OR Art. 136 -
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. 136 OR from 2025
Art. 136 Effect of interruption on co-obligors (1)
1 Where the prescriptive period for one person who is jointly and severally liable for a debt or jointly liable for indivisible performance is interrupted, it is likewise interrupted for all other co-obligors, provided the interruption is due to an act by the creditor.
2 Where the prescriptive period for the principal debtor is interrupted, it is likewise interrupted for the surety, provided the interruption is due to an act by the creditor.
3 However, where the prescriptive period for the guarantor is interrupted, it is not interrupted for the principal debtor.
4 An interruption effective against an insurer is also effective against the debtor and vice-versa, provided there is a direct claim against the insurer.
(1) Amended by No I of the FA of 15 June 2018 (Revision of the Law on Prescription), in force since 1 Jan. 2020 ([AS 2018 5343]; [BBl 2014 235]).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
