OR Art. 1026 -
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. 1026 OR from 2025
Art. 1026 Computation of time limits
1 A bill of exchange made out for one or more months after it was drawn or after sight falls due on the corresponding day of the payment month. If there is no such day, the bill falls due on the last day of the month.
2 Where the bill of exchange is made out for one or more months plus half a month after it was drawn or after sight, the full months are counted first.
3 Where the maturity date is expressed as the beginning, middle or end of a month, such expression is deemed to mean the first, fifteenth or last day of the month.
4 The expressions ‘eight days’ or ‘fifteen days’ mean not one or two weeks but a full eight or fifteen days.
5 The expression ‘half-month’ means fifteen days.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
