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Article 244Acceptance or Renunciation of Particular Legacies

第二百四十四条(特定遺贈の承認又は放棄)

If a particular legacy was given to a bankrupt before an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is issued, when the bankrupt has not accepted or renounced the legacy at the time the order is issued, a bankruptcy trustee may accept or renounce the legacy on behalf of the bankrupt.

破産手続開始の決定前に破産者のために特定遺贈があった場合において、破産者が当該決定の時においてその承認又は放棄をしていなかったときは、破産管財人は、破産者に代わって、その承認又は放棄をすることができる。

The provisions of Article 987 of the Civil Code apply mutatis mutandis in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph.

民法第九百八十七条の規定は、前項の場合について準用する。

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