§ 21 Act on Judicial Protection in Administrative Matters (Verwaltungsrechtspflegegesetz) - 3. Commencement

1. Orders and decisions must be communicated to the parties in writing, justified as far as necessary or required by law, and accompanied by instructions on legal remedies.

2. In urgent cases, the communication may be made orally; it must be confirmed in writing without delay.

2bis. The authority may instruct parties residing or established abroad to designate a delivery address in Switzerland.

3. If delivery of the order or decision is not possible or if a party has not designated a delivery address in Switzerland contrary to the authority's instruction pursuant to paragraph 2bis, the order or decision may be officially published; Article 141 of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) applies mutatis mutandis.

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