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Article 538Determination of Rights of the Third Party

第五百三十八条(第三者の権利の確定)

After rights of the third party have accrued pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, the parties may not modify or extinguish those rights.

前条の規定により第三者の権利が発生した後は、当事者は、これを変更し、又は消滅させることができない。

If, after rights of the third party accrue pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, the obligor does not perform the obligation to the third party, the other party to the contract referred to in paragraph (1) of that Article may not cancel the contract without the consent of the third party.

前条の規定により第三者の権利が発生した後に、債務者がその第三者に対する債務を履行しない場合には、同条第一項の契約の相手方は、その第三者の承諾を得なければ、契約を解除することができない。

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