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Art. 74 Administrative Procedure Act (LPA-VD) - Appealable Decisions
Chapter IV
Art. 74 LPA-VD - Appealable Decisions · Appealable Decisions
1. Final decisions are subject to appeal.
2. The absence of a decision may also be appealed when the authority delays or refuses to rule.
3. Interlocutory decisions concerning jurisdiction or a request for recusal are separately appealable, as are decisions on suspensive effect and provisional measures.
4. Other interlocutory decisions separately notified are appealable
a. if they may cause irreparable harm to the appellant, or
b. if the allowance of the appeal can immediately lead to a final decision that avoids a long and costly evidentiary procedure.
5. In other cases, interlocutory decisions are only appealable jointly with the final decision.
Court Decisions Applying This Provision (178)
AC.2024.0364 · vd (art. 74 al. 3 LPA-VD)
Property Owners v. Municipality Regarding Unsanitary Apartment Order
Cited to determine the admissibility of the appeal against the provisional measure prohibiting occupancy.
AC.2024.0361 · vd (Art. 74 al. 2 LPA-VD)
Municipality v. Applicants Regarding Enforcement of Demolition Orders for Garden Shed Extension
This provision establishes that the appeal concerns the alleged denial of justice (failure to decide), which is the subject matter addressed in the reasoning.
GE.2025.0039 · vd (Art. 74 LPA-VD)
Appeal for Denial of Justice Incompetence Transfer to Review Commission
Cited in the reasoning to establish that the court could only be seized by an appeal against a final decision or an appeal for denial of justice, which justifies the inadmissibility of the appeal lodged directly with the court.
FI.2024.0069 · vd (art. 74 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Tax Domicile Dispute: Retention of Property vs. Center of Personal Interests
Cited via renvoi to confirm that the contested decision is considered final.
GE.2024.0240 · vd (Art. 74 al. 2 LPA-VD)
Police Refusal of Alcohol and Prostitution Licenses Upheld Due to Criminal Convictions
Cited in the context where the formal denial of justice (omission to rule on the operating authorization for C.______ SA) required sending the case back to the respondent authority.
PE.2024.0164 · vd (Art. 74 al. 2 LPA-VD)
Appeal on Denial of Justice Inadmissible Due to Lack of Prior Opposition
Cited as the basis for the admissibility of an appeal concerning the failure of the authority to issue a decision (denial of justice).
FI.2024.0030 · vd (Art. 74 LPA-VD)
Taxpayer Suspension Appeal Dismissed Due to Speculative Harm and Prescription Deadline
Cited in reasoning to determine the admissibility of the appeal against the interlocutory decision regarding the suspension request.
AC.2023.0438 · vd (Art. 74 LPA-VD)
Property Owners v. Municipality on Permit Suspension Due to Rezoning Initiative
This provision was used to justify the admissibility of the appeal against an interlocutory decision due to potential denial of justice (Art. 74 al. 2 LPA-VD).
AC.2021.0193 · vd (art. 74 al. 3 LPA-VD)
Appeal Regarding Denial of Provisional Injunction Against Dog Training Noise
Cited to establish that the decision on provisional measures was separately appealable.
GE.2023.0003 · vd (art. 74 al. 3 LPA-VD)
Appeal Inadmissible Due to Prematurity of Challenge to Incidental Ruling on Transitional Period Extension
Cited to define the conditions under which an interlocutory decision is separately subject to appeal.
GE.2023.0003 · vd (art. 74 al. 4 let. a LPA-VD)
Appeal Inadmissible Due to Prematurity of Challenge to Incidental Ruling on Transitional Period Extension
Cited as the potential basis for the immediate appealability of the interlocutory decision, which was ultimately not met.
GE.2023.0072 · vd (art. 74 al. 2 LPA-VD)
Municipality Property Damage Claim Denial of Justice Appeal Inadmissibility
This provision was implicitly cited to reject the claim because the administrative court lacked jurisdiction for the substantive issue (liability for damages), leading to the appeal being deemed inadmissible.
GE.2022.0248 · vd (Art. 74 al. 4 let. a LPA-VD)
Company v. Administrative Decision Suspending COVID-19 Relief Funds
Cited in the reasoning to establish the conditions for immediate appealability of an interlocutory decision, which were ultimately not met, leading to inadmissibility.
GE.2022.0260 · vd (art. 74 al. 2 LPA-VD)
Appeal Against Municipal Authority for Denial of Justice in Social Services Decision Review
Cited in the reasoning as the basis for the Court's jurisdiction over an appeal regarding judicial denial of justice, which is confirmed by the main ground for admission.
AC.2022.0057 · vd (art. 74 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Neighbor v. Municipality on Car Cover Zoning Compliance
Cited in the reasoning for establishing that the decision was appealable, and implicitly supports the decision to enter into the merits (though not explicitly in the dispositive orders I and II).