OR Art. 686 -
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. 686 OR from 2025
Art. 686 Share register a. Entry (1)
1 The company keeps a share register of registered shares in which the names and addresses of the owners and usufructuaries are recorded. It must be kept in such a manner that it can be accessed at any time in Switzerland. (2)
2 Entry in the share register requires documentary proof that the share was acquired for ownership or of the reasons for the usufruct thereof.
2bis Companies whose shares are listed on a stock exchange shall ensure that the owners or usufructuaries may apply for entry in the share register electronically. (3)
3 The company must certify such entry on the share certificate.
4 In relation to the company the shareholder or usufructuary is the person entered in the share register.
5 The documents on which an entry is based must be retained for ten years following the deletion of the owner or usufructuary from the share register. (4)
(1) Amended by No I of the FA of 4 Oct. 1991, in force since 1 July 1992 ([AS 1992 733]; [BBl 1983 II 745]).
(2) Second sentence inserted by No I 2 of the FA of 12 Dec. 2014 on the Implementation of the 2012 revised recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, in force since 1 July 2015 ([AS 2015 1389]; [BBl 2014 605]).
(3) Inserted 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]).
(4) Inserted by No I 2 of the FA of 12 Dec. 2014 on the Implementation of the 2012 revised recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, in force since 1 July 2015 ([AS 2015 1389]; [BBl 2014 605]).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.