Text of the provision
Art. 18. In matters which are governed by the Code of Commerce and special laws, their deficiency shall be supplied by the provisions of this Code.
(16a)
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
The Civil Code is the general suppletory law. Where a matter is governed by the Code of Commerce or a special law but that law is silent or incomplete, the gap is filled by the Civil Code. The special law governs first; the Civil Code steps in only for what the special law leaves unprovided.
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Related provisions
- Article 1 — the Code and its scope.
- Article 19 — the opening of the Human Relations chapter.
Cases citing this article
- Princess Rachel Development Corporation and Boracay Enclave Corporation vs. Hillview Marketing Corporation, Stefanie Dornau, G.R. No. 222482, June 2, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Agustin P. Dela Torre vs. The Hon. Court of Appeals, et al./Philippine Trigon Shipyard Corporation, et al. vs. Crisostomo G. Concepcion, et al, G.R. No. 160088 / G.R. No. 160565, July 13, 2011 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- PCI Leasing & Finance InC. vs. Giraffe-X Creative Imaging, Inc, G.R. No. 142618, July 12, 2007 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Manuel G. Abello, et al. vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, et al, G.R. No. 120721, February 23, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Bank of the Philippine Island vs. Casa Montessori Internationale, et al, G.R. No. 149454, May 28, 2004 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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