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Article 205Submission of Paper Documents in Lieu of Examination

第二百五条(尋問に代わる書面の提出)

If neither party has any objection and the court finds it to be appropriate, the court may have a witness submit a paper document in lieu of conducting an examination of that witness.

裁判所は、当事者に異議がない場合であって、相当と認めるときは、証人の尋問に代え、書面の提出をさせることができる。

As provided for by the Rules of the Supreme Court, in lieu of submitting a paper document under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a witness may use an electronic data processing system specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court to record the information required to be given in the paper document in the court's computer files, or may submit a recording medium containing an electronic or magnetic record of the information required to be given in that paper document. Having done so, the witness is deemed to have submitted the paper document under that paragraph.

証人は、前項の規定による書面の提出に代えて、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、当該書面に記載すべき事項を最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織を使用してファイルに記録し、又は当該書面に記載すべき事項に係る電磁的記録を記録した記録媒体を提出することができる。この場合において、当該証人は、同項の書面を提出したものとみなす。

The court must present the information given in a paper document under paragraph (1), or the information recorded in the court's computer files or the information recorded in a recording medium under the preceding paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

裁判所は、当事者に対し、第一項の書面に記載された事項又は前項の規定によりファイルに記録された事項若しくは同項の記録媒体に記録された事項の提示をしなければならない。

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