1 A foreign company may subject itself to Swiss law without being liquidated or re-established, provided this is allowed under the foreign law governing the company. The company must meet the requirements of its foreign law and must be able to adapt itself to one of the forms of organisation of Swiss law.
2 The Federal Council may authorise a company to subject itself to Swiss law even where the requirements of its foreign law are not met, particularly if significant Swiss interests are at stake.
b. Effective date9292 Amended by Annex No 4 of the Mergers Act of 3 Oct. 2003, in force since 1 July 2004 (AS 2004 2617; BBl 2000 4337).