Key legal question
Whether the appeal could be directed against the ESTV objection decision and the Federal Court's review scope
Extracted holding
The appeal was inadmissible insofar as it was directed directly against the ESTV objection decision; that decision was replaced by the Federal Administrative Court judgment, though its content remained challenged indirectly.
Extracted reasoning
Under the devolutive effect, only the lower court judgment can be directly appealed; the Federal Court reviews established facts only for clear error or legal error and applies federal law ex officio.