Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the deadline for paying the cost advance fixed by the Federal Administrative Court was unlawful because it was too short.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The deadline was not shown to be generally too short and was, in principle, reasonable within the meaning of Art. 63(4) VwVG.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court noted that the order was sent on 8 September 2011 and that, in the ordinary course, the appellant had about two weeks, or even ten days if receipt occurred on 16 September 2011. The authority was not required to align the payment deadline with the appeal period or to grant an ex officio grace period.