Civil Code Article 478
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 borrower shall return things of the same kind, quality and quantity as lent, within the agreed deadline. If no such deadline for return has been agreed upon, the borrower may return them at any time; the lender may also fix a reasonable deadline, not less than one month later, and notify the borrower to return.
中文原文 民法第478條
借用人應於約定期限內，返還與借用物種類、品質、數量相同之物，未定返還期限者，借用人得隨時返還，貸與人亦得定一個月以上之相當期限，催告返還。