Extension to overseas provinces

The Government is empowered to extend the Civil Code to the overseas provinces, after hearing competent agencies and after making modifications, which are required by special circumstances of the provinces. A committee of legal advisors shall be entrusted by the Government, for a period of five years from the date of the commencement of the Code, with the task of receiving all the representations, views of the Courts and any other suggestions relating to the improvement of the same Code, and for the solution of the difficulties which may arise in connection with execution of the Code. Such committee shall propose to the Government any other measure which it deems fit for the above purpose. None may exempt himself from following the obligations imposed by law on the pretext of ignorance of the same or of its disuse.