Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (OR) Art. 725
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. 725 OR from 2024
Art. 725 Imminent insolvency, loss of capital and overindebtedness 1. Imminent Insolvency (1)
1 The board of directors shall monitor the solvency of the company.
2 If the company is threatened with insolvency, the board of directors shall take measures to ensure its solvency. It shall take, where necessary, further measures to restructure the company or shall request the general meeting to approve such measures if they fall within the competence of the general meeting. It shall, if necessary, apply for a debt restructuring moratorium.
3 The board of directors shall act with the required urgency.
(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.
