Facts
X. SA, a joint-stock company operating a foundry, is supplied with electricity by Romande Energie Commerce SA. The parties are in dispute over the price of the energy billed since 2009. Romande Energie Commerce SA has initiated legal proceedings for payment against X. SA before the Vaud Cantonal Court. X. SA has requested the suspension of the proceedings until the decision of the Federal Electricity Commission, which has been seized of its challenge to the prices charged. The Cantonal Court has rejected this request for suspension.
X. SA has appealed against this decision to the Federal Tribunal, invoking a violation of its constitutional rights and various provisions of federal law.
Considerations
The Federal Tribunal considered that the contested decision was an interim decision, opening a limited appeal under the conditions of Article 93 of the Federal Tribunal Act (LTF). It ruled that the refusal to suspend the proceedings did not cause X. SA an irreparable legal prejudice within the meaning of this provision.
Indeed, the fact of having to conduct the proceedings does not in itself constitute a legal prejudice. Even if X. SA risks being condemned to pay…