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# Swiss Civil Code (CC)

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## Swiss Civil Code (CC)

SR 210 — Swiss Civil Code of 10 December 1907.

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English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 July 2026, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, based on Article 64 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Dispatch of the Federal Council dated 28 May 1904, decrees:

\[BS 1 3\]. This provision corresponds to Art. 122 of the Federal Constitution of 18 April 1999 (SR 101). Amended by Annex No 2 of the Civil Jurisdiction Act of 24 March 2000, in force since 1 Jan. 2001 (AS 2000 2355; BBl 1999 2829). BBl 1904 IV 1, 1907 VI 367

## Contents

1\. Introduction — 10 articles 2. Law of Persons — 113 articles 3. Family Law — 406 articles 4. Law of Succession — 182 articles 5. Property Law — 388 articles 6. Final Title: Commencement and Implementing Provisions — 103 articles 7. Text of the Previous Provisions of Title Six — 0 articles 8. Marital Property Law — 0 articles

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