OR Art. 898 -
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. 898 OR from 2025
Art. 898 Business management and representation 1. Delegation (1)
1 The articles of association may authorise the general assembly of members or the board to delegate responsibility for managing the cooperative’s business or parts thereof and for representing the cooperative to one or more persons, business managers or executive officers, who need not be members of the cooperative.
2 A cooperative must be able to be represented by a person who is resident in Switzerland. This person must be a director, a business manager or an executive officer. This person must have access to the register under Article 837. (2)
(1) Amended by No I 3 of the FA of 16 Dec. 2005 (Law on Limited Liability Companies and Amendments to the Law on Companies limited by Shares, Cooperatives, the Commercial Register and Business Names), in force since 1 Jan. 2008 ([AS 2007 4791]; [BBl 2002 3148], [2004 3969]).
(2) Amended 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, in force since 1 July 2015 ([AS 2015 1389]; [BBl 2014 605]).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
