Facts

Company G. AG appealed against a decision of the Debt Collection Office allocating an AHI contribution claim to Compensation Fund [K.] in the context of a collocation procedure. The Federal Tribunal examined the admissibility of the appeal ex officio.

Considerations

According to the case law of the Federal Tribunal, the appeal for reform is only admissible against a judgment rendered in a collocation trial (Art. 250 DEBA) if the contested claims fall under federal civil law. However, in the present case, the AHI contributions claimed by Compensation Fund [K.] are of a public law nature and do not constitute claims under federal civil law. Consequently, the appeal of company G.…