OR Art. 867 -

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. 867 OR from 2025

Art. 867 Duty to make contributions

¹ The articles of association define the obligatory contributions.

² Where the members are obliged to pay in contributions on share certificates or to make other contributions, the cooperative must call them in by registered letter with an appropriate time limit for performance.

³ Where no payment is forthcoming on first request and the member fails to comply within one month of a second call for payment, the member may be declared to have forfeited their rights as member of the cooperative, providing they were previously warned of this consequence by registered letter.

⁴ Unless the articles of association provide otherwise, the declaration of forfeiture does not release the member from obligations already due or falling due by virtue of their exclusion.