43It follows that the purpose of the obligation to hear the official concerned laid down in Article 3 of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations and Article 4(4) of the 2004 Implementing rules is to enable the official concerned to put forward his or her point of view on the establishment of the facts in the administrative inquiry before the appointing authority adopts a decision, on the basis of the inquiry report, on whether to open a disciplinary procedure.
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