ATA/526/1995•Construction fine reduced due to exceptional personal circumstances
ATA/526/1995Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberOct 10, 1995Modified
Extracted by Omnilex
The court dealt with a construction-law fine imposed on SI. It found no reason to cancel the sanction altogether, but it reduced the penalty from CHF 20,000 to CHF 5,000 because of exceptional circumstances relating to the administrator's personal situation and his difficulty in understanding the DTPE's requirements.
LCI art. 137; reduction of a construction fine in the presence of exceptional personal circumstances. A fine may be maintained in principle yet reduced when the circumstances show that the sanctioned person, in particular through the conduct or situation of the administrator of a company, had limited capacity to appreciate the applicable construction requirements. The court may take such personal factors into account in the assessment of proportionality and culpability, leading to a substantial mitigation of the monetary penalty (consid. unspecified).
Descripteurs
CONSTRUCTION ET INSTALLATION; AMENDE; MESURE DE PROTECTION; TPE
Normes
LCI.137
Résumé
Amende de frs 20'000.- réduite à frs 5'000.- au vu des circonstances exceptionnelles liées à la personnalité de l'administrateur de la SI, lequel avait de la peine à apprécier les exigences du DTPE.
Extracted by Omnilex
Whether the construction fine imposed under LCI art. 137 should be reduced.
The fine was upheld in principle but reduced from CHF 20,000 to CHF 5,000 in light of exceptional circumstances.
The court considered the exceptional circumstances linked to the administrator of the company, who had difficulty appreciating the requirements of the DTPE.
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