Key legal question
Whether the appeal had to be declared inadmissible because the court advance of costs was not paid within the set time limit.
Extracted holding
Yes. The advance-payment order was deemed notified on 6 March 2007, after expiry of the postal holding period, and the appellant had to bear the consequences of non-payment.
Extracted reasoning
The appellant had to expect judicial mail after filing the appeal; storing the mail at the post office did not alter the ordinary notification rules. Since the advance was not paid within the deadline, Art. 150 para. 4 OJ required non-entry in accordance with the warning given.