Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (OR) Art. 913
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. 913 OR from 2025
Art. 913 Liquidation, distribution of assets
1 The cooperative shall be liquidated in accordance with the provisions governing companies limited by shares, subject to the following provisions.
2 The assets of the dissolved cooperative remaining after payment of all its debts and repayment of any shares may be distributed among the members only where the articles of association provide for such distribution.
3 Unless the articles of association provide otherwise, in this case the assets are distributed among the members as at the time of dissolution or their legal successors on a per capita basis. The statutory entitlement of departed members or their heirs to a financial settlement is reserved.
4 Where the articles of association make no provision for such distribution among the members, the liquidation surplus must be used for the cooperative’s purpose or to promote charitable causes.
5 Unless the articles of association provide otherwise, the general assembly of members shall decide on this matter.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.