Zahlungsbefehl · summons for payment
The summons for payment is issued on receipt of the request for debt enforcement and served on the debtor. Service starts the ten-day period for filing an objection, so the date of service must be recorded to the day.
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- German
- Zahlungsbefehl
- French
- commandement de payer
- Italian
- precetto esecutivo
- English
- summons for payment
Definition
The summons for payment is the document that the debt enforcement office issues on receipt of the request for debt enforcement and serves on the debtor. It contains the details of the request, including the creditor, the amount claimed and the document or grounds on which the claim is based. It requests the debtor to pay within 20 days, informs the debtor of the right to object within ten days and warns that the proceedings will continue if the debtor does neither.
Swiss federal acts are published in German, French and Italian, and all three versions are equally authoritative. The English term shown here comes from the Federal Administration's English translation, published on Fedlex for information only. Where there is no translation, it follows common usage.
Full glossaryThe term in an official text
powered by Neur.onNach Empfang des Betreibungsbegehrens erlässt das Betreibungsamt den Zahlungsbefehl.
On receipt of the request for debt enforcement, the debt enforcement office shall issue a summons for payment.
Source: Fedlex, Federal Act on Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy. In Corrext, this segment and the ones around it appear in Fast lookup CHnell, each with its reference.
Related terms
The enforcement procedure for the payment of a sum of money.
Rechtsvorschlag · objectionThe debtor's declaration that stops the debt enforcement proceedings brought against them.
Arrest · attachmentThe measure that secures a debtor's assets in Switzerland ahead of enforcement.