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Dormant company in Switzerland: obligations, annual cost and options
A dormant company in Switzerland exists in law until it is deleted from the commercial register: it must keep accounts, hold its annual general meeting, maintain its corporate...
Setting up a medical device company in Switzerland: device classes, Swiss authorised representative, CHRN registration and notified bodies
If you plan to start a medical device company in Switzerland, the first thing to unlearn is the idea of a licence. Swissmedic does not approve medical devices before they are...
Start a spare parts business in Switzerland: customs, machinery and electrical parts, product safety and take-back
To start a spare parts business in Switzerland you need no licence, and importing parts has carried no customs duty since 1 January 2024. What defines your obligations is the...
Capital loss and over-indebtedness of a Swiss company: the board’s duties
Swiss company law, as revised on 1 January 2023, places three distinct duties on the board of directors: monitor solvency and act if it is at risk (art. 725 CO), take measures as...
Start a machinery company in Switzerland: manufacture, import or sell under the Machinery Ordinance and CE marking
Switzerland issues no licence to build, import or sell machinery. There is no register to join and no diploma to hold. What the law regulates is the product, not the company: a...
Starting a manufacturing company in Switzerland: industrial status, the operating permit and the Swiss made rule
Starting a manufacturing company in Switzerland requires no licence: no professional register, no mandatory diploma, nothing to apply for before opening a factory. The barrier...
Starting a pharmaceutical company in Switzerland: three regimes, the Swissmedic establishment licence and the responsible person
Starting a pharmaceutical company in Switzerland does not mean applying for a single "pharma licence". Three regimes coexist. A medicinal product requires a Swissmedic...
Setting Up an Insurance Brokerage in Switzerland: The Complete Guide
Setting up an insurance brokerage in Switzerland is not decided by the legal form. It starts with a legal classification: are you a tied or an untied insurance intermediary?...
Starting a SaaS Company in Switzerland: The Founder’s Tax Guide
Starting a SaaS company in Switzerland requires no licence: software publishing is not a regulated activity. What decides the outcome sits elsewhere, in four tax mechanisms most...
Opening a Restaurant, Café or Hotel in Switzerland: The Complete Guide
Opening a restaurant, a café, a bar or a hotel in Switzerland is governed by no federal statute: the cantons decide, and most of them require a diploma and an operating licence....
Start an Engineering Consultancy in Switzerland: The Complete Guide
Starting an engineering consultancy in Switzerland requires no federal licence: the Confederation does not regulate the engineering profession at all. The barrier sits elsewhere,...
Starting a construction company in Switzerland: collective agreements, joint liability and real costs
Switzerland grants no federal licence for construction: structural building work is a free trade. That freedom is deceptive. Three barriers cost more than any licence would:...
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