Civil Code Article 496
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 defect of the work is due to the nature of the materials provided by the proprietor, or to proprietor's instructions, the proprietor does not have the rights under the three preceding articles, unless the undertaker knew of the nature of the materials or of the inappropriate instructions and failed to notify to the proprietor.
中文原文 民法第496條
工作之瑕疵，因定作人所供給材料之性質或依定作人之指示而生者，定作人無前三條所規定之權利。
但承攬人明知其材料之性質或指示不適當，而不告知定作人者，不在此限。
但承攬人明知其材料之性質或指示不適當，而不告知定作人者，不在此限。