Statute
Philippine Civil Code
Article
Art. 1772
Topic
General Provisions
Status
In force, as amended
Book
BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title
TITLE IX PARTNERSHIP
Chapter
CHAPTER 1 General Provisions
Year
1949
Cited by
Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Every contract of partnership having a capital of three thousand pesos or more, in money or property, shall appear in a public instrument, which must be recorded in the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Failure to comply with the requirements of the preceding paragraph shall not affect the liability of the partnership and the members thereof to third persons. (n)

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A partnership whose capital is three thousand pesos or more, in money or property, must be put in a public instrument and recorded with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Failing to do so does not, however, affect the liability of the partnership and its partners toward third persons.

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As written: the P3,000 threshold for recording a partnership is the original Civil Code figure and has not been adjusted for inflation.

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Civil Code, Art. 1772 is found in CHAPTER 1 General Provisions of TITLE IX PARTNERSHIP of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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