Ordinance on fees in civil law (GebV) - Scope (EGOR)

1. This regulation governs the collection of fees for permits and transactions by cantonal and communal authorities, as provided for in Swiss and cantonal civil law.

1. The fee is the remuneration for a transaction and all necessarily related activities such as clarifications, consultations, negotiations, drafting of the document, and necessary notifications.

2. Approving and rejecting decisions are equally subject to fees.

3. Expenses for investigations (expert opinions, expert reports, etc.), travel, publications, postage, telephone calls, etc. are charged separately. Flat rates may be set for individual transactions in accordance with the average expenses incurred.

4. For photocopies, a fee of 1 CHF per page may be charged in addition to the regular fees.

5. If multiple legal transactions are combined in a single document, the full fee is charged for each individual one, unless this regulation provides for specific rates. Land registry fees are always charged for each individual process.

1. The fixed fee rates of this regulation are established based on the principle of full cost recovery and are weighted according to time for the individual services.

2. Where fees of the notaries of the district offices as well as the land registry and inheritance offices are calculated based on time expenditure, the following rates apply

a. Notaries: 250 Swiss francs per hour;

b. Other staff of the district offices: 90 Swiss francs per hour.

3. The fixed fee rates for VAT-taxable transactions as well as the hourly rates include value-added tax.

1. In exceptionally complex cases, the fee may be increased beyond the standard fee range to account for the extraordinary additional effort.

1. If documents are prepared by third parties and submitted to the authority, the full fee is owed.

1. When the value of the subject matter is determined in a public document and the fixed fees prescribed for the service exceed this value, the fee shall be reduced by half.

1. A fee corresponding to the amount of work involved shall be charged

a. in the event of the withdrawal of a business transaction that has been wholly or partially prepared;

b. in the case of a business transaction not being concluded;

c. in proceedings that are to be initiated ex officio, where no measures are ordered. Paragraph 1bis is reserved.

1bis. The imposition of a fee shall be waived in the case of § 17a paragraph 3. A reduction of the fee shall occur in the case of § 17a paragraph 2.

2. The fees for the preparation of notarial deeds shall be charged to the party registering. In the event of multiple registrants, the entire invoice may be imposed on one of them.

1. Whoever submits an application or initiates an official action is liable for the payment of fees and expenses.

2. The contracting parties are each required to pay half of the fees, unless otherwise stipulated in the contract.

2bis. Fees and expenses incurred in child protection proceedings concerning minors shall be imposed equally on each parent. In special cases, a different cost allocation can be ordered.

3. Several partners of a contracting party are jointly and severally liable for the fees and expenses billed.

3bis. In the area of child protection law, the parents are jointly and severally liable for the fees and expenses billed.

4. An advance payment of costs up to the amount of the anticipated fee can be demanded. Official actions that are to be carried out only upon request can be refused as long as the advance payment of costs is not made.

1. Fees, including disbursements, are invoiced upon completion of official duties.

1. The payment deadline for fees imposed by a final judgment is 30 days.

2. After the payment deadline has passed, a default interest will be charged. The rate is determined according to the applicable interest rate for state taxes.

3. The first reminder is issued free of charge; additional reminders are charged at 40 CHF per reminder.

1. No fees are imposed when acquiring real estate, concluding exchange contracts, establishing and transferring purchase rights to real estate, as well as when registering easements by the canton and its legally dependent public institutions, including residential, civic, and ecclesiastical communities. They also do not pay fees for their half-share in sales and the establishment of independent and permanent building rights.

2. For all other transactions governed by this regulation, the public institutions and the residential, civic, and ecclesiastical communities shall pay the standard fees.

1. Fees for expenses and disbursements may be waived in whole or in part upon request if a financial hardship exists or if the fee appears excessive considering all circumstances.

2. Percentage-based fees may be waived in whole or in part upon request for natural persons if a financial hardship exists.

3. The request must, in any case, be submitted before initiating enforcement proceedings.

1. The Security Directorate is responsible for issuing cantonal fees according to this regulation up to the amount of 5,000 CHF, while the Cantonal Government Council is responsible for higher fees.

2. The Municipal Council and, in cases outlined in § 17, the Child and Adult Protection Authorities are responsible for issuing municipal fees.

1. Name Change (Swiss Civil Code 30 Paragraph 1): 500 - 2,000 CHF

2. Adoption (Swiss Civil Code 268 Paragraph 1): 700 - 2,000 CHF

3. Certificate of Adoption (Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, Article 12): 50 - 200 CHF

4. Authorizations and Decisions Regarding International Adoption; subject to the provision in number 2: 500 - 2,000 CHF

5. Certificates, Confirmations in the Areas of Name Change, Adoption, as well as Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults; subject to the provision in number 3: 50 - 500 CHF

**1. Ownership**

a. Contract for Transfer of Ownership of Real Estate (Purchase, Exchange, Gift (Swiss Civil Code 657)): 1,404.00

b. Additional Property in the Same Contract for Transfer of Ownership: 43.20

c. Division of Co-ownership and Joint Ownership: 1,404.00

d. Preliminary Contract (Swiss Code of Obligations 216 II) for Real Estate: 1,404.00

e. Establishment of Condominium Ownership, Including All Necessary Establishments or Reallocations of Plots, Ownership, Easements, Annotations, Pre-notations, and Mortgage Rights: 3,024.00

f. Modification of Condominium Ownership: 972.00

g. Termination of Condominium Ownership: 2,700.00

h. Establishment of an Independent and Permanent Building Right, Including All Necessary Establishments or Reallocations of Plots, Ownership, Easements, Annotations, Pre-notations, and Mortgage Rights: 1,944.00

i. Modification of an Independent and Permanent Building Right: 594.00

j. Subjective Real Connection of an Annotation Parcel: 432.00

k. Subjective Real Connection of an Annotation Parcel, Within the Framework of Another Contract: 108.00

**2. Easements and Ground Charges**

a. Establishment of a Usufruct on Real Estate (Swiss Civil Code 746) in a Separate Document: 756.00

b. Establishment of a Usufruct on Real Estate (Swiss Civil Code 746) in Another Legal Transaction: 162.00

c. Modification of a Usufruct on Real Estate in a Separate Document: 216.00

d. Modification of a Usufruct on Real Estate in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

e. Establishment of a Residential Right (Swiss Civil Code 776) in a Separate Document: 756.00

f. Establishment of a Residential Right (Swiss Civil Code 776) in Another Legal Transaction: 162.00

g. Modification of a Residential Right in a Separate Document: 216.00

h. Modification of a Residential Right in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

i. Establishment of a Boundary Building Right: 756.00

j. Establishment of a Rear Building Right: 756.00

k. Establishment of Another Easement (Swiss Civil Code 730 ff.): 756.00

l. Inventory of Usufructuary Objects (Swiss Civil Code 763) in a Separate Document: 702.00

m. Inventory of Usufructuary Objects (Swiss Civil Code 763) in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

n. Establishment of a Ground Charge (Swiss Civil Code 782 ff.): 756.00

**3. Annotations**

a. Amendment of a Statutory Ownership Restriction (Swiss Civil Code 680) in a Separate Document: 216.00

b. Amendment of a Statutory Ownership Restriction (Swiss Civil Code 680) in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

c. Removal of a Statutory Ownership Restriction (Swiss Civil Code 680) in a Separate Document: 216.00

d. Removal of a Statutory Ownership Restriction (Swiss Civil Code 680) in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

**4. Pre-notations**

a. Establishment of a Purchase Right on Real Estate (Swiss Code of Obligations 216 II) in a Separate Document: 1,404.00

b. Establishment of a Purchase Right on Real Estate (Swiss Code of Obligations 216 II) in Another Legal Transaction: 324.00

c. Establishment of a Repurchase Right on Real Estate in a Separate Document: 1,404.00

d. Establishment of a Repurchase Right on Real Estate in Another Legal Transaction: 324.00

e. Establishment of a Pre-emption Right on Real Estate in a Separate Document: 1,404.00

f. Establishment of a Pre-emption Right on Real Estate in Another Legal Transaction: 324.00

g. Establishment of a Reversionary Interest in Gifts of Real Estate (Swiss Code of Obligations 247) in a Separate Document: 756.00

h. Establishment of a Reversionary Interest in Gifts of Real Estate (Swiss Code of Obligations 247) in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

i. Removal of a Statutory Right of Pre-emption (Swiss Civil Code 682, Land Register Ordinance 71a) in a Separate Document: 216.00

j. Removal of a Statutory Right of Pre-emption (Swiss Civil Code 682, Land Register Ordinance 71a) in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

k. Amendment of a Statutory Right of Pre-emption (Swiss Civil Code 682, Land Register Ordinance 71a) in a Separate Document: 216.00

l. Amendment of a Statutory Right of Pre-emption (Swiss Civil Code 682, Land Register Ordinance 71a) in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

m. Removal of the Right to Division in Co-ownership, (Swiss Civil Code 650): 162.00

n. Other Pre-notations, Certification in a Separate Document: 216.00

o. Other Pre-notations, Certification in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

**5. Mortgage Rights (Swiss Civil Code 799)**

a. Establishment of a Mortgage in a Separate Document: 388.80

b. Establishment of a Mortgage in Another Legal Transaction: 108.00

c. Increase of the Debt Amount: 388.80

d. Increase of Mortgage: 388.80

e. Amendment of Contractual Provisions: 388.80

f. Conversion of Mortgage Right: 388.80

g. Division or Consolidation of Mortgage Right: 388.80

h. Increase of Maximum Interest: 388.80

**6. Land Modifications**

a. Division and Unification of Land: 1,782.00

b. Certification of a Private Land Readjustment (Building Law 72): 2,700.00

**7. Joint-stock Company and Limited Partnership with Shares**

a. Formation (Swiss Code of Obligations 620 ff.): 1,026.00

b. Board Protocol for Constitution: 54.00

d. Capital Increase, General Meeting Resolution (Swiss Code of Obligations 650): 1,026.00

e. Capital Increase by Board Resolution (Execution): 540.00

f. Capital Increase (732 Swiss Code of Obligations), General Meeting Resolution: 1,026.00

g. Capital Decrease Certificate (734 Swiss Code of Obligations): 540.00

i. General Meeting Resolution (Change of Statutes or Other): 540.00

k. Additional Resolution in the Same Document: 54.00

l. Post-liberation (Board Protocol in a Public Document): 540.00

**8. Limited Liability Company**

a. Formation (Swiss Code of Obligations 620 ff.): 1,026.00

b. Management Protocol for Constitution: 54.00

c. Capital Increase, Shareholders' Meeting Resolution (Swiss Code of Obligations 650): 1,026.00

d. Capital Increase by Management Resolution (Execution): 540.00

e. Capital Decrease (782, 732 Swiss Code of Obligations), General Meeting Resolution: 1,026.00

f. Capital Decrease Certificate (782, 734 Swiss Code of Obligations): 540.00

g. Shareholders' Meeting Resolution (Change of Statutes or Other): 540.00

h. Additional Resolution in the Same Document: 54.00

i. Post-liberation (Management Protocol in a Public Document): 540.00

**9. Ancillary Documents of Corporate Law**

a. Preparation of the Articles of Association: 108.00

b. Contribution and Takeover Agreements: 108.00

c. Formation, Capital Increase, or Post-liberation Report

d. Stampa Declaration: 54.00

e. Domicile Certificate / Domicile Provider Certificate: 21.60

f. Set-off Declarations: 21.60

g. Opting-out Declarations: 54.00

h. Registration for the Commercial Register: 54.00

**10. Foundations**

a. Establishment of a Foundation (Swiss Civil Code 81) with a Separate Document: 864.00

b. Establishment of a Foundation in a Will: 864.00

c. Establishment of a Foundation, in an Inheritance Contract: 864.00

d. Amendment of a Foundation: 594.00

e. Establishment of a Family Foundation (Swiss Civil Code 335): 864.00

f. Establishment of a Family Foundation (Swiss Civil Code 335), in a Will: 864.00

g. Establishment of a Family Foundation (Swiss Civil Code 335), in an Inheritance Contract: 864.00

**11. Certifications under the Merger Act**

a. Merger Decision (Merger Act 20): 432.00

b. Split Decision (Merger Act 44): 432.00

c. Conversion Decision (Merger Act 65): 1,026.00

d. Asset Transfer Agreement (Merger Act 70 II): 864.00

e. Public Document According to Art. 104 Para. 3 Merger Act: 432.00

**12. Documents of Marriage and Inheritance Law and the Partnership Act**

a. Marriage Contract (Swiss Civil Code 184): 702.00

b. Establishment of an Inventory of the Assets of the Spouses in a Public Document (Swiss Civil Code 195a), Separate Document: 702.00

c. Establishment of an Inventory of the Marital Assets in a Public Document (Swiss Civil Code 195a) in Another Legal Transaction: 162.00

d. Divorce Inventory (EG Swiss Civil Code 14): 702.00

e. Property Agreement (Partnership Act 25): 702.00

f. Establishment of an Inventory of Private Assets in a Public Document (Partnership Act 20), Separate Document: 702.00

g. Establishment of an Inventory of Private Assets in a Public Document (Partnership Act 20) in Another Legal Transaction: 162.00

h. Last Will in a Public Document (Swiss Civil Code 498, 499): 626.40

i. Change or Supplement of a Last Will in a Public Document: 432.00

j. Inheritance Contract (Swiss Civil Code 512): 702.00

k. Inheritance Provisions in Another Legal Transaction: 270.00

l. Change or Supplement of an Inheritance Contract: 432.00

m. Marriage and Inheritance Contract (Swiss Civil Code 184, Swiss Civil Code 512): 702.00

n. Property and Inheritance Contract (Partnership Act 25, Swiss Civil Code 512): 702.00

o. Change or Supplement of a Marriage (and Inheritance) Contract: 432.00

p. Change or Supplement of a Property (and Inheritance) Contract: 432.00

q. Termination of a Marriage (and Inheritance) Contract: 216.00

r. Termination of a Property (and Inheritance) Contract: 216.00

s. Witness Money: 10.80

t. Certification of Inheritance Succession: 291.60

**13. Other Public Certifications**

a. Replacement of a Signature (Swiss Code of Obligations 15): 108.00

b. Document Concerning the Impossibility of Returning a Promissory Note (Swiss Code of Obligations 90): 324.00

c. Guarantee Declaration (Swiss Code of Obligations 493): 367.20

d. Protest of a Bill (Swiss Code of Obligations 1034): 324.00

e. Protest of a Check (Swiss Code of Obligations 1128): 324.00

f. Affidavit: 324.00

g. Document of Recognition of Direct Enforcement (Swiss Civil Procedure Code 347 ff.) in a Separate Document: 324.00

h. Recognition of Direct Enforcement (Swiss Civil Procedure Code 347 ff.) in Another Public Document: 108.00

i. Certification of Safe Opening: 626.40

k. Certification of a Lottery: 626.40

l. Lifetime Annuity Agreement (Swiss Code of Obligations 522): 1,620.00

m. If Real Estate is Transferred in Connection with a Lifetime Annuity Agreement, Additional Fees According to § 14 Abs. 1 Letter a and Letter b are Charged

n. Amendment of a Lifetime Annuity Agreement (Swiss Code of Obligations 522): 1,620.00

o. Establishment of a Communal Association (Swiss Civil Code 337): 756.00

p. Amendment of a Communal Association: 594.00

**14. Certifications**

a. Certification of a Signature or Mark (EG Swiss Civil Code 23b): 21.60

b. Certification of a Signature or Mark (EG Swiss Civil Code 23b), in a Foreign Language: 43.20

c. Preparation of a Power of Attorney Including Signature Certification: 162.00

d. Preparation of a Power of Attorney Including Signature Certification, in a Foreign Language: 324.00

e. Certification of a Copy, Transcript or Extract (EG Swiss Civil Code 23b): 10.80

**15. Further Notarial Services**

a. Valuation of the Traffic Value of Real Estate: 162.00

b. Handling of Financial Transactions (Payment and Trustee Office) in Real Estate Transactions: 540.00

c. Consultations by a Notary, if No Document Results: Charges According to Time Expense § 2a Abs. 2

d. Issuance and Personal Delivery by the Notary of a Demand Document According to Art. 350 Swiss Civil Procedure Code: 270.00

e. Every Further Attempt at Delivery: 54.00

f. Issuance and Postal Delivery (Registered Against Return Receipt) of an Enforceable Public Document According to Art. 350 Swiss Civil Procedure Code: 108.00

g. Fee for a Transaction That Did Not Materialize, Partial Work Done: 108.00

h. Fee for a Transaction That Did Not Materialize, Document(s) Ready for Certification: 270.00

i. Public Certification of Declarations of Intent, Which Do Not Require This Form by Law: 626.40

j. Further Certifications and Acts at the Notary's Office, Not Listed in This Section: 626.40

1. Custody and Opening of Documents Effective upon Death

a. Establishing a new depository for the custody of documents effective upon death, including registration, receipt for the deposit, and indefinite storage: 200.00

b. Replacing a document, including registration, release/return of the previous depository, and receipt for the new deposit: 100.00

c. Custody of an additional document alongside an already existing depository, including registration and receipt for the new deposit: 50.00

d. Opening hearing (Swiss Civil Code [ZGB] 557 para. 2): 250.00

e. Written notification to heirs and legatees who did not personally attend the opening hearing, including registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt and copy of opened documents per heir or legatee: 80.00

2. Security Measures

a. Sealing of an inheritance (ZGB 552; Introductory Provisions to the ZGB [EG ZGB] 61): 500.00

b. Ordinary inventory (EG ZGB 110 para. 1), including inventory hearing, heir investigation, accounting, marital and inheritance settlement; expenses for family certificates are charged separately: 1,200.00

c. Simplified inventory (EG ZGB 110 para. 6), including heir investigation, accounting, marital and inheritance settlement; expenses for family certificates are charged separately: 740.00

d. Inventory report (EG ZGB 110 para. 2) (including heir investigation, expenses for family certificates are charged separately): 280.00

e. Protective inventory (ZGB 553), also as a main security measure for sealing an inheritance, including inventory hearing, heir investigation, accounting, marital and inheritance settlement; expenses for family certificates are charged separately: 1,200.00

f. Secondary inventory (EG ZGB 110 para. 3): 740.00

g. Public inventory (ZGB 581), including heir investigation, accounting, marital and inheritance settlement, inventory closing hearing; expenses for family certificates are charged separately: 1,500.00

h. Ordering a call for creditors in the public inventory (ZGB 582; EG ZGB 65): 100.00

i. Annotation of a claim in the public inventory, per claim: 20.00

j. Notification of claim registration to debtor and creditor (ZGB 537ff., 583), per notification: 20.00

k. Posting the public inventory (ZGB 584): 50.00

l. Request for declaration regarding the acquisition of an inheritance (ZGB 567f., 587): 20.00

3. Additional Services by the Inheritance Office

a. Certificate of inheritance (ZGB 559), per inheritance case: 100.00

b. Registration of property transfer to heir community at the competent land registry office, per land registry office: 200.00

c. Order regarding the extension or reinstatement of the renunciation period (ZGB 576, 587 para. 2): 150.00

d. Execution of a will (ZGB 517ff.), performed by the district registry office: Charged according to time spent § 2a para. 2

e. Order for the appointment of a representative for the heirs (ZGB 554), estate administrator (ZGB 595) or estate liquidator (ZGB 602): 500.00

f. Conducting an estate liquidation (ZGB 593ff.) by the district registry office: Charged according to time spent § 2a para. 2

g. Conducting estate administration (ZGB 554, 555; EG ZGB 64) by the district registry office: Charged according to time spent § 2a para. 2

h. Preparation of an application for estate division (GBV 18): 350.00

i. Conducting an heir hearing (EG ZGB 69): Charged according to time spent § 2a para. 2

j. Inheritance division agreement (ZGB 607ff., 634ff.): Charged according to time spent § 2a para. 2

k. Order according to ZGB 612 with inclusion of notifications (ZGB 612): 500.00

l. Fee for an unsuccessful transaction (inheritance divisions and applications for inheritance divisions, GBV 18), partial work performed: 108.00

m. Fee for an unsuccessful transaction (inheritance divisions and applications for inheritance divisions, GBV 18), documents ready for signature: 270.00

1. Property Recording and Ownership

a. Opening of a Land Register Sheet (CC 943, 945): 100.00

b. Property Description (LRO 4), Change in Description, Mutation (LRO 85ff.): 100.00

c. Notification of Ownership Transfer per Notification: 80.00

d. Registration of a Change of Ownership (LRO 31ff.) for all Properties in the Same Contract: 300.00

e. Registration of Condominium Ownership (including Opening of Land Register Sheets, Description, Registration of Owners of Condominium Units. Separate Billing of Annotations, Preliminary Notices, Easements, etc., according to this Regulation): 300.00

f. Registration of Independent and Permanent Building Rights (including Opening of Land Register Sheets, Description, Registration of Owners of Building Lease Parcels. Separate Billing of Annotations, Preliminary Notices, Easements, etc., according to this Regulation): 300.00

g. Conversion of a Joint Ownership Arrangement: 50.00

h. Registration of Ownership Acquisition Due to Community of Property, per Community: 200.00

2. Registered Persons

a. Change of Personal Details (Name, Company, Civil Status), per Person: 50.00

3. Easements and Land Charges

a. New Entry of an Easement or Land Charge, per Easement: 100.00

b. Extension of an Easement or Land Charge, per Easement: 100.00

c. Modification or Rectification of an Easement or Land Charge, per Easement: 50.00

d. Deletion of an Easement or Land Charge, per Property: 50.00

4. Mortgage Rights

a. New Entry of a Mortgage Right, Including Issuance of Title: 300.00

b. Increase of the Debt Amount of a Mortgage Right: 300.00

c. Release or Increase of a Pledge: 100.00

d. Division or Combination of Mortgage Rights, per New Title Including Update of Land Register Sheet: 300.00

e. Change of Loan Conditions: 100.00

f. Update of a Mortgage Title: 180.00

g. Registration of Creditor Rights: 80.00

h. Deletion of a Mortgage Right: 100.00

i. Issuance of an Owner Debenture: 150.00

j. Reissuance of Amortized Mortgage Titles: 150.00

k. Debt Assumption Notification, per Notification: 80.00

5. Annotations

a. New Entry, per Property: 100.00

b. Change, per Property: 100.00

c. Deletion, per Property: 50.00

6. Preliminary Notices

a. New Entry, per Property: 100.00

b. Change, per Property: 100.00

c. Deletion, per Property: 50.00

7. Further Registration Services

a. Extract from the Land Register, per Property: 40.00

b. Linked Properties (Main and Annotation Parcels), in the Same Land Register Extract, per Linked Property: 10.00

c. Notification According to Art. 969 CC, per Notification: 100.00

d. Fee for a Business Not Concluded (Withdrawal Before Journal Entry): 80.00

e. Fee for a Business Not Concluded (Withdrawal After Journal Entry): 200.00

f. Fee for Electronic Land Register Inquiries According to § 10a Para. 2 Lit. b of the Regulation on the Electronic Land Register: 540.00

g. Other Entries and Transactions in the Land Registry Not Listed in This Section: Billing According to Time Spent § 2a Para. 2

8. Ship Register

a. The Fees for Entries and Deletions in the Shipping Register are Determined by Art. 23 of the Ship Register Ordinance of June 16, 1986

b. If the Establishment of a Ship Mortgage in a Public Deed is Required, § 14 Number 5 Lit. a Applies Mutatis Mutandis.

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a. Livestock Pledges, Registrations, Amendments, and Deletions in the Registration Protocol: 50.00

b. Livestock Pledges, Notifications, Authorization for Deletions: 10.00

c. Livestock Pledges, Involvement of Agricultural Representatives: 50.00

a. Granting of Permits for Chattel Auctions (EG OR 1,3): 100.00

b. Conducting Auctions according to EG OR: Billed According to Time Spent 2a para. 2

c. Permit for Professional Matrimonial and Partnership Mediation (EG OR 12): 100.00

d. Permit for the Issuance of Warehouse Receipts by Warehouse Operators (EG OR 14): 100.00

a. Tasks Concerning Adults

1. Provisional measures (Swiss Civil Code [CC] 445 paragraphs 1 and 2) as well as procedural and interim decisions: 200 - 1,850 CHF

2. Representation for the procedure and designation of the deputy (CC 449a): 250 - 1,850 CHF

3. Deputations including appointment of the deputy (CC 390, 393 paragraph 1, 394 paragraph 1, 395 paragraph 1, 396 paragraph 1, 397, 398 paragraph 1) and decisions on exemption from the obligation to inventory, periodic reporting and accounting, and obtaining consent for certain transactions (CC 420): 450 - 5,350 CHF

4. Measures without deputy (CC 392): 200 - 1,850 CHF

5. Appointment of the deputy (CC 400 paragraph 1): 250 - 1,850 CHF

6. Appointment of a substitute deputy or handling of matters by the Child and Adult Protection Authority itself in the event of the deputy's incapacity or conflict of interest (CC 403 paragraph 1): 250 - 2,900 CHF

7. Welfare accommodation in cases of urgency including review and decision on possible extension of accommodation (CC 428 paragraph 1, Introductory Act to the Swiss Civil Code [EG CC] 80, 81): 450 - 2,500 CHF

8. Welfare accommodation without urgency (CC 428 paragraph 1, EG CC 79): 500 - 6,000 CHF

9. Periodic review of welfare accommodation (CC 431): 550 - 1,700 CHF

10. Measures for follow-up care after welfare accommodation (EG CC 86 paragraph 3): 650 - 3,000 CHF

11. Outpatient measures (EG CC 87): 500 - 3,550 CHF

12. Measures and orders regarding advance directives (CC 363 paragraphs 2 and 3, 364, 366 paragraph 1, 368): 300 - 2,100 CHF

13. Measures and actions by law for persons incapable of judgment (CC 374 paragraph 3, 376, 381 paragraphs 1 and 2, 385 paragraph 2): 300 - 2,100 CHF. The repeal and modification of measures and orders are subject to the same fees as their imposition.

b. Tasks Concerning Minors

1. Provisional measures (CC 445 paragraphs 1 and 2 / 314 paragraph 1) as well as procedural and interim decisions: 200 - 1,850 CHF

2. Representation of the child and designation of the deputy (CC 314abis paragraph 1): 250 - 1,850 CHF

3. Appointment of the deputy or handling of matters by the Child and Adult Protection Authority itself in case of parental incapacity or conflict of interest (CC 306 paragraph 2): 250 - 2,900 CHF

4. Appointment of the guardian (CC 298 paragraph 2, 327a, Hague Convention on Protection of Children [HCPC] 18) as well as appointment of the deputy (HCPC 17): 250 - 1,850 CHF

5. Appropriate measures for the protection of the child (CC 307): 650 - 2,950 CHF

6. Educational guardianship including appointment of the deputy (CC 308): 650 - 2,950 CHF; if on judicial instruction: 250 - 1,850 CHF

7. Deputieship for establishing and contesting the child's relationship with the father including appointment of the deputy (CC 306 paragraph 2, 309 paragraphs 1 and 2): 250 - 1,850 CHF

8. Removal of parental custody and placement of the child (CC 310): 850 - 6,050 CHF

9. Placement of a minor under guardianship in a closed facility or psychiatric clinic (CC 327c paragraph 3): 850 - 6,050 CHF

10. Deprivation of parental authority including appointment of the guardian (CC 311, 312): 900 - 6,350 CHF

11. Examination of the inventory of the child's assets (CC 318 paragraph 2): 100 - 1,650 CHF

12. Order for inventory taking and periodic accounting and reporting of the child's assets (CC 318 paragraph 3, 322 paragraph 2): 350 - 1,750 CHF

13. Consent to the depletion of the child's assets (CC 320 paragraph 2): 200 - 1,750 CHF

14. Appropriate measures for the protection of the child's assets (CC 324 paragraphs 1 and 2): 450 - 1,750 CHF

15. Withdrawal of management of the child's assets including appointment of the deputy (CC 325): 450 - 2,050 CHF

16. Receipt of parental consent statement for adoption (CC 265a paragraph 2): 250 - 1,100 CHF

17. Decision to waive parental consent for adoption (CC 265d paragraph 1): 450 - 2,550 CHF

18. Orders regarding personal contact (CC 273 paragraphs 2 and 3, 274 paragraph 2, 274a paragraph 1, 134 paragraph 4; Partnership Act [PartG] 27 paragraph 2): 600 - 2,650 CHF

19. New regulation of parental authority (CC 134 paragraph 3, 298a paragraph 2): 350 - 1,800 CHF

20. Transfer of parental authority to father (CC 298 paragraph 2): 350 - 1,800 CHF

21. Transfer of parental authority from one parent to another (CC 298 paragraph 3): 350 - 1,800 CHF

22. Approval of agreement and transfer of joint parental authority (CC 298a paragraph 1): 200 - 1,650 CHF

23. Approval of maintenance contracts and agreements on maintenance settlements (CC 134 paragraph 3, 287 paragraphs 1 and 2, 288 paragraph 2 number 2): 200 - 1,650 CHF

24. Foster care permit (CC 316 paragraph 1): 600 - 2,650 CHF

25. Representation for protection of the unborn child's inheritance rights (CC 544 paragraph 1bis): 350 - 1,850 CHF. The repeal and modification of measures and orders are subject to the same fees as their imposition.

c. Tasks Concerning Participation and Supervision

1. Inventory taking and order of a public inventory (CC 405 paragraphs 2 and 3): 300 - 1,150 CHF

2. Transactions requiring consent (CC 265 paragraph 3, 416, 417, Sterilization Act 6, 8): 200 - 2,450 CHF

3. Examination and approval of accounts and reports (CC 415 paragraphs 1 and 2, 425 paragraph 2): 200 - 1,800 CHF

d. Various Tasks

1. Decision on entitlement to information and disclosure of information (CC 451 paragraph 2): 25 - 300 CHF

2. Enforcement measures outside of a decision (CC 450g): 300 - 850 CHF

3. Orders concerning collective property (CC 89b paragraphs 1 and 2): 450 - 5,350 CHF

4. Certificates, confirmations: 50 - 500 CHF. The repeal and modification of measures and orders are subject to the same fees as their imposition.

1. The imposition of a fee pursuant to § 17 may be waived in whole or in part

a. if the purpose of the measure would be jeopardized as a result;

b. in cases of evident neediness.

2. If a fee is disproportionate to the effort expended, it is to be reduced accordingly.

3. The imposition of a fee is to be waived if its collection, considering all the circumstances, appears to be unreasonable or obnoxious.

4. When multiple measures pursuant to § 17 are ordered or repealed simultaneously, the fee must not be charged multiple times.

1. The amounts in Swiss francs mentioned in § 17 for the fees are tied to the national consumer price index. They shall be adjusted for inflation by the government council upon the request of a child and adult protection authority, when the national index has increased by five points.

2. The national index at the time of the enactment of the amendment of November 27, 2012, concerning § 17, is decisive for the calculation.

**1. Officeholders' Right to Compensation and Expense Reimbursement**

Officeholders are entitled to compensation and reimbursement of expenses for their official duties. These are paid by the person concerned or by any legally obligated maintenance or support providers. In cases of need, the Child and Adult Protection Authority provides the compensation and reimbursement of expenses. The assessment of need is based on the criteria for granting free legal aid in civil proceedings, with assets under 25,000 CHF not being considered.

**2. Determination of Compensation for Officeholders**

The compensation for officeholders is determined based on the effort necessarily caused by their official duties and the complexity of the tasks undertaken. It amounts to

a. For professional mandate execution, 95 CHF per hour;

b. For non-professional mandate execution per two-year accounting period

1. For income and asset management: 500 - 3,000 CHF;

2. For personal care: 500 - 3,000 CHF;

3. For official duties outside numbers 1 and 2: 200 - 5,000 CHF.

**3. Indexing of Compensation**

The CHF amounts mentioned in paragraph 2, letters a and b, are tied to the national consumer price index. For indexing, § 17b applies.

**4. Adjustment of Compensation Based on Complexity and Necessity**

If the compensation amounts determined in paragraph 2, letters a and b, are clearly too low or too high for the duties that necessarily had to be performed, or if due to the complexity of the tasks undertaken they are clearly too low, the Child and Adult Protection Authority shall appropriately increase or decrease the compensation.

**5. Claim to Compensation for Asset and Income Management**

Compensation for the management of assets and income can only be claimed if the assets or income are actually managed by the officeholder.

**6. Documentation of Effort and Expenses**

Officeholders must record their effort for official duties and substantiate claimed expenses.

**7. Professional Fee Claims for Legal or Fiduciary Roles**

Anyone acting as a guardian or custodian with legal or equivalent certification, as a lawyer or trustee, can claim a fee according to the applicable professional rate only for tasks requiring professional-specific knowledge. Otherwise, compensation is provided according to paragraph 2.

1. Notarization of Contracts for the Transfer of Ownership as well as for Manufacturing: the fees for public notarization in accordance with § 14 above

2. Transfers of Ownership Based on a Change of Ownership Notification: 10 CHF per property

3. The Cadastral Municipalities Levy for Activities in the Cadastral System: the Land Registry Fees in accordance with § 16 above.

1. * ...

2. Certification of a signature or a mark: 5-100 CHF

3. Issuance of other certificates or attestations: 5-20 CHF

4. Certification of a copy, a photocopy, or an extract: 5-100 CHF per full or partial page

1. The Ordinance of June 23, 1981, on the Certificate of Origin is amended as follows: ...

1. The Ordinance of October 17, 1989, on the Implementation of the Federal Decree concerning the Moratorium on the Sale of Non-agricultural Property and the Publication of Property Transfers of October 6, 1989, is amended as follows: ...

1. For the transactions pending at the time of the amendment's entry into force on December 14, 2010, the fees are governed by the regulations in effect until December 31, 2010.

1. For mandates existing as of the enactment of the amendment dated November 27, 2012, regarding child and adult protection law, the compensation of mandate holders will be governed by the regulations in effect until December 31, 2012, until the end of the current reporting and accounting period.

1. Upon the entry into force of this regulation, the following are repealed

a. the Ordinance of April 8, 1976, concerning the Swiss Civil Code and the Municipal Law (Fee Ordinance)

b. the Ordinance of December 22, 1987, on Fees relating to Marriage Law.

1. This regulation shall come into force on January 1, 1991.