Code of Obligations
Switzerland [1912]
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The Swiss Code of Obligations, which went into effect in 1912, is a federal law that complements the Swiss Civil Code. It regulates commercial law and exchange, addressing the diverse customs that previously existed across Switzerland's cantons. This code, along with the Civil Code, brought much-needed uniformity to Swiss private law, drawing influence from both the Napoleonic Code and the German Civil Code while incorporating Swiss traditions.12
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