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. 706 1. Right of action and grounds

1 The board of directors and every shareholder may challenge resolutions of the general meeting which violate the law or the articles of association by bringing action against the company before the court.


2 In particular, challenges may be brought against resolutions which

1.
remove or restrict the rights of shareholders in breach of the law or the articles of association;
2.
remove or restrict the rights of shareholders in an improper manner;
3.
give rise to the unequal treatment or disadvantaging of the shareholders in a manner not justified by the company’s objects;
4.
transform the company into a non-profit organisation without the consent of all the shareholders.554

3–4 …555

5 A court judgment that annuls a resolution made by the general meeting is effective for and against all the shareholders.

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

555 Repealed by No I of the FA of 4 Oct. 1991, with effect from 1 July 1992 (AS 1992 733; BBl 1983 II 745).

Art. 704a 3. Conversion d’actions au porteur en actions nominatives

L’assemblée générale peut décider, à la majorité des voix exprimées, de convertir des actions au porteur en actions nominatives. Les statuts ne doivent pas durcir les conditions de la conversion.

552 Introduit par le ch. I 2 de la LF du 12 déc. 2014 sur la mise en oeuvre des recommandations du Groupe d’action financière, révisées en 2012, en vigueur depuis le 1er juil. 2015 (RO 2015 1389; FF 2014 585).

 

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