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Article 56

第五十六条

A time period designated by law may be extended pursuant to the Rules of Court in consideration of the distance between the place where the residence or the office of the person who is to undertake a procedural action is located and the place where the court or the public prosecutor's office is located, and the inconvenience of transportation and communication facilities.

法定の期間は、裁判所の規則の定めるところにより、訴訟行為をすべき者の住居又は事務所の所在地と裁判所又は検察庁の所在地との距離及び交通通信の便否に従い、これを延長することができる。

The preceding paragraph does not apply to the period for filing an appeal against a pronounced decision.

前項の規定は、宣告した裁判に対する上訴の提起期間には、これを適用しない。

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