Appeals against decisions of the IPI and the Arbitration Commission may be brought before the Federal Administrative Court.
The procedure for appeals before the Federal Administrative Court is subject to the Federal Act of 17 June 20051on the Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Act of 20 December 19682on Administrative Procedure (APA). The foregoing is without prejudice to the following exceptions:
Appeals against decisions of the Arbitration Commission do not have suspensive effect; the granting of suspensive effect is excluded in individual cases.
Article 53 APA is not applicable.
For filing a response, the Federal Administrative Court sets a time limit of a maximum 30 days, which cannot be extended.
An exchange of written submissions under Article 57 paragraph 2 APA generally does not take place.3