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Art. 706 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 terzo: Organizzazione della società anonima; A. L’assemblea generale; VII. Diritto di contestare le deliberazioni dell’assemblea generale; 1. Legittimazione e motivi
Art. 706 CO
Il consiglio d’amministrazione ed ogni azionista hanno il diritto di contestare davanti al giudice le deliberazioni dell’assemblea generale contrarie alla legge o allo statuto; l’azione è diretta contro la società.
Possono essere contestate in particolare le deliberazioni che: 1. sopprimono o limitano i diritti degli azionisti, in violazione della legge o dello statuto; 2. sopprimono o limitano incongruamente i diritti degli azionisti; 3. provocano per gli azionisti un’ineguaglianza di trattamento o un pregiudizio non giustificati dallo scopo della società; 4. sopprimono lo scopo lucrativo della società senza il consenso di tutti gli azionisti.
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L’annullamento per sentenza delle deliberazioni ha effetto per tutti gli azionisti.
Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (64)
HG.2005.32.HG.2006.66 · sg (Art. 706 OR)
Shareholder Consortium Standing and Void Resolution Regarding Unqualified Auditor
Mentioned alongside Art. 706b OR in the initial summary, though the dispositive focuses on nullity (Art. 706b OR) after the plaintiff abandoned the contestability claims.
HE240177 · zh (Art. 706 OR)
Minority Shareholder Challenge to Capital Increase Dilution
Cited in the dispositive (order 3) to set the deadline for initiating the main action, which is an appeal against a general meeting resolution.
HE230101 · zh (Art. 706 ff. OR)
Shareholder Forces General Meeting Due to Board Inaction
Mentioned as the procedure for challenging resolutions passed at a general meeting, distinguishing it from the current task of convening the meeting.
C/7218/2020 · ge (art. 706 al. 1 CO)
Appellate Decision on Shareholder Status and Nullity of General Assembly Decisions
The court applied this article to determine that the plaintiff (B______ SARL) lacked standing to challenge the shareholders' meeting decisions because it was not established as a shareholder.
C/14454/2018 · ge (Art. 706 al. 1 CO)
Minority Shareholder Right to Board Representation Upheld Against Unjustified Rejection
Cited in the reasoning regarding the shareholder's right to challenge a general meeting decision, and although not explicitly in the final orders, the confirmation of the judgment implicitly upholds the annulment based on this ground.
HOR.2022.16 · ag (Art. 706 Abs. 2 Ziff. 3 OR)
Shareholder Entitled to Unpaid Dividends Despite Unregistered Status
Cited as the legal basis for the obligation to treat shareholders equally.
C/5586/2022 · ge (art. 706ss CO)
Minority Shareholder Right to Compel General Meeting for Special Investigation
Cited to indicate that the validity of decisions taken by the assembly will be examined in a potential annulment action.
C/16206/2020 · ge (art. 706 al. 2 ch. 2 CO)
Minority Shareholder Representation and Abuse of Right in Board Composition Amendment
The court confirmed the lower court's decision, which annulled the shareholder resolution because it limited the rights of shareholders in an unfounded manner (abuse of rights).
HE220065 · zh (Art. 706 OR)
Provisional Measures Denied: Austrian Court Order Upheld in Swiss Commercial Register Dispute
Cited in reasoning as the legal basis for challenging general meeting resolutions, which is relevant to the main claim.
2022.05.24.zr.1 · bl (Art. 706 ff. OR)
Shareholder's Right to Convene Meeting and Set Agenda Upheld
These provisions relate to the challenging and nullification of general meeting resolutions.
2022.05.10.zr.2 · bl (Art. 706 OR)
Shareholder Meeting Resolution Invalidated for Violating Shareholder Rights
Cited as the general basis for the annulment of defective general meeting resolutions.
400.22.39 · bl (Art. 706 OR)
Shareholder Rights in Virtual Meetings: Statute Revision Resolution Invalid
It is mentioned as the legal basis for the appealability of defective general meeting resolutions.
400.2022.23 · bl (Art. 706 Abs. 2 OR)
Board's Appeal of Appointed Representative Succeeds Due to Conflict of Interest
Cited as the basis for the court appointing an independent representative when the board of directors is acting as plaintiff in an action against the company.
5V 21 79 · lu (Art. 706 Abs. 2 Ziff. 3 OR)
Social Insurance Contribution Assessment Based on Alleged Dividend Evasion
Mentioned in the context of grounds for contesting a general meeting resolution, used as background for analyzing the validity of the dividend distribution.
HG210082 · zh (Art. 706 Abs. 1 OR)
Shareholder Action to Void Director Discharge Resolutions Due to Interested Voting
This provision was the basis for annulling the General Meeting resolutions regarding the discharge of C._____ and D._____.