Having regard to Article 2(1) of EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 442/12/COL of 29 November 2012 on the function and terms of reference of the Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings, (1)

Craig Simpson was appointed as one of the Heading Officers under Decision No 037/18/COL of 27 March 2018. Mr Simpson’s contract of employment with the EFTA Surveillance Authority ended on 16 June 2023, and it is therefore appropriate to terminate his appointment as Hearing Officer and to appoint a new Hearing Officer to replace him.

Maria Moustakali, Deputy Director of the General Internal Market Department of the Internal Market Affairs Directorate, has the requisite qualifications and experience to take up the duties of Hearing Officer alongside Michael Sánchez Rydelski, appointed pursuant to Decision No 058/19/COL of 12 July 2019, who continues in post.

The operation of Hearing Officers and the way they are best able to exercise their functions currently remains under review.

Article 1

Maria Moustakali, official of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, is appointed Hearing Officer for the purposes of EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 442/12/COL.

Article 2

The appointment of Craig Simpson, pursuant to Decision No 037/18/COL of 27 March 2018 on the designation of new Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings, is terminated.

Article 3

The appointment as Hearing Officer of Maria Moustakali, and the termination of the appointment of Craig Simpson, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and in the EEA Supplement thereto, as well as on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website. The EFTA States and the European Commission shall be informed by means of a copy of this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision shall be authentic in the English language and shall enter into force on 5 July 2023.