Certificate of finality

When a party re­quests en­force­ment of a de­ci­sion con­cern­ing him or her from an au­thor­ity, the au­thor­ity may first or­der him or her to ob­tain a cer­tifi­cate from the Ad­min­is­tra­tive Court that the de­ci­sion has not been ap­pealed dur­ing the ap­peal pe­riod, i.e. that the de­ci­sion has be­come fi­nal.

The Administrative Court may issue a certificate of finality only in respect of a decision which may be appealed to the Administrative Court. A certificate of finality may be obtained if the decision has not been appealed to the Administrative Court. A further condition for the finality of a decision is that the decision has been lawfully notified by the authority and that the appeal period for the decision has expired.

The certificate may be issued only after the period of appeal has expired. The request for a certificate of finality and the related documents may, however, be submitted to the Administrative Court before the end of the appeal period. The finality of the decision shall be entered in the documents, after which they shall be returned to the applicant.

Upon request for a certificate of legality, the following shall be submitted to the Administrative Court:

  • decision of the authority in its original form
  • appeal instructions appended to the decision
  • information on the service of the matter (e.g. notice of publication, acknowledgement of receipt).

The price of a certificate of finality is determined by the Government decree.

If necessary, the Supreme Administrative Court shall issue a certificate of the finality of the decision of the Administrative Court.

This information on the issue of a certificate of enforceability is of a general nature and no special cases or exceptions have been explained. More detailed information can be obtained from the registry of administrative courts.

Published 26.11.2020