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VWVGPA
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Art. 25 Bundesgesetz vom 20. Dezember 1968 über das Verwaltungsverfahren (VwVG)
VwVG; Zweiter Abschnitt: Allgemeine Verfahrensgrundsätze; F. Feststellungsverfahren
Art. 25 VwVG
Die in der Sache zuständige Behörde kann über den Bestand, den Nichtbestand oder den Umfang öffentlichrechtlicher Rechte oder Pflichten von Amtes wegen oder auf Begehren eine Feststellungsverfügung treffen.
Dem Begehren um eine Feststellungsverfügung ist zu entsprechen, wenn der Gesuchsteller ein schutzwürdiges Interesse nachweist.
Keiner Partei dürfen daraus Nachteile erwachsen, dass sie im berechtigten Vertrauen auf eine Feststellungsverfügung gehandelt hat.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (175)
BGE 151 I 19 (Art. 25 und 25a VwVG)
Patient’s opt-out of SAMW medical-ethical guidelines: no declaratory ruling on validity or on supervisory consequences for non‑observance by FMH physicians.
Main ground for dismissing the appeal regarding the requirements for declaratory rulings and rulings on real acts.
BVGE-2021-VII-8 (Art. 25 al. 2 PA)
Refugee Status as Justification for Not Pursuing Syrian Citizenship
This provision requires the applicant to prove a 'schutzwürdiges Interesse' (interest worthy of protection) to proceed with the application, which the court examined.
A-1400/2016 (Art. 25 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Mineral Oil Tax Repayment Claim Dismissed in Bankruptcy Proceedings
Determined that the order regarding the amount of the mineral oil tax was to be annulled because the complainant did not demonstrate a sufficient interest in a declaration.
JAAC 65.7 (Art. 48 let. a et art. 25 PA)
Mootness of Asylum Reconsideration Request Due to Prior Expulsion
The appeal was dismissed because the applicant lacked a current, protectable interest as the deportation had already been executed and the grounds could have been raised in the original appeal.
JAAC 62.45 (Art. 25 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Recipient's Standing to Request Tax Ruling on Exempt Supplies
Applied to assess the requirement of a legally protected interest for a declaratory ruling.
A-7089/2025 (Art. 25 Abs. 1 VwVG)
Employee's Claim for Regional Allowance and Travel Compensation Overturned Due to Procedural Flaw
The court used this provision to determine that the appealed decision was a 'Feststellungsverfügung' (declaratory ruling).
A-7089/2025 (Art. 25 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Employee's Claim for Regional Allowance and Travel Compensation Overturned Due to Procedural Flaw
The court used this provision to assess the admissibility of the declaratory ruling, finding that the employee did not demonstrate a sufficient interest in such a ruling instead of a performance ruling.
F-3650/2026 (Art. 25 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Asylum Refusal Upheld: Previous Protection in Greece Sufficient
Cited in relation to the applicants not being able to demonstrate a protectable interest in establishing their refugee status.
A-3786/2025 (Art. 5 Abs. 1 Bst. b und Art. 25 VwVG)
Customs Authority's Duty-Free Agricultural Import Practice Change Upheld
Cited for the definition of a 'Feststellungsverfügung' (declaratory decision) and the conditions for its issuance.
A-2664/2025 (Art. 25 Abs. 1 VwVG)
Alcohol Advertising Case Remanded for Failure to Hear Company's Core Argument
Used to establish that the BAZG has the authority to issue a declaratory order regarding public law rights or obligations.
F-1915/2026 (Art. 25 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Siblings' Asylum Claims Denied, Deportation to Greece Upheld
Cited to indicate that the applicants did not demonstrate a protected interest in having their refugee status established.
B-6817/2024 (Art. 25 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Federal Administrative Court: Procurement of "Effect Cabinets" Wrongly Classified as Construction Work
Cited in the reasoning regarding the applicant's request for a declaratory judgment, but not explicitly in the dispositive orders.
D-2735/2025 (Art. 25 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Afghanistan Family Asylum Claim Rejected, Deportation to Greece Upheld
Cited to state that a request for recognition of refugee status in Switzerland is only granted if a protectable interest is demonstrated.
A/2121/2025 · ge (art. 25 al. 2 PA)
Insured vs. Compensation Fund: Annulment of Status Closure Without Merits Ruling
Cited in correlation with Art. 5 al. 1 let. b PA when discussing the admissibility of a declaratory judgment regarding an insured person's status.
Bundesrat · 2025-10-08-beschwerde-eda (Art. 25 PA)
NGO Funding Suspension and Reputation Damage Case
Forms the basis of the applicant's original request to the DFAE for a formal decision.