Federal Court: No reduced postal rates for Ktipp and Saldo
Ktipp, Saldo and the other publications from the Konsumenteninfo publishing house can definitely no longer benefit from Swiss Post's reduced delivery rates. The Federal Supreme Court has confirmed last year's decision by the Federal Administrative Court.
Until the end of 2007, the consumer magazines Ktipp and Saldo as well as the magazines K-Geld, Gesundheitstipp, Haus & Garten and the radio magazine from the Konsumenteninfo publishing house were transported by Swiss Post at preferential rates. Following the revision of the Postal Act, Swiss Post rejected the requests for price reductions.
Rightly so, as the Federal Administrative Court has now also confirmed, according to SDA. According to the ruling from Lausanne, the preferential tariff may only be granted to organizations that are not profit-oriented. This presupposes that a membership relationship exists between the publisher and the recipient.
Contrary to the opinion of the lower court, this should not be ruled out in the case of Konsumenteninfo simply because it is a public limited company. However, the decisive factor is that Konsumenteninfo does not deliver its publications for a membership fee, but for a subscription fee.
Rightly so, as the Federal Administrative Court has now also confirmed, according to SDA. According to the ruling from Lausanne, the preferential tariff may only be granted to organizations that are not profit-oriented. This presupposes that a membership relationship exists between the publisher and the recipient.
Contrary to the opinion of the lower court, this should not be ruled out in the case of Konsumenteninfo simply because it is a public limited company. However, the decisive factor is that Konsumenteninfo does not deliver its publications for a membership fee, but for a subscription fee.
