Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Federal Supreme Court could hear an appeal against the EDI’s interim ruling in a denial-of-justice/delay complaint against Swissmedic.
Decisão extraída
The appeal was not admissible because the interim ruling caused no irreparable prejudice and the EDI had only taken preliminary procedural steps.
Fundamentação extraída
Interim decisions are appealable only if the matter is otherwise appealable and an irreparable harm is shown. Here, the EDI had not finally ruled on a denial of justice or ordered concrete measures; it had merely requested submissions and files.