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Federal Act on Private International Law (PILA)
SR 291 — Federal Act on Private International Law (PILA) of 18 December 1987.
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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 January 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 the responsibility of the Confederation for foreign relations and on Article 64 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch of 10 November 1982,
decrees:
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This wording corresponds to Art. 54 para. 1 of the Federal Constitution of 18 April 1999 (SR 101).
[BS 1 3]. This provision corresponds to Art. 122 of the Federal Constitution of 18 April 1999 (SR 101).
BBl 1983 I 263
Amended by Annex No 1 of the FA of 8 Oct. 1999 on Workers posted to Switzerland, in force since 1 June 2004 (AS 2003 1370; BBl 1999 6128).

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Contents
1. General Provisions — 38 articles
2. Natural Persons — 11 articles
3. Marital Law — 25 articles
4. Registered Partnership — 4 articles
5. Parent-Child Relationship — 19 articles
6. Guardianship, Protection of Adults and Other Protective Measures — 1 article
7. Succession Law — 15 articles
8. Property Law — 13 articles
9. Intermediated securities — 4 articles
10. Intellectual Property — 3 articles
11. Law of Obligations — 41 articles
12. Trusts — 3 articles
13. Companies — 22 articles
14. Bankruptcy and Composition — 13 articles
15. International Arbitration — 24 articles
16. Final Provisions — 9 articles

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Official text on Fedlex — consolidation of 1 January 2026