1The parties may request the exclusion of an expert in the circumstances foreseen by this Code for the judge disqualification.
2In case where any reason for exclusion exists, the expert shall be obliged to declare it.
3The declaration of the reasons for exclusion by the expert himself or the request for his/her exclusion by the parties may be set forth before the tasks have been assigned and in case the grounds have arisen on the spot or have become known later, before the expert has given his/her opinion.
4The exclusion statement of the expert or the parties’ request for exclusion shall be resolved by the proceeding authority who has ordered the expert examination by means of an order.
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