Art. 40 Act on Administrative Procedure and Administrative Justice (Administrative Justice Act, VRG) (Verwaltungsrechtspflegegesetz, VRG) - Prior Hearing

1. The authority must hear the parties before making a decision.

2. It may waive the hearing

1. for interlocutory decisions that cannot be independently challenged;

2. if the decision only affects the applicant;

3. if the decision can be challenged by objection;

4. before decisions in first-instance proceedings, if there is imminent danger and the parties have the right to appeal the decision;

5. before enforcement decisions.

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