III. Legal entities
1. In general2
1 Associations of persons and institutions or foundations that had acquired legal personality under the previous law, retain their personality under the new law even where they would not acquire legal personality under the new law.
2 Existing legal entities that require to be entered in the public register in accordance with this Code must register within five years of the commencement of the new law even if no provision was made for registration under the previous law and are no longer recognised as legal entities on expiry of this time limit.
2bis Religious foundations and family foundation that are not entered in the commercial register when the Amendment of 12 December 2014 (Art. 52 para. 2) comes into force continue to be recognised as legal entities. They must be entered in the commercial register within five years of the Amendment coming into force. The Federal Council shall take the special circumstances of religious foundations into account when determining the requirements for entry in the commercial register.3
3 The status of the legal personality of all legal entities is determined by the new law as soon as this Code comes into force.
1 Originally Art. 6a. Previously Art. 7.
2 Amended by Annex No 1 of the FA of 16 Dec. 2005 (Law on limited liability companies and modifications to the law on companies limited by shares, cooperatives, the commercial register and company names), in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 4791; BBl 2002 3148, 2004 3969).
3 Inserted by No I 1 of the FA of 12 Dec. 2014 on the Implementation of the 2012 Revision of the Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, in force since 1 Jan. 2016 (AS 2015 1389; BBl 2014 605).
III. Persunas giuridicas
1. En general2
1 Federaziuns da persunas, instituts u fundaziuns che han acquistà la persunalitad sut il dretg vegl, mantegnan quella sut il dretg nov, er sch’ellas na l’avessan betg acquistada tenor las disposiziuns da quel.
2 Las persunas giuridicas existentas, che dovran – tenor il nov Cudesch civil – l’inscripziun en in register public per sa constituir, ston dentant far questa inscripziun entaifer 5 onns suenter l’entrada en vigur dal dretg nov, er sche quai n’era betg necessari tenor il dretg vegl; sch’ellas na fan betg quai, na vegnan ellas betg pli renconuschidas sco persunas giuridicas suenter la scadenza da quest termin.
2bisLas fundaziuns ecclesiasticas e las fundaziuns da famiglia che n’èn betg inscrittas en il register da commerzi cur che la midada dals 12 da december 2014 (art. 52 al. 2) entra en vigur, restan renconuschidas sco persunas giuridicas. Ellas ston sa laschar inscriver en il register da commerzi entaifer 5 onns suenter l’entrada en vigur. Fixond las pretensiuns envers l’inscripziun en il register da commerzi resguarda il Cussegl federal las relaziuns particularas da las fundaziuns ecclesiasticas.3
3 Il cuntegn da la persunalitad vegn determinà per tut las persunas giuridicas tenor il nov Cudesch civil, uschespert ch’el è entrà en vigur.
1 Oriundamain art. 6a. Avant art. 7.
2 Versiun tenor la cifra 1 da l’agiunta da la LF dals 16 da dec. 2005 (dretg da ScRL sco er adattaziuns en il dretg d’aczias, en il dretg d’associaziun, en il dretg dal register da commerzi ed en il dretg da firmas), en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2008 (AS 2007 4791; BBl 2002 3148, 2004 3969).
3 Integrà tras la cifra I 1 da la LF dals 12 da dec. 2014 davart la realisaziun da las recumandaziuns dal «Groupe d’action financière», revedidas l’onn 2012, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2016 (AS 2015 1389; BBl 2014 605).
