Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (OR) Art. 700
Zusammenfassung der 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. 700 OR from 2024
Art. 700 Content of the notice convening the meeting (1)
1 The board of directors shall notify the shareholders that a general meeting is to be convened at least 20 days before the day of the meeting.
2 The following information must be included in the notice convening the meeting:1. the date, the starting time, the form and the location of the general meeting;2. the business to be discussed;3. the motions of the board of directors and, in the case of companies whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, a short explanation for these motions;4. if applicable, the shareholders’ motions with a short explanation of each;5. if applicable, the name and the address of the independent voting representative.
3 The board of directors shall ensure that the lis on the agenda meet the requirement of unity of subject matter, and shall provide the general meeting with all the information that it requires to decide on its resolutions.
4 It may present the lis on the agenda in the notice convening the meeting in summary form, provided it makes more detailed information available to the shareholders in another way.
(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.
