Art. 18 Act on Public Notarisation (Notarisation Act, BeurkG) (Beurkundungsgesetz, BeurkG) - Formal Components of the Document

1. The public deed must contain all essential elements of the transaction, in particular

a. the precise designation of the parties, representatives, and ancillary persons, as well as the name and first name of the certifying official; in the case of representation, an indication of how the authority to represent was evidenced;

b. the reproduction of the declarations made by the parties to be certified;

c. in transactions involving real property, precise details of the property according to the most recent land register extract, references to an existing mutation plan, and the reconciliation of limited real rights, reservations, and notes;

d. the place and date of the execution;

e. the signatures of the parties;

f. the certification wording, the seal, and the signature of the certifying official.

2. If contracts are supplemented by plans or other graphical representations, these must be signed by the parties and dated and signed by the notary, as well as affixed with the notary's seal.

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