Administrative fine for operating without required authorization

ATA/55/1998Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberFeb 3, 1998Confirmed

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Omnilex summary

The court confirmed an administrative fine of CHF 1,500 imposed on a restaurant operator who had neither the required operating authorization nor the capacity certificate. It held that operating an establishment without fulfilling the applicable authorization requirements justified the penalty.

Omnilex headnote

LRDBH 5 al. 1 lit. c; operating an establishment without the required operating authorization and capacity certificate entails administrative liability and may justify an administrative fine. Where the factual prerequisites of the authorization regime are absent, the sanction is confirmed if no lawful basis for operation is shown.

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Descripteurs

RESTAURANT; AMENDE; AUTORISATION(EN GENERAL); AUTORISATION D'EXPLOITER; RETRAIT DE L'AUTORISATION; CAFETIER-RESTAURATEUR; CERTIFICAT DE CAPACITE; ETABLISSEMENT; OBLIGATION JURIDIQUE; EXPLOITANT; HOMME DE PAILLE; JPT

Normes

LRDBH.5 al.1 litt.c

Résumé

Confirmation d'une amende administrative de CHF 1'500.- infligée à un exploitant d'établissement non titulaire d'une autorisation, ni d'un certificat de capacité.

Keywords

administrative finerestaurantoperating authorizationcapacity certificateauthorization regimeestablishment operation

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the administrative fine for operating an establishment without the required authorization and capacity certificate should be upheld.

Extracted holding

The fine is upheld because the operator was not entitled to run the establishment without the legally required authorization and capacity certificate.

Extracted reasoning

The court confirmed that operating an establishment in the relevant sector requires compliance with the authorization regime under LRDBH Art. 5 para. 1 lit. c; the absence of both the operating authorization and the capacity certificate justified the sanction.

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