Facts
The appellant operates a vegetable farming business in B. The Commercial Register Office of the Canton of Aargau ordered him to register his business for entry in the Commercial Register. The appellant refused to comply with the request. Subsequently, the Department of Economics and Interior of the Canton of Aargau issued a decision ordering the registration of the business in the Commercial Register. The appellant filed a complaint against this decision.Considerations
The Federal Court dismissed the complaint. It stated that while vegetable farming businesses are generally exempt from the obligation to register in the Commercial Register as they are considered agricultural primary production businesses, the Federal Court has partially redefined the requirements for the registration obligation of agricultural businesses in its case law. Accordingly, primary production businesses are subject to the registration obligation if the type and scope of the business require commercial operations and orderly accounting. In the present case, the appellant's vegetable farming…