Civil Code Article 247-1

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.

If a contract has been constituted according to the provisions which were prepared by one of the parties for contracts of the same kind, the agreements which include the following agreements and are obviously unfair under that circumstance are void.(1) To release or to reduce the responsibility of the party who prepared the entries of the contract.(2) To increase the responsibility of the other party.(3) To make the other party waive his right or to restrict the exercise of his right.(4) Other matters gravely disadvantageous to the other party.
中文原文 民法第247-1條
依照當事人一方預定用於同類契約之條款而訂定之契約,為左列各款之約定,按其情形顯失公平者,該部分約定無效:
一、免除或減輕預定契約條款之當事人之責任者。
二、加重他方當事人之責任者。
三、使他方當事人拋棄權利或限制其行使權利者。
四、其他於他方當事人有重大不利益者。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.