import pdfplumber
with pdfplumber.open("fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-24-233_245_233-20240101-en-pdf-a-1.pdf") as pdf:
    first_page = pdf.pages[0]
    left = first_page.crop((0,249, 130, 345))
    right = first_page.crop((130,249,419.580,345))
    right_text = right.extract_text().strip().split("\n")
    right_text.insert(1, left.extract_text().strip())
    print("\n".join(right_text))

Art. 1
A. Application
of the law
1 The law applies according to its wording or interpretation to all legal
questions for which it contains a provision.
2 In the absence of a provision, the court4 shall decide in accordance
with customary law and, in the absence of customary law, in accordance
with the rule that it would make as legislator.
3 In doing so, the court shall follow established doctrine and case law.