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.
Related provisions
- Article 1 — the Code and its scope.
- Article 19 — the opening of the Human Relations chapter.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment (Republic Act No. 386), verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.