OR Art. 697l -
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. 697l OR from 2025
Art. 697l Register of beneficial owners (1)
1 The company shall keep a register of the beneficial owners that have been notified to the company.
2 This register shall contain the first name and surname and the address of the beneficial owners.
3 The documents on which notice under Article 697j are based must be retained for ten years following the person’s deletion from the register.
4 The register must be kept in such a way that it can be accessed in Switzerland at any time.
(1) Inserted by No I 2 of the FA of 12 Dec. 2014 on the Implementation of the revised recommendations 2012 of the Financial Action Task Force ([AS 2015 1389]; [BBl 2014 605]). Amended by No I 1 of the FA of 21 June 2019 on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Global Forum on Transparency and the Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, in force since 1 May 2021 ([AS 2019 3161]; [BBl 2019 279]).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
