Swiss Civil Code

¹ Pipes, cables and con­duits for wa­ter, gas, elec­tri­city and the like loc­ated out­side the par­cel of land which they serve are, ex­cept where oth­er­wise reg­u­lated, the prop­erty of the util­ity plant from which they come or to which they lead.⁵⁸⁰

² Where the pro­vi­sions of the law of neigh­bours do not ap­ply, the en­cum­brance of par­cels of land by rights in rem re­lat­ing to such pipes, cables and con­duits be­long­ing to an­oth­er per­son is es­tab­lished by way of ease­ment.

³ If the pipe, cable or con­duit is vis­ible, the ease­ment is cre­ated when the pipe, cable or con­duit is laid. In oth­er cases, it is cre­ated by entry in the land re­gister.⁵⁸¹