OR Art. 1141 -

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. 1141 OR from 2024

Art. 1141 Law of the place of payment

The law of the country in whose territory the cheque is payable determines:

1. whether the cheque is necessarily payable on sight or whether it may be drawn for a specified time after sight and what the effects are if a date later than the real issue date is indicated on the cheque;

2. the time limit for presentation;

3. whether a cheque may be accepted, certificated, confirmed or given a mark of approval and what the effects of such comments are;

4. whether the bearer may request part payment and whether he must accept part payment;

5. whether a cheque may be crossed or have the comment “account payee only” or an equivalent comment appended to it and what the effects of such crossing or comment are;

6. whether the bearer has specific rights to the cover and what the nature of such rights is;

7. whether the drawer may revoke the cheque or protest against payment of the cheque;

8. the measures to be taken in the event of the loss or theft of the cheque;

9. whether a protest or equivalent declaration is required to preserve the right of recourse against the endorser, the drawer and the other parties liable for the cheque.

Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.