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Article 478Performance to Person That Appears to Be Authorized to Accept

第四百七十八条(受領権者としての外観を有する者に対する弁済)

Performance made to a person that does not constitute a person authorized to accept the performance (meaning the obligee or a third party authorized to accept performance based on the provisions of laws and regulations or the manifestation of intention of the parties; the same applies below) but that appears to be the person authorized to accept the performance in light of common sense trading practices is effective only if the person effecting performance was acting in good faith and without negligence.

受領権者(債権者及び法令の規定又は当事者の意思表示によって弁済を受領する権限を付与された第三者をいう。以下同じ。)以外の者であって取引上の社会通念に照らして受領権者としての外観を有するものに対してした弁済は、その弁済をした者が善意であり、かつ、過失がなかったときに限り、その効力を有する。

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