Swiss Civil Code

¹ The ap­pointee shall rep­res­ent the cli­ent in ac­cord­ance with the ad­vance care dir­ect­ive and ful­fil his or her du­ties with due care in ac­cord­ance with the pro­vi­sions of the Code of Ob­lig­a­tions⁴⁶⁵ on agency con­tracts.

² Where trans­ac­tions must be car­ried out that are not covered by the ad­vance care dir­ect­ive, or if the ap­pointee has an in­terest in a mat­ter that con­flicts with that of the cli­ent, the ap­pointee shall no­ti­fy the adult pro­tec­tion au­thor­ity im­me­di­ately.

³ In the event of a con­flict of in­terest, the powers of the ap­pointee cease to ap­ply by law.