Text of the provision
Art. 1467. A contract for the delivery at a certain price of an article which the vendor in the ordinary course of his business manufactures or procures for the general market, whether the same is on hand at the time or not, is a contract of sale, but if the goods are to be manufactured specially for the customer and upon his special order, and not for the general market, it is a contract for a piece of work.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
A contract to deliver, at a price, an article the seller makes/procures for the general market is a sale; but goods manufactured specially on the customer's special order constitute a contract for a piece of work (which affects tax and warranty rules).
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1466 — Sale vs. Agency to Sell.
- Article 1468 — Sale vs. Barter.
Cases citing this article
- M.Y. Intercontinental Trading Corporation, Tedwin T. Uy, and Allianz Marketing and Publishing Corporation vs. St. Mary'S Publishing Corporation, G.R. No. 249715, April 12, 2023 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Del Monte Philippines., Inc, vs. Napoleon N. Aragones, G.R. No. 153033, June 23, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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