Civil Code Article 355
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.
A seller is not responsible for such defect of quality in the thing sold as specified in the first paragraph of the preceding article, if the buyer knew of the defect at the time when the contract was made.If a defect of the kind specified in the first paragraph of the preceding article has remained unknown to the buyer in consequence of gross negligence, the seller is not responsible if he has not guaranteed that the thing is free from the defect, except in the case that he has intentionally concealed it.
中文原文 民法第355條
買受人於契約成立時，知其物有前條第一項所稱之瑕疵者，出賣人不負擔保之責。
買受人因重大過失，而不知有前條第一項所稱之瑕疵者，出賣人如未保證其無瑕疵時，不負擔保之責。
但故意不告知其瑕疵者，不在此限。
買受人因重大過失，而不知有前條第一項所稱之瑕疵者，出賣人如未保證其無瑕疵時，不負擔保之責。
但故意不告知其瑕疵者，不在此限。