General Law

Clearing

0207-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026


Clearing is the clearing of intergovernmental payment obligations by non-cash means. Mutual claims are set off against each other to the extent that they cover each other; the balance is credited to the state concerned.

Deutsch

Clearing 0207-de

Das Clearing ist Verrechnung der zwischenstaatlichen Zahlungsverpflichtungen auf bargeldlosem Wege. Die gegenseitigen Forderungen werden, soweit sie sich decken, aufgerechnet; der Saldo wird dem betreffenden Staate gutgeschrieben.

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