Key legal question
Whether the Federal Administrative Court could hear the case directly or had to treat the matter as an objection under Art. 52 LDerr.
Extracted holding
Art. 52 LDerr applies only to control measures under Arts. 28-30 LDerr, not to an authorization request under Art. 8 LDerr; the Federal Administrative Court therefore had jurisdiction.
Extracted reasoning
The statutory text, system, and preparatory works show that 'measures' in Art. 52 LDerr refers to a defined category of food-control measures taken by specific control authorities. An authorization for a new product is a different matter and is not subject to objection.