The Appeal Chamber held on 16.01.2020, at 10:00 h, the public hearing of case (JR) no. 40/2018, dated 18.12.2018, corresponding to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 63 dated 06.08.2018 of the Independent Qualification Commission related to the transitional re-evaluation of the assessee Arben Dollapaj.

The chairperson stated that besides the Ministry of Tourism and Environment the other state institutions provided responses related to the additional documentation requested by the Appeal Chamber to the purpose of review of the case.

In response to the request of the adjudication panel in the previous hearing, the Public Commissioner stated his assessment on the way the public submissions were handled. The Public Commissioner considered that he has reflected in the appeal grounds the information of a part of the submissions, whereas with regard to the rest, he stated that they do not contain sufficient grounds for further investigation by the Appeal Chamber.

In response to the appeal grounds, the assessee submitted some new additional acts, which he requested the panel to be admitted as evidences.

The adjudication panel decided to make available to the parties the responses of the state institutions, whereas it shall make available to the assessee the public submissions as well.

In order to provide the necessary time to the parties to make a statement with regard to the form and content of the materials presented in this hearing, the adjudication panel decided to interrupt the hearing and resume it on 04.02.2020, at 10:00 h.

The public hearing shall be held at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at: Bulevardi “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, nr.3. Tirana.