Civil Code Article 503
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, owing to circumstances for which the undertaker is responsible, the work is delayed in such a manner that it can be foreseen that it cannot be completed within the deadline and the delay be such as would have entitled him to rescind the contract after the work is completed, the proprietor may rescind the contract according to the provisions of the second paragraph of preceding article, and demand for the injury.
中文原文 民法第503條
因可歸責於承攬人之事由，遲延工作，顯可預見其不能於限期內完成而其遲延可為工作完成後解除契約之原因者，定作人得依前條第二項之規定解除契約，並請求損害賠償。