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Art. 4 Bundesgesetz vom 20. Dezember 1968 über das Verwaltungsverfahren (VwVG)
VwVG; Erster Abschnitt: Geltungsbereich und Begriffe; A. Geltungsbereich; III. Ergänzende Bestimmungen
Art. 4 VwVG
Bestimmungen des Bundesrechts, die ein Verfahren eingehender regeln, finden Anwendung, soweit sie den Bestimmungen dieses Gesetzes nicht widersprechen.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (201)
BVGE-2020-VI-6 (Art. 4 PA)
Family Asylum: Duty to Cooperate and Breach of Trust
Applied by analogy regarding the free assessment of evidence.
D-3717/2023 (Art. 4 PA)
Asylum Seeker's Fear Not Reflected by Taliban Threat
Cited for the principle that the grounds of the contested decision were sufficiently explicit and reasoned, and that the appeal contained no new elements challenging its merits.
D-3463/2023 (Art. 109 al. 3 LTF, par renvoi de l'art. 4 PA)
Afghan Army Veteran's Asylum Claim Rejected Due to Lack of Specific Persecution Evidence
Cited to justify referring to the reasoning of the contested decision as it is sufficiently explicit and motivated.
E-5793/2023 (art. 109 al. 3 LTF, par renvoi de l’art. 4 PA)
Applicant's Deportation Annulled Due to Marriage, Refugee Claim Denied
The court referred to the reasoning of the appealed decision as it was sufficiently explicit and motivated, and the appeal contained no other elements likely to call its merits into question.
D-9356/2025 (art. 109 cpv. 3 LTF cum art. 4 PA)
Asylum claim rejected, family removal to Greece upheld.
Cited to allow adherence to the reasoning of the contested decisions.
D-5837/2025 (Art. 109 al. 3 LTF, par renvoi de l'art. 4 PA)
Asylum claim rejected: Kurdish individual's persecution claims unsubstantiated.
Used to refer to the reasoning of the contested decision, as it was sufficiently explicit and motivated, and the appeal contained no other elements likely to challenge its validity.
F-594/2026 (art. 24 de la loi fédérale du 4 décembre 1947 sur la procédure civile fédérale (PCF, RS 273), applicable par renvoi de l’art. 4 PA)
Switzerland: Return to Greece Upheld as Safe Third Country
This provision allows for the joinder of cases that are connected, which was applied by the court in this instance due to the common factual and legal circumstances of the applicants.
E-8401/2025 (art. 109 al. 3 LTF, par renvoi de l’art. 4 PA)
Asylum Seeker's Appeal Against Removal Rejected Due to Lack of Credibility and Treatable Health Conditions
Used to refer to the reasoning of the contested decision as being sufficiently explicit and motivated.
D-2154/2025 (art. 109 cpv. 3 LTF cum art. 4 PA)
Asylum Claim Rejected: Falsified Documents and Lack of Credibility
Cited for the principle of referring to the correct findings and reasoning of the contested decision.
D-7669/2025 (Art. 4 PA)
Mother and Daughter Asylum Appeal Dismissed Due to Unexhausted Domestic Remedies
Refers to the Federal Act on Administrative Procedure for matters not covered by the Asylum Act.
D-3754/2025 (art. 4 PA)
Asylum Claim Rejected, Deportation Upheld Due to Inconsistent Evidence
Used in conjunction with Art. 109 al. 3 LTF for brevity of reasoning.
E-2503/2025 (Art. 4 PA)
Asylum Claim Rejection and Deportation Upheld
References Article 109 al. 3 LTF regarding the reasoning of the decision.
D-4406/2023 (art. 4 PA)
Asylum Claim Rejection Upheld Despite Persecution Allegations
Cited in conjunction with art. 109 cpv. 3 LTF for referring to the lower authority's reasoning and for the general principle of inadmissibility of appeals in certain cases.
D-3152/2025 (art. 109 al. 3 LTF, par renvoi de l'art. 4 PA)
Kurdish asylum seeker's claim rejected; no well-founded fear of persecution.
Used to refer to the reasoning of the contested decision, as the appeal did not provide elements to challenge its well-foundedness.
E-6575/2025 (art. 109 al. 3 LTF, par renvoi de l’art. 4 PA)
Asylum Denial and Removal to France Upheld
Cited to justify referring to the reasoning of the contested decision.