General Law

Acceptance theory

0045-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026


The theory of acceptance considers the possibility and probability of its knowledge as a result of its arrival at the recipient to be the decisive moment of perfection of the declaration of intent.

Deutsch

Akzeptationstheorie 0045-de

Die Akzeptationstheorie betrachtet als massgeblichen Zeitpunkt der Perfektion der Willenserklärung die Möglichkeit und Wahrscheinlichkeit ihrer Kenntnisnahme infolge Eintreffens beim Empfänger.

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