OR Art. 84 -
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. 84 OR from 2024
Art. 84 National currency (1)
1 Pecuniary debts must be discharged in legal tender of the currency in which the debt was incurred.
2 A debt expressed in a currency other than the national currency of the place of payment may be discharged in that national currency at the rate of exchange that applies on the day it falls due, unless literal performance is required by inclusion in the contract of the expression ‘actual currency’ or words to that effect.
(1) Amended by Annex No 2 to the FA of 22 Dec. 1999 on Currency and Payment Instruments, in force since 1 May 2000 (AS 2002 1144; [BBl 1999 7258]).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.