Swiss Civil Procedure Code
(Civil Procedure Code, CPC)

¹ The can­tons may des­ig­nate a spe­cial court that has jur­is­dic­tion as sole can­ton­al in­stance for com­mer­cial dis­putes (Com­mer­cial Court).

² A dis­pute is con­sidered com­mer­cial, if:

a.

it con­cerns the com­mer­cial activ­ity of at least one party;

b.

the de­cision is sub­ject to an ob­jec­tion in civil mat­ters to the Fed­er­al Su­preme Court; and

c.

the parties are re­gistered in the Swiss Com­mer­cial Re­gistry or in an equi­val­ent for­eign re­gistry.

³ If only the de­fend­ant is re­gistered in the Swiss Com­mer­cial Re­gister or in an equi­val­ent for­eign re­gister, but all the oth­er con­di­tions are met, the plaintiff may choose between the Com­mer­cial Court and the or­din­ary court.

⁴ The can­tons may also as­sign to the Com­mer­cial Court:

a.

the dis­putes men­tioned in Art­icle 5 para­graph 1;

b.

the dis­putes re­lat­ing to the law of com­mer­cial com­pan­ies and co­oper­at­ives.

⁵ The Com­mer­cial Court is also com­pet­ent to or­der in­ter­im meas­ures be­fore an ac­tion is pending.