Key legal question
Whether the seller's 2002 waiver of the limitation defense was valid for the restitution claim under Art. 109 CO and Art. 127 CO.
Extracted holding
The waiver was valid because anticipatory waiver is only prohibited before the debt arises; once the contract had been terminated, the debtor could validly waive the limitation defense during the running limitation period.
Extracted reasoning
The Court overruled prior case law and held that Art. 141(1) CO prohibits only advance waiver before the claim exists. The system and legislative history show that post-contract, pre-expiry waiver is permissible for all limitation periods, including Art. 127 CO.