Article 34 Ordinance on Administrative Justice (VRPV) - Official Costs: Obligation to Bear Costs

1. Official Costs are Borne by

a) In the first-instance administrative procedure, the party who has requested the official action or who has caused it through their behavior.

b) In the appellate and litigation procedure, the party who loses or whose appeal is not admitted. If the party only partially loses, only the corresponding part of the costs will be imposed on them.

2. Multiple parties shall bear the official costs imposed on them jointly in equal parts jointly and severally, unless the order specifies otherwise.

3. As a general rule, no official costs are imposed on the unsuccessful lower instances.

4. If justified by the circumstances, the authority may waive imposing the official costs on the parties.

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