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Art. 945

1

A person operating a business as sole proprietor must use his family name, with or without first name, as the essential content of his business name.

2

If the business name contains other family names, it must indicate which one is the proprietor’s family name.795

3

The business name must not have any kind of suffix or ending which suggests constitution as a company or partnership.

  1. 795 Amended by No I of the FA of 25 Sept. 2015 (Law of Business Names), in force since 1 July 2016 (AS 2016 1507; BBl 2014 9305).
Legal act context
SR 220 · CO · Federal act · Federal Act of 30 March 1911 on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations)
Structure path
Division Four: The Commercial Register, Business Names and Commercial Accounting Title Thirty-One: Business Names A. General principles of business name composition II. Names of sole proprietorships 1. Essential content
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2026-01-01

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