Civil Code Article 310
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 the performance is tendered to a third party and has been accepted by him, the following rules shall apply:(1) Performance effects if the creditor has acknowledged it or if the third party subsequently has acquired the claim of the obligation;(2) Performance effects, if the performance had been accepted by the quasi possessor of the claim, and the creditor did not know that he is not a creditor;(3) In cases other than those specified in the preceding two sections, the performance effects only to the extent which the creditor has been benefited thereby.
中文原文 民法第310條
向第三人為清償，經其受領者，其效力依左列各款之規定：
一、經債權人承認或受領人於受領後取得其債權者，有清償之效力。
二、受領人係債權之準占有人者，以債務人不知其非債權人者為限，有清償之效力。
三、除前二款情形外，於債權人因而受利益之限度內，有清償之效力。
一、經債權人承認或受領人於受領後取得其債權者，有清償之效力。
二、受領人係債權之準占有人者，以債務人不知其非債權人者為限，有清償之效力。
三、除前二款情形外，於債權人因而受利益之限度內，有清償之效力。