OR Art. 1081 -
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. 1081 OR from 2025
Art. 1081 Setting time limits a. Holidays
1 Where the maturity date of a bill of exchange falls on a Sunday or a public holiday, payment may not be demanded until the following working day. Likewise, all other actions relating to the bill of exchange, and in particular presentation for acceptance and protest, may take place only on a working day.
2 Where the last day of a time limit within which such an action must be taken falls on a Sunday or a public holiday (1) , the time limit is extended to include the next working day. Holidays falling within the time limit are included when computing it.
(1) In relation to the statutory time limits under federal law and the time limits fixed by authorities by virtue of federal law, Saturday is now regarded as equivalent to a public holiday (Art. 1 of the FA of 21 June 1963 on the Application of Limitation Periods to Saturdays; [SR 173.110.3]).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
