Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the public law appeal was admissible or had to be treated as an administrative law appeal under the Mutual Legal Assistance Act.
Decisione estratta
The matter was governed by mutual legal assistance law, so the public law appeal was converted into an administrative law appeal; despite lateness, the defect in the route and legal notice justified entering into the matter.
Motivazione estratta
The challenged ruling effectively affected execution of the mutual assistance request because the criminal and assistance proceedings were closely intertwined; therefore the federal route under the EIMP applied.