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Article 697Benevolent Intervention in Another's Affairs

第六百九十七条(事務管理)

A person that has begun to manage affairs for another person without being obligated to do so (in this Chapter referred to as a "manager" below) must manage that affairs, in accordance with the nature of the affairs, in the way that best suits the interests of the principal (referred to as "benevolent intervention in another's affairs" below).

義務なく他人のために事務の管理を始めた者(以下この章において「管理者」という。)は、その事務の性質に従い、最も本人の利益に適合する方法によって、その事務の管理(以下「事務管理」という。)をしなければならない。

A manager must engage in benevolent intervention in another's affairs in accordance with the intentions of the principal if the manager knows, or is able to conjecture that intention.

管理者は、本人の意思を知っているとき、又はこれを推知することができるときは、その意思に従って事務管理をしなければならない。

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