OR Art. 671 -
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. 671 OR from 2025
Art. 671 Statutory capital reserve (1)
1 The following shall be assigned to the statutory capital reserve:
1. any share issue proceeds in excess of the nominal value and the issue costs;2. the amounts paid up on forfeited shares (Art. 681 para. 2) that have been retained, unless there is a shortfall on the shares newly issued in return;3. other contributions and advances made by holders of equity securities.2 The statutory capital reserve may be repaid to the shareholders if the statutory capital reserves and retained earnings, under deduction of any losses, exceed one half of the share capital specified in the commercial register.
3 Companies whose primary purpose is to hold equity participations in other companies (holding companies) may repay the statutory capital reserve to the shareholders if the statutory capital reserves and retained earnings exceed 20 per cent of the share capital specified in the commercial register.
4 The statutory retained earnings for the company’s own shares in the group (Art. 659b) and the statutory retained earnings from revaluations (Art. 725c) shall not be taken into consideration when calculating the limits in paragraphs 2 and 3.
(1) Amended by No I of the FA of 19 June 2020 (Company Law), in force since 1 Jan. 2023 ([AS 2020 4005]; [2022 109]; [BBl 2017 399]).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.