify according to the truth, its national law applies in the same way as if the hearing took place in a national procedure.

If a person is in one Member State's territory and has to be heard as a witness or expert by the judicial authorities of another Member State, the latter may, where it is not desirable or possible for the person to be heard to appear in its territory in person, request that the hearing take place by videoconference, as provided for in paragraphs 2 to 8.

Before his examination, it shall be verified whether the legal person's representative is authorised to represent the accused legal person.

Without prejudice to any measures agreed for the protection of the persons, the judicial authority of the requested Member State shall on the conclusion of the hearing draw up minutes indicating the date and place of the hearing, the identity of the person heard, the identities and functions of all other persons in the requested Member State participating in the hearing, any oaths taken and the technical conditions under which the hearing took place.

The person shall be given reasonable notice before the hearing of any amendment to or withdrawal of charges.

(1) Within the framework of misdemeanour proceedings against a juvenile, a misdemeanour judgement or misdemeanour order may not be issued without the juvenile having been examined first.

A decree on dismissal of a motion of a party which the court has passed without hearing the opposing party shall not be served on the latter.

At the hearing, the person may: (a) Object to the charges; (b) Challenge the evidence presented by the Prosecutor; and (c) Present evidence.

(a) To be informed, prior to being questioned, that there are grounds to believe that he or she has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court;

On the basis of the investigation report, after having notified the staff member concerned of all evidence in the files and after hearing the staff member concerned, the AACC may:

with a view to, after hearing the parties in the manner set forth in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, arriving at a determination on whether the judgement should be revised.

The writ of summons to a hearing on which parties are to be examined shall delivered to them, or to persons to be examined as a party, by personal service.

After hearing the member of staff, the AACC shall take its decision as provided for in Articles 146 and 147 within two months of receipt of the opinion of the Disciplinary Board.

The proportion and the terms of payment shall be fixed by the General Assembly on the proposal of the Director General and after it has heard the advice of the Coordination Committee.

The staff member concerned shall be heard by the Disciplinary Board; at the hearing, he may submit observations in writing or orally, whether in person or through a representative.

Where provisional measures have been adopted inaudita altera parte, the parties affected shall be given notice, without delay after the execution of the measures at the latest.

(2) The summons must inform the accused person of what he has been accused and whether he must appear in court for examination purposes in person or whether he may defend himself in writing.

In the case of temporary transfer, the person must be able to return to the executing State to attend hearings concerning him or her as part of the surrender procedure.

(2) Prior to his first examination, the accused must be advised that he may appoint a defence counsel and that the defence counsel may be present during his examination.

The expenses incurred in the arrest, detention, examination, and delivery of fugitives under this Treaty shall be borne by the State in whose name the extradition is sought:

At the hearing, the Prosecutor shall support each charge with sufficient evidence to establish substantial grounds to believe that the person committed the crime charged.

In cases in which a party to a proceeding voluntarily and without good reason refuses access to, or otherwise does not provide necessary information within a reasonable period, or significantly impedes a procedure relating to an enforcement action, a Member may accord judicial authorities the authority to make preliminary and final determinations, affirmative or negative, on the basis of the information presented to them, including the complaint or the allegation presented by the party adversely affected by the denial of access to information, subject to providing the parties an opportunity to be heard on the allegations or evidence.

The Pre-Trial Chamber shall, on the basis of the hearing, determine whether there is sufficient evidence to establish substantial grounds to believe that the person committed each of the crimes charged.

Where the arrested person does not consent to his or her surrender as referred to in Article 16, he or she shall be entitled to be heard by the executing judicial authority, in accordance with the law of the executing State.

In such cases the AACC shall, after hearing the member of temporary staff concerned, and after the disciplinary procedure provided for in Title V, has been followed, declare that his employment is terminated.

If no examination of the accused person is necessary for passing a correct decision, the accused person must be advised that a misdemeanour judgement will be issued without his examination if he fails to respond to the summons.

In all cases before a Chamber or the Grand Chamber, a High Contracting Party one of whose nationals is an applicant shall have the right to submit written comments and to take part in hearings.

Member States may at their discretion also apply the provisions of this Article, where appropriate and with the agreement of their competent judicial authorities, to hearings by videoconference involving an accused person.

The writ shall contain a notice to the effect that that the party appearing at the hearing may be examined albeit the other party does not appear (second paragraph of Article 258).

If the judicial authority of the requested Member State is of the view that during the hearing the fundamental principles of the law of the requested Member State are being infringed, it shall immediately take the necessary measures to ensure that the hearing continues in accordance with the said principles;

` Doping control` means the process including test distribution planning, sample collection and handling, laboratory analysis, results management, hearings and appeals.

if the accused are a legal person and a responsible person, the first to be examined shall be the legal person's representative and then the responsible person, which shall be followed by the evidence-taking procedure including the examination of witnesses and experts, and the production of other evidence.

The competent executing judicial authority may assign another judicial authority of its State to take part in the hearing of the requested person in order to ensure the proper application of this Article and of the conditions laid down.

(a) a judicial authority of the requested Member State shall be present during the hearing, where necessary assisted by an interpreter, and shall also be responsible for ensuring both the identification of the person to be heard and respect for the fundamental principles of the law of the requested Member State.

Parties may be examined by presiding judge or by a requested judge only if they are prevented from appearing in court by insurmountable obstacles, or unreasonable costs would be incurred by their appearance.

(i) The Court may, before making any conclusion referred to in subparagraph 7 (a) (ii), request further consultations for the purpose of considering the State's representations, which may include, as appropriate, hearings in camera and ex parte;

The judicial authorities shall have the authority to adopt provisional measures inaudita altera parte where appropriate, in particular where any delay is likely to cause irreparable harm to the right holder, or where there is a demonstrable risk of evidence being destroyed.

(3) Before a party, witness or expert may be heard, he shall be informed that the European Patent Office may request the competent court in the country of residence of the person concerned to re-examine his evidence on oath or in an equally binding form.

In taking such decisions the Commission must ensure compliance with the procedural rights recognized as general principles of Community law by the European Court of Justice, including the right of interested parties to be heard in a timely manner.

Procedures for public participation shall allow the public to submit, in writing or, as appropriate, at a public hearing or inquiry with the applicant, any comments, information, analyses or opinions that it considers relevant to the proposed activity.

If the opinion of one or several experts contain contradictions or other shortcomings, or if a reasonable doubt arises as to accuracy of the their opinions, and if such shortcomings or doubt cannot be removed by a re-examination of experts, other experts opinion shall require to be produced.