Obligation of the Parties to Collaborate
1. The parties shall be obligated to act in good faith during the whole proceedings.
2. The parties shall be obligated to collaborate to establish the facts of the case. In particular, they shall comply with requests for information from the investigatory chamber and the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee and with an order to appear in person.
3. Whenever necessary, the parties’ statements may be verified using the appropriate means.
4. If the parties are dilatory in responding, the chairman of the appropriate chamber may, after warning them, impose further disciplinary measures on them.
5. If the parties fail to collaborate, the investigatory chamber may prepare a final report using the file in its possession or the adjudicatory chamber may reach a decision on the case using the file in its possession, taking into account the conduct of the parties to the proceedings.
32. III. ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURE CHAPTER II: PROCEDURE
- d. General obligations