Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal against refusal of an exception to the admission quotas was admissible and could seek direct issuance of a residence permit.
Solution extraite
The appeal was treated as a public-law administrative appeal, but the request for a residence permit was inadmissible because only the exception to quotas could be decided at federal level.
Motifs extraits
Under the ordinance, the federal authority rules only on exemption from limitation measures; the cantons decide on the permit itself.