AS 2020 4005; 2021 846 No III 1; 2022 109; BBl 2017 399
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A. General rule
Art. 1
1 Articles 1–4 of the Final Title to the Civil Code apply to die Amendment of 19 June 2020, unless the following provisions provide otherwise.2 The provisions of the new law become applicable to existing companies when it comes into force.
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B. Amendment of articles of association and regula
Art. 2
1 Companies that are entered in the commercial register at the time that the new law comes into force but which are not in compliance with the new rules must adapt their articles of association and regulations to the new provisions within two years.2 Provisions of the articles of association and regulations that are not compatible with the new law remain in force until they are amended, but for no longer than two years after the new law comes into force.
C. Approved capital increases and capital increase
Art. 3
The previous law applies to approved capital increases and capital increases from contingent capital for which a resolution was passed before the new law comes into force. The resolutions of the general meeting may no longer be extended or amended.
D. Gender representation
Art. 4
1 The obligation to report in the remuneration report in accordance with Article 734f applies to the board of directors at the latest from the financial year that begins five years after the new law comes into force.2 The obligation to report in the remuneration report in accordance with Article 734f applies to the executive board at the latest from the financial year that begins ten years after the new law comes into force.
E. Stay of bankruptcy
Art. 5
A stay of bankruptcy that was granted before the new law comes into force shall until its conclusion be governed by the previous law.
F. Amendment of contracts under the previous law
Art. 6
Contracts existing at the time that the new law comes into force shall be adapted to the new law within two years of it coming into force. On expiry of this period, the rules of the new law apply to all contracts.
G. Transparency in raw material companies
Art. 7
Articles 964d–964h apply for the first time to the financial year that begins one year after the new law comes into force.
