Art. 7 Ordinance on Administrative and Administrative Appeal Procedure (Administrative Procedure Ordinance, VwVV) (Verwaltungsverfahrensverordnung, VwVV) - Access to Files

**1. The parties are entitled to inspect the procedural files, including submissions by parties, comments from authorities or governmental bodies, all documents serving as evidence, and records of announced decisions, unless overriding public or private interests require their confidentiality.**

**2. The inspection of files takes place at the office of the deciding authority or governmental body, or at a location designated by them. A party may, at its own expense, have copies of the files made by the governmental body or create them independently with the body's consent, provided this does not result in disproportionate administrative effort.**

**3. The delivery of files is only made to attorneys, provided that such delivery does not constitute a disproportionate administrative burden.**

**4. If a party is denied access to a document, it may only be used to their disadvantage if the authority or governmental body has informed them orally or in writing of its material content and has given them the opportunity to express themselves and specify counter-evidence.**

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