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Article 126Limitation on Period of Right to Revoke

第百二十六条(取消権の期間の制限)

The right to revoke an act is extinguished by the operation of the prescription if it is not exercised within five years from the time when it becomes possible to ratify the act. The same applies if 20 years have passed from the time of the act.

取消権は、追認をすることができる時から五年間行使しないときは、時効によって消滅する。行為の時から二十年を経過したときも、同様とする。

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