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Art. 26 LOI sur la procédure administrative (LPA-VD) - Langue
Chapitre II, Section II
Art. 26 LPA-VD · Langue
1. La procédure se déroule en français.
2. L'autorité retourne à leur expéditeur les actes de procédure rédigés dans une autre langue, en l'invitant à procéder dans la langue officielle. Si les circonstances le justifient, elle peut traduire elle-même les actes en question ou les faire traduire, au besoin par un traducteur assermenté ou agréé officiellement.
3. Lorsqu'elle procède à une audition, l'autorité peut, si nécessaire, faire appel à un interprète.
4. Les frais de traduction et d'interprète peuvent être mis à la charge des parties.
Décisions judiciaires appliquant cette disposition (19)
AM.7.21.27.2021 · vd (Art. 26 LPA-VD)
Appeal Inadmissibility Due to Untimely Translation and Failure to Prove Excusable Neglect
Cited in the final order I as part of the formal requirements that were not met, leading to the declaration of inadmissibility.
AI.254.19.268.2020 · vd (art. 26 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Vaud Disability Insurance Language Dispute
Cited as the legal basis confirming that French is the official language of the procedure in the Canton of Vaud.
AC.2017.0258 · vd (art. 26 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Property Owner Appeal Dismissed for Procedural Non-Compliance
This article mandates that proceedings occur in French, relevant because the appeal was deemed withdrawn/inadmissible for failing to provide a French translation.
AC.2017.0258 · vd (art. 26 al. 2, 1ère phrase, LPA-VD)
Property Owner Appeal Dismissed for Procedural Non-Compliance
This article mandates returning procedural documents written in another language, relevant to the procedural failure leading to inadmissibility.
PS.2016.0080 · vd (art. 26 et 27 LPA-VD)
Appeal Against Refusal to Process Prior Social Assistance Appeal
Cited in the considerations regarding the court's power to manage procedure and language requirements.
PE.2015.0324 · vd (art. 26 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Rejection of Residency Permit Renewal After Short-Term Marriage and Appellant's Disappearance
Cited in the reasoning regarding the formal requirement that proceedings must be conducted in French.
PS.2014.0115 · vd (art. 26 al. 2 LPA-VD)
Asylum Seeker Housing Transfer Upheld
The court justified deviating from the rule requiring the appeal to be in French by citing this provision which allows the authority to translate documents when justified by circumstances.
GE.2014.0172 · vd (art. 26 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Appeal Dismissed for Untimely Court Cost Advance Payment
Cited in the reasoning (Considerant 3) regarding the language requirement for the appeal, though the inadmissibility was based on costs, not language conformity in the final order.
70.14.99.2014 · vd (Art. 26 LPA-VD)
Claimant's Failure to Comply with Mandatory Language of Procedure Leads to Dismissal of Social Insurance Revision Request
The ruling on inadmissibility is based on the violation of the official language requirement set out in this article.
PE.2013.0494 · vd (art. 26 al. 1 et 2 LPA-VD)
Company Appeal Dismissed for Procedural Non-Compliance
Cited in the reasoning as a procedural rule regarding the required language for the appeal, leading to inadmissibility.
26.2013 · vd (art. 26 LPA-VD)
Recusal Request Rejected in Municipal Farm Renovation Appeal
This reference appears in the summary of applicable law but is not explicitly cited in the dispositive orders (I, II, III, IV).
PE.2012.0177 · vd (art. 26 al.1 LPA-VD)
Asylum Seeker Deportation Upheld Despite Medical Concerns
Although discussed in the reasoning regarding the admissibility of documents, it is not cited in the dispositive orders.
PE.2013.0123 · vd (art. 26 LPA-VD)
Retired US Citizens' Appeal for Extended Tourist Visa Denial Upheld Due to Lack of Personal Ties to Switzerland
The court ordered and acknowledged the submission of the translated appeal based on this article.
AA.32.13.28.2013 · vd (Art. 26 LPA-VD)
Social Insurance Appeal Inadmissible Due to Language Non-Compliance
The requirement for the appeal to be filed in French, as referenced in the procedure, is the substantive reason for the inadmissibility order.
PE.2012.0270 · vd (Art. 26 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Deportation Appeal Inadmissibility Due to Untimely Submission in Official Language
This article establishing French as the official language of the proceedings justifies the procedural request that led to the deemed withdrawal.