When seizing a claim, a collection official must seize the whole amount; provided, however, that if the official finds it unnecessary to seize the whole amount, the official may seize a part of it.
徴収職員は、債権を差し押えるときは、その全額を差し押えなければならない。ただし、その全額を差し押える必要がないと認めるときは、その一部を差し押えることができる。
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「徴収職員」
The district director of a tax office (税務署長) or any other official engaged in the work of collecting national taxes.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xi)· applies throughout the law