Civil Code Article 225
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The debtor will be released from his obligation to perform if the performance becomes impossible by reason of a circumstance to which he is not imputed.If the debtor is entitled to claim compensation for the injury against a third party in consequence of the impossibility of the performance under the preceding paragraph, the creditor may claim against the debtor for the transfer of the claim for the injury, or for the delivery of the compensation he has received.
中文原文 民法第225條
因不可歸責於債務人之事由，致給付不能者，債務人免給付義務。
債務人因前項給付不能之事由，對第三人有損害賠償請求權者，債權人得向債務人請求讓與其損害賠償請求權，或交付其所受領之賠償物。
債務人因前項給付不能之事由，對第三人有損害賠償請求權者，債權人得向債務人請求讓與其損害賠償請求權，或交付其所受領之賠償物。