Question juridique clé
Whether the consumer protection organizations had party status before the tariff commission and standing to challenge the decision on the merits.
Solution extraite
They lacked party status because they had not shown representative character for this specific tariff; they could complain only about the procedural refusal to admit them, not attack the tariff on the merits.
Motifs extraits
For user participation under Art. 46 Abs. 2 URG, representative users must be shown. General consumer interest was insufficient, and the required proof of representativeness had not been filed before the commission. New evidence was inadmissible.