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.
The provisions of Article 987 of the Civil Code apply mutatis mutandis in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph.
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(Issuing Notice to Legatees to Accept or Renounce Their Legacies)
The person charged with a legacy (meaning a person who bears a duty to discharge a legacy; hereinafter the same applies in this Section) or any other interested party may issue notice to a legatee…
遺贈義務者（遺贈の履行をする義務を負う者をいう。以下この節において同じ。）その他の利害関係人は、受遺者に対し、相当の期間を定めて、その期間内に遺贈の承認又は放棄をすべき旨の催告をすることができる。この場合において、受遺者がその期間内に遺贈義務者に対してその意思を表示しないときは、遺贈を承認したものとみなす。
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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…
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。
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「破産者」
A debtor against whom an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings has been made under Article 30, paragraph (1).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (4)· applies throughout the law
bankruptcy trustee
「破産管財人」
A person who has the right to administer and dispose of the property belonging to the bankruptcy estate (破産財団) in bankruptcy proceedings.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (12)· applies throughout the law