VII. Acquist tras giudida
1 Tgi che posseda ina chaussa estra movibla en buna fai, nuninterruttamain ed incontestablamain durant 5 onns, daventa proprietari da quella tras giudida.
1bis En cas d’animals che vegnan tegnids en il sectur chasan e che na vegnan betg tegnids per intents da facultad u per intents da gudogn, importa il termin 2 mais.1
1ter Cun resalva d’excepziuns legalas importa il termin da l’acquist tras giudida per bains culturals en il senn da l’artitgel 2 alinea 1 da la Lescha federala dals 20 da zercladur 20032 davart il transferiment da bains culturals 30 onns.3
2 Ina perdita nunvoluntaria dal possess n’interrumpa betg l’acquist tras giudida, sch’il possessur reacquista la chaussa entaifer 1 onn ubain tras in plant ch’è vegnì inoltrà entaifer quest temp.
3 Per calcular ils termins, per interrumper e per suspender l’acquist tras giudida vegnan applitgadas correspundentamain las prescripziuns davart la surannaziun da pretensiuns.
1 Integrà tras la cifra I da la LF dals 4 d’oct. 2002 (artitgel da princip concernent animals), en vigur dapi il 1. d’avr. 2003 (AS 2003 463; BBl 2002 4164 5806).
2 SR 444.1
3 Integrà tras l’art. 32 cifra 1 da la LF dals 20 da zer. 2003 davart il transferiment da bains culturals, en vigur dapi il 1. da zer. 2005 (AS 2005 1869; BBl 2002 535).
VII. Adverse possession
1 If a person has possessed a chattel belonging to another person uninterruptedly and without challenge for five years believing in good faith that he or she owns it, he or she becomes its owner by adverse possession.
1bis In the case of animals kept as pets rather than for investment or commercial purposes, the period is two months.1
1ter Subject to exceptions prescribed by law, the time limit for adverse possession in the case of objects of cultural heritage within the meaning of Art. 2 para. 1 of the Cultural Property Transfer Act of 20 June 20032 is 30 years.3
2 Involuntary loss of possession does not interrupt adverse possession provided the possessor regains the chattel within one year or by means of legal action brought within the same time limit.
3 The computation, interruption and suspension of adverse possession time limits are governed mutatis mutandis by the provisions on the prescription of debts.
1 Inserted by No I of the FA of 4 Oct. 2002 (Article of Basic Principles: Animals), in force since 1 April 2003 (AS 2003 463; BBl 2002 4164 5806).
2 SR 444.1
3 Inserted by Art. 32 No 1 of the Cultural Property Transfer Act of 20 June 2003, in force since 1 June 2005 (AS2005 1869; BBl 2002 535).
