Article 1200

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The right of choice belongs to the debtor, unless it has been expressly granted to the creditor.

Official text — RA 386

The right of choice belongs to the debtor, unless it has been expressly granted to the creditor.

The debtor shall have no right to choose those prestations which are impossible, unlawful or which could not have been the object of the obligation. (1132)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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