Enforcement Law for Part V,Succession Law of the Civil Code Article 5
This English translation was last updated on 2013-01-30, 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 provisions of Article 1196 of the revised Civil Code apply to oral will in effect prior to the coming into force of the revision of the Part of Succession of the Civil Code if it has been in effect for less than one month before the coming into force of the revision, and the period elapsed shall be added to the period reckoned after the revision.
中文原文 民法繼承編施行法第5條
民法繼承編修正前生效之口授遺囑，於修正施行時尚未屆滿一個月者，適用修正之民法第一千一百九十六條之規定，其已經過之期間，與修正後之期間合併計算。