D 0010/02 (European qualifying examination) of 11.11.2002

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ECLI:EP:BA:2002:D001002.20021111

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11 November 2002

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D 0010/02

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DBA

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One of the fundamental principles of a fair procedure is legal certainty, ie the right of parties to a procedure to know its basic rules in advance. The appointment of a third examiner without any basis in the REE or its implementing provisions must be deemed a substantial procedural violation.

Relevant legal provisions:

Regulation on the European qualifying examination Art004
Regulation on the European qualifying examination Art007
Regulation on the European qualifying examination Art008
Regulation on the European qualifying examination R 4 Implementing provisions

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