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OFFICE OF THE BAR CONFIDANT

BAR BULLETIN NO . ...i._

MERCANTILE LAW SYLLABUS

Per instructions of the Bar Chairperson, please note the following

changes to the MERCANTILE LAW SYLLABUS for the 2018 Bar Examinations:

(1) Item VIII. Banking Laws is revised to read as follows:

A. The New Central Bank Act (R.A. No. 7653)

1. State Policies
2. Responsibility and Primary Objective of the BSP
3. Monetary Board; Powers and Functions
4. Legal Tender
5. Foreign Exchange Operations
B. Banks in Distress (RA. No. 10846)
1. Conservatorship
2. Closure
3. Receivership
4. Liquidation

The rest of item VIII. Banking Laws remain the same, but
renumbered accordingly.

(2) Item X. Special Laws, D. Philippine Competition Act (R.A. No. 10667)
is EXCLUDED from the coverage.

The rest of item X. Special Laws remain the same, but renumbered
accordingly.

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MA. CRISTINA B. LAYU
Deputy Clerk of Court a
Confidant