OR Art. 594 -
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. 594 OR from 2025
Art. 594 Definition and Formation A. Commercial partnerships
1 A limited partnership is a partnership in which two or more persons join together in order to operate a trading, manufacturing or other form of commercial business under a single business name in such a manner that at least one person is a general partner with unlimited liability but one or more others are limited partners liable only up to the amount of their specific contributions.
2 Partners with unlimited liability must be natural persons, but limited partners may also be legal entities and commercial enterprises.
3 The partners must have the partnership entered in the commercial register.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.