Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title IX: Partnership

Article 1844

Chapter 4: Limited Partnership

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

Two or more persons desiring to form a limited partnership shall:

(1) Sign and swear to a certificate, which shall state -

(a) The name of the partnership, adding thereto the word "Limited";

(b) The character of the business;

(c) The location of the principal place of business;

(d) The name and place of residence of each member, general and limited partners being respectively designated;

(e) The term for which the partnership is to exist;

( f ) The amount of cash and a description of and the agreed value of the other property contributed by each limited partner;

(g) The additional contributions, if any, to be made by each limited partner and the times at which or events on the happening of which they shall be made;

(h) The time, if agreed upon, when the contribution of each limited partner is to be returned;

(i) The share of the profits or the other compensation by way of income which each limited partner shall receive by reason of his contribution;

( j) The right, if given, of a limited partner to substitute an assignee as contributor in his place, and the terms and conditions of the substitution;

(k) The right, if given, of the partners to admit additional limited partners;

(l) The right, if given, of one or more of the limited partners to priority over other limited partners, as to contributions or as to compensation by way of income, and the nature of such priority;

(m) The right, if given, of the remaining general partner or partners to continue the business on the death, retirement, civil interdiction, insanity or insolvency of a general partner; and

(n) The right, if given, of a limited partner to demand and receive property other than cash in return for his contribution.

(2) File for record the certificate in the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A limited partnership is formed if there has been substantial compliance in good faith with the foregoing requirements.

Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Republic Act No. 386 (Lawphil and the Supreme Court E-Library). Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.