Federal Act
on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code
(Part Five: The Code of Obligations)

¹ Where the pre­script­ive peri­od has been in­ter­rup­ted by an ap­plic­a­tion for con­cili­ation, or the sub­mis­sion of a state­ment of claim or de­fence, a new pre­script­ive peri­od com­mences when the dis­pute is settled be­fore the rel­ev­ant court.⁵⁸

² Where the pre­script­ive peri­od has been in­ter­rup­ted by debt en­force­ment pro­ceed­ings, a new pre­script­ive peri­od com­mences as of each step taken in the pro­ceed­ings.

³ Where the pre­script­ive peri­od has been in­ter­rup­ted by a pe­ti­tion for bank­ruptcy, a new pre­script­ive peri­od com­mences as of the time spe­cified by bank­ruptcy law at which it once again be­comes pos­sible to as­sert the claim.