Text of the provision
Art. 530. Only things and rights which are susceptible of being appropriated may be the object of possession.
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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
Only things and rights susceptible of appropriation may be possessed. Things outside the commerce of man (like property of public dominion) cannot be the object of private possession.
Related provisions
- Article 529 — Presumption of Continuity of Character.
- Article 531 — How Possession Is Acquired.
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.