Federal Office of Justice, Office of the Commercial Registry

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The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) drafts bills relating to the main areas of law, including private law, criminal law, debt collection and bankruptcy law, international private law and public and administrative law. It also advises other agencies of the Federal Administration on all legislative matters. The FOJ is responsible for the supervision of the …

The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) drafts bills relating to the main areas of law, including private law, criminal law, debt collection and bankruptcy law, international private law and public and administrative law. It also advises other agencies of the Federal Administration on all legislative matters.

The FOJ is responsible for the supervision of the commercial register, the register of births, marriages and deaths, the land registry and the enforcement of criminal penalties, as well as keeping the register of criminal convictions in Switzerland.

Housed within the FOJ is the Office of the Commercial Registry, which is responsible for the supervision of all cantonal offices of commercial registry. The office is responsible for the legislation of private commercial law (stock corporation law, commercial registry law, restructuring law and accounting, auditing and firm law).