Question juridique clé
Whether the minimum license-withdrawal period under Art. 16 SVG may be shortened because administrative proceedings lasted too long.
Solution extraite
No. Under the revised SVG, the statutory minimum withdrawal period may not be reduced even if the right to be heard within a reasonable time was violated.
Motifs extraits
The revision aimed at stricter and more uniform sanctions. Delay is one of the factors to be considered only up to the statutory minimum, but it no longer allows the minimum period to be undercut. The breach of the reasonable-time guarantee must instead be taken into account by a declaration of violation.