OR Art. 1069 -
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. 1069 OR from 2025
Art. 1069 Prescription 1. Prescriptive periods
1 The claims against the acceptor under the bill of exchange prescribe three years after the maturity date.
2 The claims of the holder against the endorser and against the drawer prescribe one year after the date on which timely protest was made or, where the bill bears the comment “No protest”, one year after the maturity date.
3 The claims of one endorser against other endorsers and against the drawer prescribe six months after the date on which the bill of exchange was honoured by the endorser or the claim based on the bill was asserted against him.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
