Post Organisation Act (POA)
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Art. 1 Aim
This Act governs the organisation of Swiss Post and its change of legal form.
Art. 2 Legal form and name
1 Swiss Post is a company limited by shares subject to a special statutory regime. 2 It shall be entered in the Commercial Register under the names «Die Schweizerische Post AG, La Poste Suisse SA, La Posta Svizzera SA, La Posta Svizra SA».
Art. 3 Objects
1 The objects of Swiss Post are to provide the following services both domestically and abroad: a. Conveyance of postal items and small consignments in standardised containers, as well as all related services; b. The following financial services: 1. payment services, 2. accepting customer deposits, 3. account services and other related services, 4. investments in its own name, 5. other financial services on behalf of third parties; c. regional passenger transport services and related services. 2 It may engage in all legal transactions which serve the objects of the undertaking, and in particular: a. acquire and dispose of real estate; b. form companies; c. take equity interests in companies; d. borrow and invest funds from and in money and capital markets. 3 It may not, however, grant loans or mortgages to third parties. It is entitled to continue the loans granted on the basis of Article 19 of the COVID‑19 Financial Guarantees Ordinance of 25 March 2020 at the latest until they are fu
Para. 3 — [AS 2020 1077, 1207, 1233 Art. 21, 3799] Para. 3 — SR 951.26 Para. 3 — Second sentence inserted by Art. 28 No 2 of the COVID-19 Financial Guarantees Act of 18 Dec. 2020, in force from 19 Dec. 2020 until 31 Dec. 2032 (AS 2020 5831; BBl 2020 8477 8819).
Art. 4 Applicable law
Unless this Act provides otherwise, Swiss Post is subject to the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations governing companies limited by shares.
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