Fax transmission does not constitute valid filing

ATA/571/1997Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberSep 23, 1997Other

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Omnilex summary

The decision concerns whether a procedural document sent by fax is a valid filing in administrative proceedings. The court held that fax transmission does not constitute regular filing under the applicable rules, with the consequence that the attempted filing cannot be treated as duly lodged.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 17 LPA; filing by fax in administrative proceedings: transmission by facsimile does not satisfy the requirements of a regular filing. A writing is validly filed only when it is submitted in the legally prescribed manner; a faxed document therefore does not produce the procedural effects of a proper filing, in particular with respect to compliance with deadlines.

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Descripteurs

TELECOPIE; DELAI; MOYEN DE DROIT; OPPOSITION(PROCEDURE); PROCEDURE ADMINISTRATIVE; IEA

Normes

LPA.63

Résumé

La transmission d'un écrit par télécopieur ne vaut pas dépôt régulier au sens de l'art. 17 LPA.

Keywords

fax transmissionfiling deadlineadministrative procedureprocedural formopposition

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether transmission of a pleading by fax constitutes a regular filing under administrative procedure rules.

Extracted holding

A fax transmission does not amount to a regular filing within the meaning of the applicable procedural rule.

Extracted reasoning

The court held that a document sent by fax is not a proper procedural filing and therefore cannot satisfy the formal requirements for lodging an act in due time.

Fax transmission does not constitute valid filingAI generated