Key legal question
Whether the public law appeal was admissible despite the appellants' failure to pay the required advance on costs.
Extracted holding
The appeal was inadmissible because the requested advance was not paid within the time limit.
Extracted reasoning
After being warned that non-payment would lead to inadmissibility, the appellants expressly stated that they would not pay the advance or withdraw the appeal. Under Art. 150 para. 4 OG, the court could not examine the merits.