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Article 169Extinctive Prescription of Right Determined by Judgment

第百六十九条(判決で確定した権利の消滅時効)

The period of prescription of a right determined by a final and binding judgment or anything that has the same effect as a final and binding judgment is 10 years even if a period of prescription shorter than 10 years is provided for.

確定判決又は確定判決と同一の効力を有するものによって確定した権利については、十年より短い時効期間の定めがあるものであっても、その時効期間は、十年とする。

The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to a claim which is not yet due and payable at the time when it is determined.

前項の規定は、確定の時に弁済期の到来していない債権については、適用しない。

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