Translated by IRIS Georgia Updated as of March 2004 2. An administrative agency shall serve a written notice to the participant of the administrative proceeding regarding the date of the oral hearing within five days before the commencement of the hearing. Article 197. Access to the materials of an administrative proceeding Parties to an administrative proceeding shall be granted access to the documents of the proceeding pursuant to Article 99 of this Code. Article 198. The procedures for conducting an oral hearing 1. An oral hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 8. 2. Parties to an administrative hearing may be heard in the absence of each-other, if required so for the purpose of avoiding the disclosure of state, commercial, or private secret, or if substantial case-related circumstances cannot be otherwise discovered. 3. An administrative agency shall render a reasoned decision regarding the matter stipulated by Paragraph 2 of this Article upon the request of an interested party. 4. Unless otherwise prescribed by law or applicable regulation, the session of an oral hearing shall be open. 5. The session of an oral hearing shall be open if an administrative complaint is filed against the administrative decree that is based on public administrative proceeding. Article 199. The review and resolution of an administrative complaint without an oral hearing 1. An administrative agency may review and resolve an administrative complaint without an oral hearing, if: (a) it invokes the grounds for denying the complaint, or (b) all interested parties to the proceeding agree on hearing the case without oral hearing. 2. An administrative agency shall provide the grounds for not conducting oral hearing in the administrative decree issued in regard to the complaint. Article 200. The submission of opinion by an interested party to the case after an oral hearing If the administrative agency reviewing an administrative complaint becomes aware of a new substantial case-related circumstance after the oral hearing, it shall inform interested parties to the proceeding and enable them to present their opinions regarding this matter. Article 201. The decision of an administrative agency regarding the review of an administrative complaint 1. After the review of an administrative complaint the administrative agency shall render one of the following decisions: Page 48 of 54