Civil Code Article 563
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 an action of a manager or commercial agent violates the provisions specified in the preceding article, his firm may demand from him, as the injury, the profits resulting from his act.The right to claim under the preceding paragraph is extinguished by prescription if it is not exercised within two months from the time when the firm knew of the violation or within one year from the date of the act.
中文原文 民法第563條
經理人或代辦商，有違反前條規定之行為時，其商號得請求因其行為所得之利益，作為損害賠償。
前項請求權，自商號知有違反行為時起，經過二個月或自行為時起，經過一年不行使而消滅。
前項請求權，自商號知有違反行為時起，經過二個月或自行為時起，經過一年不行使而消滅。