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Art. 40 Bundesgesetz vom 6. Oktober 2000 über den Allgemeinen Teil des Sozialversicherungsrechts (ATSG) - Fristerstreckung und Säumnisfolgen
ATSG; 4. Kapitel: Allgemeine Verfahrensbestimmungen
Art. 40 ATSG · Fristerstreckung und Säumnisfolgen
Eine gesetzliche Frist kann nicht erstreckt werden.
Setzt der Versicherungsträger eine Frist für eine bestimmte Handlung an, so droht er gleichzeitig die Folgen eines Versäumnisses an. Andere als die angedrohten Folgen treten nicht ein.
Eine vom Versicherungsträger angesetzte Frist kann aus zureichenden Gründen erstreckt werden, wenn die Partei vor Ablauf der Frist darum nachsucht.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (424)
63/2007/24 · sh (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Appeal Deadline Strictness and Insufficient Statement of Reasons in Social Security Cases
Cited in the introductory section as part of the context governing the statement of appeal requirements, though the main ground for decision relates to the extension of time.
VSBES.2007.426 · so (Art. 40 Abs. 2 ATSG)
Insured's Appeal on Hypothetical Income Denial Remanded Due to Lack of Statutory Sanction Warning
Cited as the basis for finding that the Compensation Office failed to follow the required procedure when setting a deadline for the submission of reasons for the appeal.
VBE.2025.18 · ag (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Late Objection to Court Decisions Upheld
Cited as the provision stating that the statutory deadline for filing an objection cannot be extended.
64/2025/8 · sh (Art. 40 Abs. 2 ATSG)
Foreseeable Business Risk vs. Duty to Cooperate in Short-Time Work Compensation Claims
Cited in connection with the requirement to inform the company of the legal consequences before making a decision based solely on the files when information is incomplete.
VBE.2025.152 · ag (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Social Security Contributions Appeal Dismissed for Untimeliness
Cited to state that a legal deadline cannot be extended.
605 2024 92 · fr (Art. 40 al. 1 LPGA)
Appeal Dismissed: Untimely Opposition to Unemployment Decision
Cited in the reasoning regarding the start of the appeal period, although not explicitly in the dispositive orders.
C-3399/2025 (art. 40 al. 1 LPGA)
Social Security Appeal Dismissed for Late Filing
Cited to state that legal deadlines cannot be extended.
KV.2024.00022 · zh (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Appeal Deadline Reset by Second Notification in Subsidy Reimbursement Case
Cited for the principle that a statutory deadline cannot be extended.
UV.2025.00087 · zh (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Insurance Denial Appeal Dismissed for Lack of Justification and Abuse of Process
Cited in the reasoning to support the conclusion that granting a further period (Nachfrist) would have amounted to an inadmissible extension of the statutory appeal period.
C-135/2025 (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Timeliness of Appeal in Pension Case
Cited to state that statutory deadlines cannot be extended.
VBE.2024.388 · ag (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Construction Worker v. Insurer: Appeal Deadline Ruling
This article states that a statutory deadline cannot be extended, which was relevant to the requests for extension of time.
A/3737/2024 · ge (Art. 40 al. 2 LPGA)
Employer Appeal Regarding Late Document Submission for Employment Re-integration Allowance
Mentioned in the reasoning to discuss the legal consequences of missing a deadline, but not cited in the dispositive orders.
725.24.143 · bl (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Late Objection Despite Defective Premium Notice
Cited to state that the appeal period cannot be extended.
IV.2025.00022 · zh (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Appeal Extension Denial and Conditional Remedy Deadline
The request for an extension of the statutory appeal deadline was denied based on this provision.
UV.2024.00003 · zh (Art. 40 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Appeal on Accident-Related Disability Pension Rate and Procedural Costs
Cited in the reasoning concerning the non-extendable deadline for filing an objection.