Key legal question
Whether the French driving ban had to be credited under Art. 16cbis para. 2 LCR when fixing the Swiss withdrawal duration.
Extracted holding
Yes. The foreign ban produced effects that had to be taken into account in a fair manner; the case must be reconsidered.
Extracted reasoning
Although the French ban had territorial scope, the immediate seizure of the license and the authorities' passivity could lead the driver in good faith to believe he was barred from driving in Switzerland too. That subjective impact had to be considered under Art. 16cbis para. 2 LCR.