272 Swiss Civil Procedure Code of 19 December 2008 (Civil Procedure Code, CPC)

272 Codice di diritto processuale civile svizzero del 19 dicembre 2008 (Codice di procedura civile, CPC)

Art. 138 Form

1 The summons, rulings and decisions are served by registered mail or by other means against confirmation of receipt.

2 Service is accomplished when the document has been received by the addressee or one of his or her employees or a person of at least 16 years of age living in the same household, unless the court instructs that a document must be served personally on the addressee.

3 Service is also deemed to have been effected:

a.
in the case of a registered letter that has not been collected: on the seventh day after the failed attempt to serve it provided the person had to expect such service;
b.
in the case of personal service if the addressee refuses to accept service and if such refusal is recorded by the bearer: on the day of refusal.

4 Other documents may be served by regular mail.

Art. 137 In caso di rappresentanza

Se una parte è rappresentata, le notificazioni sono fatte al rappresentante.

 

This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.
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