# Act No. 72 of 2018: Act Partially Amending the Civil Code and the Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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Every law on japanlaw.org that Act No. 72 of 2018 amends, and when each change takes effect; promulgated 13 July 2018.

- Number: 平成三十年法律第七十二号 (平成30年法律第72号), Act No. 72 of 2018
- Title: Act Partially Amending the Civil Code and the Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act (民法及び家事事件手続法の一部を改正する法律)
- Promulgated: 13 July 2018
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/acts/430AC0000000072
- Changes to Japanese law, by date: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/changes)

## Civil Code (民法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code

- 13 January 2019: Since replaced.
- 1 July 2019: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2020: Since replaced.

## Copyright Act (著作権法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act

- 13 July 2018: Since replaced.
- 1 July 2019: Since replaced.

## Penal Code (刑法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code

- 13 July 2018: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2020: Since replaced.

## Real Property Registration Act (不動産登記法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act

- 13 July 2018: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2020: Since replaced.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending law: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (4 records)
- English title of the amending law: Written for this site with AI
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (4 records)