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Swiss Federal Constitution
constitution of the Swiss Confederation
commandite company
A ' (abbreviated KG', ; from + ) is the German name for a limited partnership business entity and is used in German, Belgian, Dutch, Austrian, and some other European legal systems. In Japan, it is called a gōshi gaisha. Its name derives from the commenda, an early Italian medieval form of limited partnership. In Indonesia, it is legally called commanditaire vennootschap (CV) or Persekutuan Komanditer, derived from colonial Dutch administration.
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
'''''' (; ) is a type of legal entity in German-speaking countries. It is an entity broadly equivalent to the private limited company in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries, and the limited liability company (LLC) in the United States.
banking in Switzerland
regulation
Swiss Civil Code
codified law ruling in Switzerland
Aktiengesellschaft
' (; abbreviated AG' ) is a German word for a corporation limited by share ownership (i.e., one which is owned by its shareholders) whose shares may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (where it is equivalent to a société anonyme or a società per azioni) and South Tyrol for companies incorporated there. In the United Kingdom, the equivalent term is public limited company, and in the United States, while the terms "incorporated" or "corporation" are typically used, technically the more precise equivalent term is "joint-stock company".
impressum
An Impressum (from Latin , 'the impressed, engraved, pressed in, impression') is a legally mandated statement of the ownership and authorship of a document, which must be included in books, newspapers, magazines, websites, and business correspondence published or otherwise made available to consumers in Germany and certain other German-speaking countries, such as Austria and Switzerland, and also in countries historically influenced by German culture, such as Hungary. The (German, meaning 'Telemedia Act') mandates the use of an Impressum.
Swiss nationality law
affiliation of a natural person to the Swiss Confederation
Law of Switzerland
academic discipline
Registered association (eingetragener Verein)
registered voluntary association in Germany
Federal Act on Weapons, Weapon Accessories and Ammunition
overview of the firearms regulation in Switzerland
euthanasia in Switzerland
Legal history of euthanasia in Switzerland
Swiss Code of Obligations
portion of the Swiss Civil Code that regulates contract law and corporations
Swiss Criminal Code
criminal code
copyright law of Switzerland
Federal Gazette
Swiss federal public journal
place of origin in Switzerland
municipality in Switzerland from which a Swiss citizen derives their citizenship
Swiss Tenants' Association
Mieterverband, meaning the association of the tenants and commonly shortened to MV, is a Swiss nonprofit organization that was founded in 1915 in Zürich. Its full and political correct name is Mieterinnen- und Mieterverband. Important political signals by the Swiss establishment occurred in the 1990s as the tenancy law was introduced, and the association developed into a consumer organization, focussed to support tenants, such as housing and rent terminations. As Switzerland is still a country of tenants of well over 60% of the population, now the goals are to lower rents, demand for more coop