Authentication clause
0507-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026
The legitimation clause is the proviso on the registered document that the debtor is entitled to pay to any entitled holder of the document, exempting them from their obligation to pay.
Deutsch
Legitimationsklausel 0507-de
Die Legitimationsklausel ist der Vorbehalt auf dem Namenpapier, dass der Schuldner jedem berechtigten Inhaber der Urkunde unter Befreiung von seiner Schuldpflicht zu leisten berechtigt sei.
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