OR Art. 141 -
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. 141 OR from 2024
Art. 141
1 The debtor may waive the right to object on the grounds of prescription, in each case for a maximum of ten years from the start of the prescriptive period. (1)
1bis The waiver must be made in writing. Only the user of general terms and conditions of business may waive the defence of prescription in such terms and conditions. (2)
2 A waiver granted by a joint and several debtor does not bind the other joint and several debtors.
3 The same applies to co-obligors of an indivisible debt and to the surety in the event of waiver by the principal debtor.
4 A waiver granted by a debtor shall bind the debtor’s insurers and vice-versa, provided a direct claim exists against the insurer. (2)
(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]).
(2) (3)
(3) Inserted 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.
