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Art. 697 Legge federale del 30 marzo 1911 di complemento del Codice civile svizzero (CO)
CO; Parte terza: Delle società commerciali e della società cooperativa ; Titolo ventesimosesto: Della società anonima ; Capo secondo: Diritti ed obblighi degli azionisti; J. Diritti personali inerenti alla qualità di azionista; IV. Diritto a ragguagli e diritto di consultazione; 1. Diritto ai ragguagli
Art. 697 CO
Nell’assemblea generale ogni azionista può chiedere al consiglio d’amministrazione ragguagli sugli affari della società, e all’ufficio di revisione ragguagli sull’esecuzione e il risultato della sua verifica.
Nelle società le cui azioni non sono quotate in borsa, azionisti che rappresentino insieme almeno il 10 per cento del capitale azionario o dei voti possono chiedere per scritto al consiglio d’amministrazione ragguagli sugli affari della società.
Il consiglio d’amministrazione fornisce i ragguagli entro quattro mesi. Le risposte devono inoltre essere messe a disposizione degli azionisti, perché possano prenderne visione al più tardi in occasione dell’assemblea generale successiva.
I ragguagli devono essere forniti nella misura in cui siano necessari per l’esercizio dei diritti dell’azionista e non compromettano segreti d’affari o altri interessi degni di protezione della società. Se i ragguagli vengono negati, la decisione dev’essere motivata per scritto.
Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (27)
VPB 04-0642-4223 (Art. 697 CO)
Mandatory Executive and Board Compensation Disclosure
Grants shareholders rights to information and consultation, which are enhanced by the transparency rules.
HE240131 · zh (Art. 697 OR)
Minority Shareholder v. Company: Right to Information on Related Party Liabilities
The court ordered the defendant to provide the requested information based on the shareholder's right to information.
C/5586/2022 · ge (art. 697 al. 1 CO)
Minority Shareholder Right to Compel General Meeting for Special Investigation
Cited regarding the shareholder's right to information, in relation to the special audit.
C/25106/2020 · ge (Art. 697 CO)
Shareholder Information Request Regarding Debt Transfer and Asset Devaluation Dismissed
Although cited throughout the reasoning regarding the right to information, it is not explicitly cited in the dispositive orders concerning the merits of the appeal (the confirmation of the lower court's judgment which denied the information requests).
C/25106/2020 · ge (Art. 697 al. 4 CO)
Shareholder Information Request Regarding Debt Transfer and Asset Devaluation Dismissed
Cited in the reasoning to confirm the principle that the court rules on a request for information when it has been refused, but not explicitly cited in the dispositive orders concerning the merits.
12.2021.42 · ti (art. 697 cpv. 3 CO)
Shareholder Inspection Rights Over Company Financials Following Loss
This article is the substantive basis for granting the shareholder access to the company's data regarding specific expense categories.
HE200273 · zh (Art. 697 OR)
Shareholder Inspection Rights Limited to Specific Liability-Related Documents
The core of the decision is the granting and rejection of requests for information and inspection based on the shareholder information rights provision.
HE180280 · zh (Art. 697 Abs. 4 OR)
Shareholder Information Rights and Salary Slip Admissibility under Swiss Code of Obligations Art. 802
Mentioned in the reasoning regarding the analogy with shareholders' rights in stock corporations, but not explicitly cited in the operative orders 1 or 2.
ZK.2016.6 · bs (Art. 697 Abs. 1 OR)
Minority Shareholder v. Company: Special Audit for Undervalued Asset Sale
This article on the right to information was referenced in the context of the subsidiarity of the special examination request.
ZK.2016.6 · bs (Art. 697 OR)
Minority Shareholder v. Company: Special Audit for Undervalued Asset Sale
This article on the right to information and inspection was cited in relation to the subsidiarity of the special examination request.
HE150080 · zh (Art. 697 OR)
Shareholder v. Corporation: Compelling General Assembly
Cited in the dispositive (Order 1, point 8) as the basis for one of the required agenda items concerning shareholder information rights.
HE120526 · zh (Art. 697 OR)
Former Executives' Shareholder Information Access Denied in Light of Competition and Moot Requests
The main legal basis for the plaintiffs' claims regarding information and inspection rights as shareholders.
LF120010 · zh (Art. 697 Abs. 4 OR)
Shareholder Inspection Rights and Res Judicata in Corporate Document Dispute
The court partially granted the application for information/inspection rights under this provision for new documents, while denying it for documents covered by res judicata.
AA100145 · zh (Art. 697 OR)
Minority Shareholder Information Right Dispute Upheld on Appeal
The substantive provision governing the right to information, which forms the subject matter of the dispute, though the appeal was dismissed on procedural grounds related to its invocation.
100.10.688 · bl (Art. 697 OR)
Capital Reduction and Increase for Restructuring Permissible
Cited in the context of challenging the General Assembly's resolutions due to alleged violations of information and disclosure rights as a shareholder.