Such hearing process shalladdress whether an anti-doping rule violation wascommitted and, if so, the appropriate Consequences .The hearing process shall respect the followingprinciples: •  a timely hearing;•  a fair and impartial hearing panel;• the right to be represented by counsel at thePerson 's own expense;•  the right to be informed in a fair and timely manner ofthe asserted anti-doping rule violation; •  the right to respond to the asserted anti-dopingrule violation and resulting Consequences ;• the right of each party to present evidence,including the right to call and question witnesses(subject to the hearing panel's discretion to accepttestimony by telephone or written submission);• the Person ’s right to an interpreter at the hearing,with the hearing panel to determine the identity, andresponsibility for the cost, of the interpreter; andDoping Control1PARTArticle 8: Right to a Fair Hearing[Comment to Article 8.1: This Articlecontains basic principles relative toensuring a fair hearing for Personsasserted to have committed anti-doping rule violations.