Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (OR)
Zusammenfassung der 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. 14 OR from 2024
Art. 14 Signature
1 Signatures must be appended by hand by the parties to the contract.
2 A signature reproduced by mechanical means is recognised as sufficient only where such reproduction is customarily permitted, and in particular in the case of signatures on large numbers of issued securities.
2bis An authenticated electronic signature combined with an authenticated time stamp within the meaning of the Federal Act of 18 March 2016 (1) on Electronic Signatures is deemed equivalent to a handwritten signature, subject to any statutory or contractual provision to the contrary. (2)
3 The signature of a blind person is binding only if it has been duly certified or if it is proved that he was aware of the terms of the document at the time of signing.
(1) [SR 943.03]
(2) Inserted by Annex No 2 to the FA of 19 Dec. 2003 on Electronic Signatures ([AS 2004 5085]; [BBl 2001 5679]). Amended by Annex No II 4 of the FA of 18 March 2016 on Electronic Signatures, in force since 1 Jan. 2017 ([AS 2016 4651]; [BBl 2014 1001]).
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