Text of the provision
Art. 418. Movable property is either consumable or nonconsumable. To the first class belong those movables which cannot be used in a manner appropriate to their nature without their being consumed; to the second class belong all the others.
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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
Movable property is consumable if it cannot be used according to its nature without being consumed (like food or fuel), and non-consumable otherwise. The distinction matters for contracts such as loan (mutuum vs. commodatum) and usufruct.
Related provisions
- Article 417 — What Else Is Personal Property.
- Article 419 — Public Dominion and Private Ownership.
Cases citing this article
- Allied Banking Corporation and Guillermo Dimog vs. Spouses Mario Antonio Macam & Rose Trinidad, G.R. No. 200635, February 1, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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