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]
    box = first_page.crop((0,249, 419, 345))
    print(box.extract_text())

Art. 1
A. Application 1 The law applies according to its wording or interpretation to all legal
of the law
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.