Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the administrative-law appeal against the departmental decision on assistance to Swiss abroad was admissible and timely
Decisione estratta
The appeal was formally admissible; the appellant still had a protected interest regarding assistance for May-August 2001.
Motivazione estratta
The Federal Tribunal held that its review included admissibility ex officio; the complaint met the formal requirements and the later federal office reassessment did not eliminate the appellant's interest because it affected the final accounting for the earlier period.