Question juridique clé
Whether radio-TV fee exemption under Art. 45(3) RTVV can be granted retroactively before the month of the application.
Solution extraite
No. The ordinance clearly ties the end of the fee obligation to the last day of the month in which the exemption request is filed.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Council validly delegated the exemption regime; no statutory rule provides automatic retroactive exemption. Comparable benefit schemes often begin only upon application. The clear wording of Art. 45(3) RTVV may not be departed from without constitutional necessity, which was not shown.