28 III. ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURE 35 Withdrawal
1. A member of the Ethics Committee shall decline to participate in any investigation or hearing concerning a matter where there are serious grounds for questioning his impartiality.
2. The foregoing shall apply, in particular, in the following cases:
a) if the member in question has a direct interest in the outcome of the matter;
b) if he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceedings; or has expressed an opinion concerning its outcome; or when the immediate family of the member is a party to the subject matter in controversy or is a party to the proceedings, or has any other interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceedings and his impartiality;
c) if he has the same nationality as the party implicated or under investigation;
d) if he has already dealt with the case in a different function.
3. Members who decline to participate in a meeting shall notify the chairman immediately.
4. An objection against a member of the Ethics Committee believed to be biased must be submitted within five days following the identification of the grounds for non-participation, failing which, such objection shall be deemed waived. The claim must cite the grounds and, if possible, be substantiated.
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