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Art. 11 Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)

OR; Erste Abteilung: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; Erster Titel: Die Entstehung der Obligationen; Erster Abschnitt: Die Entstehung durch Vertrag; B. Form der Verträge; I. Erfordernis und Bedeutung im Allgemeinen
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Art. 11 OR

Verträge bedürfen zu ihrer Gültigkeit nur dann einer besonderen Form, wenn das Gesetz eine solche vorschreibt.

Ist über Bedeutung und Wirkung einer gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Form nicht etwas anderes bestimmt, so hängt von deren Beobachtung die Gültigkeit des Vertrages ab.

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Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (81)

BGE 150 II 390 (Art. 11 Abs. 1 CO2-Gesetz)
CO2 sanction against large importer upheld: vehicles attributed by type approval holder code from CO2 exchange transfers.
Ground for the verdict; used to determine the calculation of the individual target and the fleet of vehicles attributed to the importer.
ZKBES.2016.33 · so (Art. 11 Abs. 2 OR)
Preliminary Contract Void Due to Uncertified Plan
This provision is cited as the legal consequence, stating that the contract is not valid when form requirements are not met.
VVGE.1989.90.Nr.47 · ow (Art. 11 OR)
Condominium Discounts Deemed Taxable Advance of Profit, Not Hidden Distribution
Cited to refute the argument that the company was bound by non-formally valid prior contracts, thus establishing a lack of corresponding consideration.
ZKBER.2013.17 · so (Art. 11 Abs. 2 OR)
Preliminary Real Estate Contract Invalid Due to Unnotarized Site Plan
It is the legal basis cited to conclude that the pre-contract is not valid because the formal requirements (Art. 216 Abs. 2 OR) were not met.
A-2267/2022 (Art. 11 Abs. 1 OR)
Company denied withholding tax refund due to tax evasion.
States that contract law generally does not require a specific form for the establishment of contractual obligations.
CACIV.2024.58 · ne (Art. 11 al. 1 CO)
Managing Partners' Joint and Several Debt Assumption and Subsequent Release Claim
Cited when noting that the cumulative assumption of debt does not require a specific form, unlike suretyship.
C/14753/2019 · ge (Art. 11 al. 1 CO)
Associations v. Landlord (Lease vs. Gratuitous Loan-for-Use)
Cited in the reasoning concerning the required form for a lease contract.
VKL.2024.1 · ag (Art. 11 Abs. 1 OR)
Employer Liable for Pension Contributions Despite Contract Dispute
Cited as a provision on the form of contracts, stating that a special form is only required if the law prescribes it.
14.2023.158 · ti (art. 11 cpv. 2 CO)
Appeal Regarding Enforcement Based on Void Personnel Leasing Contracts
Cited as the general rule for nullity when formal requirements (like those in art. 22 LC) are not met, which implicitly supported the main ground for decision.
C/3583/2021 · ge (art. 11 CO)
Borrower v. Lender: Negative Libor and Default Interest on Loan Agreement
Cited a contrario regarding the lack of a specific form requirement for loan contracts, unless LCC applies.
C/18752/2021 · ge (art. 11 al. 1 CO)
Owner v. Occupant Lease Validity Dispute
Cited in the reasoning regarding the lack of required form for a lease contract.
HOR.2021.13 · ag (Art. 11 Abs. 1 OR)
Conditional Real Estate Agreements Voided Due to Incomplete Building Application
This provision states that contracts are only valid if they adhere to specific forms prescribed by law.
HOR.2021.13 · ag (Art. 11 Abs. 2 OR)
Conditional Real Estate Agreements Voided Due to Incomplete Building Application
This provision establishes that the validity of a contract depends on observing the legally required form.
CACIV.2022.27 · ne (Art. 11 al. 1 CO)
Landlord v. Tenant: Implicit Agreement on Reduced Rent and Rent Increase Justification
Cited in the reasoning regarding the principle that contracts do not require a specific form unless stipulated.
ZOR.2022.5 · ag (Art. 11 Abs. 1 OR)
Plaintiff Fails to Prove Loan Existence and Disbursement for Secured Creditor Status
Cited as a loan agreement not being subject to statutory form requirements, thus oral agreements are valid.