220 Federal Act of 30 March 1911 on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations)

220 Loi fédérale du 30 mars 1911 complétant le code civil suisse (Livre cinquième: Droit des obligations)

Art. 702 III. Preparatory measures; minutes

1 The board of directors shall take the measures required to determine who has the right to vote.

2 It shall ensure that minutes are kept. These record:

1.
the date, the starting and end times, the form and the venue of the general meeting;
2.
the number, the type, the nominal value and the class of shares represented, with details of the shares represented by the independent voting representative, by voting representatives for corporate bodies and by custodians acting as representatives;
3.
the resolutions and results of the elections;
4.
the requests for information made at the general meeting and the answers given in reply;
5.
the statements made by shareholders for the record;
6.
any significant technical problems that arise during the general meeting.539

3 The minutes must be signed by the minute-taker and by the person chairing the general meeting.540

4 Any shareholder may request access to the minutes within 30 days following the general meeting.541

5 In the case of companies whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, the resolutions and the election results with details of the exact the percentage of votes for and against shall be made electronically accessible within 15 days following the general meeting.542

538 Amended by No I of the FA of 4 Oct. 1991. in force since 1 July 1992 (AS 1992 733; BBl 1983 II 745).

539 Amended by No I of the FA of 19 June 2020 (Company Law), in force since 1 Jan. 2023 (AS 2020 4005; 2022 109; BBl 2017 399).

540 Amended by No I of the FA of 19 June 2020 (Company Law), in force since 1 Jan. 2023 (AS 2020 4005; 2022 109; BBl 2017 399).

541 Inserted by No I of the FA of 19 June 2020 (Company Law), in force since 1 Jan. 2023 (AS 2020 4005; 2022 109; BBl 2017 399).

542 Inserted by No I of the FA of 19 June 2020 (Company Law), in force since 1 Jan. 2023 (AS 2020 4005; 2022 109; BBl 2017 399).

Art. 701d b. Assemblée générale virtuelle

1 L’assemblée générale peut se tenir sous forme électronique et sans lieu de réunion physique si les statuts le prévoient et que le conseil d’administration désigne dans la convocation un représentant indépendant.

2 Les statuts des sociétés dont les actions ne sont pas cotées en bourse peuvent prévoir la possibilité de renoncer à la désignation d’un représentant indépendant.

538 Introduit par le ch. I de la LF du 19 juin 2020 (Droit de la société anonyme), en vigueur depuis le 1er janv. 2023 (RO 2020 4005; 2022 109; FF 2017 353).

 

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