OR Art. 643 -
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. 643 OR from 2025
Art. 643
1 The company acquires legal personality only through entry in the commercial register.
2 It acquires legal personality thereby even if the conditions for such entry were in fact not satisfied.
3 However, where the law or the articles of association were contravened in the foundation of the company such that the interests of creditors or shareholders were substantially jeopardised or harmed, at the request of those creditors or shareholders the court may order that the company be dissolved. … (1)
4 The foregoing right of action prescribes if action is not brought within three months of publication in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce.
(1) Second sentence repealed by No I 3 of the FA of 16 Dec. 2005 (Law on Limited Liability Companies and Amendments to the Law on Companies limited by Shares, Cooperatives, the Commercial Register and Business Names), with effect from 1 Jan. 2008 ([AS 2007 4791]; [BBl 2002 3148], [2004 3969]).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
