Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the applicant's right to be heard and to inspect the mutual assistance file was violated
Decisione estratta
Yes. The authority had to give the applicant a concrete opportunity to consult the file and participate in the selection of documents to be transmitted.
Motivazione estratta
Because the applicant opposed simplified execution, the authority could not treat that opposition as a waiver of file access. The defect could not be cured on appeal since the deciding authority, not the Federal Tribunal, had to determine which documents could be inspected and perform any further selection.