Article 1996
RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision
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A deposit is necessary: (1) When it is made in compliance with a legal obligation; (2) When it takes place on the occasion of any calamity, such as fire, storm, flood, pillage, shipwreck, or other similar events.
Official text — RA 386
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