OR Art. 526 -
Einleitung zur Rechtsnorm OR:
The Swiss Code of Obligations is a central code of Swiss civil law that regulates the legal relationships between private individuals. It includes five books that cover various aspects of contract law, law of obligations and property law, including the formation, content and termination of contracts, as well as liability for breach of contract and tort. The Code of Obligations is an important code of law for business and everyday life in Switzerland, as it forms the basis for many legal relationships and contracts and has been in force since 1912, whereby it is regularly adapted to social and economic developments.
Art. 526 OR from 2025
Art. 526 Notice
1 The lifetime maintenance agreement may be terminated by either party at any time subject to six months’ notice, where according to the agreement the performance of one party is substantially greater in value than that of the other and the party benefiting from such imbalance cannot show that the other intended it as a gift.
2 The decisive criterion here is the relation between the capital and the life annuity according to the principles applied by any reputable annuity institution.
3 Performance already rendered at the time of termination is returned after its capitalised value plus interest has been set off.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
