Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2009Show full title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2009 of 17 September 2009 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (recast)

Article 63U.K.Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence

1.Minutes of oral proceedings and of the taking of evidence shall record the essentials of the oral proceedings or of the taking of evidence, the relevant statements made by the parties to proceedings, the testimony of the parties to proceedings, witnesses or experts and the result of any inspection.

2.The minutes of the testimony of a witness, expert or party to proceedings shall be read out or submitted to him so that he may examine them. It shall be noted in the minutes that this formality has been carried out and that the person who gave the testimony approved the minutes. Where his approval is not given, his objections shall be noted.

3.The minutes shall be signed by the employee who drew them up and by the employee who conducted the oral proceedings or the taking of evidence.

4.The parties to proceedings shall be provided with a copy and, where appropriate, a translation of the minutes.