General Law

Command procedure

0142-en RE350 Civil Procedure Law As of 11.07.2026


The civil order procedure is an extraordinary type of procedure (possibly also with a punitive sanction) for the purpose of establishing safeguarding measures to maintain the actual state of affairs due to imminent damage, for the rapid handling of clear law or for the recovery of lost property in good faith.

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Befehlsverfahren 0142-de

Das zivilrechtliche Befehlsverfahren ist eine ausserordentliche Prozessart (allenfalls auch mit Strafsanktion bewehrt) behufs Herstellung sichernder Massregeln zur Erhaltung des tatsächlichen Zustandes wegen drohenden Schadens zur schnellen Handhabung klaren Rechts oder zur Wiedererlangung verlorenen redlichen Besitzes.

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Command procedure (0142-en), in: LAWPEDIA®-Glossar, provided by LAWCONSULT AG, www.lawconsult.ch/lawpedia/en/command-procedure, as of: 11.07.2026 [accessed on ].

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