CELEX: 11951K/PRO/CJ/28
Language: en
Date: 1951-04-18 00:00:00
Title: Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title III - Procedure - Hearings - Article 28

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11951K/PRO/CJ/28

Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title III - Procedure - Hearings - Article 28  

Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title III - Procedure - Hearings - Article 28The case list shall be established by the President.Witnesses may be heard under conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure. They may be heard on oath.During the hearings the Court may also examine experts, persons entrusted with holding an inquiry, and the parties themselves. The latter, however, may address the Court only through their representatives or their lawyers.Where it is established that a witness or expert has concealed facts or falsified evidence on any matter on which he has testified or been examined by the Court, the Court is empowered to report the misconduct to the Minister for Justice of the State of which the witness or expert is a national,in order that he may be subjected to the relevant penal provisions of the national law.With respect to defaulting witnesses the Court shall have the powers generally granted to courts and tribunals, under conditions laid down in rules drawn up by the Court and submitted for the approval of the Council, acting unanimously.** Fifth paragraph as amended by Article 8(3)(c) of the Merger Treaty.