1 The cantons shall enact the provisions required to supplement the Civil Code, including in particular those governing the competent authorities781 and the establishment of civil registries, guardianship authorities and land register offices.
2 The cantons shall enact any such supplementary provisions as are required to implement the Civil Code and may do so provisionally in the form of ordinances.782
3 Cantonal provisions on register law require federal approval.783
4 Notice of cantonal provisions on other matters must be given to the Federal Office of Justice.784
781 Presently the Adult protection authority (see Art. 440).
782 Amended by No II 21 of the FA of 15 Dec. 1989 on Approval of Cantonal Decrees by the Confederation, in force since 1 Feb. 1991 (AS 1991 362; BBl 1988 II 1333).
783 Amended by No I 2 of the FA of 19 Dec. 2008 (Adult Protection Law, Law of Persons and Law of Children), in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2011 725; BBl 2006 7001).
784 Inserted by No II 21 of the FA of 15 Dec. 1989 on Approval of Cantonal Decrees by the Confederation, in force since 1 Feb. 1991 (AS 1991 362; BBl 1988 II 1333). Amended by No I 2 of the FA of 19 Dec. 2008 (Adult Protection Law, Law of Persons and Law of Children), in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2011 725; BBl 2006 7001).
Les contrats conclus avant l’entrée en vigueur du code civil demeurent valables, même si les formes observées ne répondaient pas à celles de la loi nouvelle.
This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.
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