Obtaining Information. 1. The Committee has the authority to obtain further information from both parties and third parties before taking a decision. It has the authority to summon parties, witnesses and experts to appear in its meeting to provide a further explanation. Such a summon must take place with due regard to a period of fourteen days. 2. Should the parties refuse to provide the requested information or to appear at the meeting, the Committee shall come to the conclusions that it sees fit. 3. The Committee cannot assign a retroactive effect that is longer than up to 1 May of the year prior to the contract period during which the dispute has been made pending regarding its rulings.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
