Facts
The Compensation Fund of Basel-City filed an appeal against the rulings of the Federal Social Insurance Office dated February 14 and 15, 1973, by which 10 companies domiciled in Basel, which had previously belonged to the Compensation Fund of Basel-City, were placed under the Compensation Fund of the Basel Economic Association as of January 1, 1973. The Federal Department of the Interior dismissed the appeal of the Compensation Fund of Basel-City on December 19, 1973.
The Compensation Fund of Basel-City then filed an administrative court appeal, requesting that the rulings of the Federal Office and the Department be overturned and that it be determined that the 10 companies remain members of the appellant. The Compensation Fund of the Basel Economic Association requested that the appeal not be admitted, or alternatively, that the appeal be dismissed.
Considerations
The Federal Insurance Court came to the following conclusions
I.1. The decisions of the Federal Office on membership in the compensation fund are to be considered as rulings within the meaning of Art. 5 of the Administrative Procedure Act, as they affect the rights and obligations of both the compensation funds and their members.
I.2. The Compensation Fund of Basel-City is entitled to appeal against the decision of the Federal Office, as it has its own and worthy…