# Article 12, paragraph (1), its wordings — Arbitration Act

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How the wording of Article 12, paragraph (1) (第十二条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Arbitration Act (仲裁法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act
- Provision: Article 12, paragraph (1) (第十二条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-12/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/arbitration-act/art-12/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 53 of 2023

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 仲裁手続における通知を書面によってするときは、当事者間に別段の合意がない限り、名宛人が直接当該書面を受領した時又は名宛人の住所、常居所、営業所、事務所若しくは配達場所（名宛人が発信人からの書面の配達を受けるべき場所として指定した場所をいう。以下この条において同じ。）に当該書面が配達された時に、通知がされたものとする。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, if a notice in an arbitration procedure is to be given by means of documents, the notice is deemed to have been given at the time when the addressee directly receives the document or the time when the document is delivered to the addressee's domicile, habitual residence, business office, office, or place of delivery (meaning the place designated by the addressee as the place of delivery of documents from the sender; hereinafter the same applies in this Article).

## 2. By 13 June 2028 — Act No. 53 of 2023

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 13 June 2028
- The amendment: Moved to Article 14, paragraph (1); its words stay the same (Act No. 53 of 2023) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053

Japanese:

> 仲裁手続における通知を書面によってするときは、当事者間に別段の合意がない限り、名宛人が直接当該書面を受領した時又は名宛人の住所、常居所、営業所、事務所若しくは配達場所（名宛人が発信人からの書面の配達を受けるべき場所として指定した場所をいう。以下この条において同じ。）に当該書面が配達された時に、通知がされたものとする。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, if a notice in an arbitration procedure is to be given by means of documents, the notice is deemed to have been given at the time when the addressee directly receives the document or the time when the document is delivered to the addressee's domicile, habitual residence, business office, office, or place of delivery (meaning the place designated by the addressee as the place of delivery of documents from the sender; hereinafter the same applies in this Article).

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138/20260521_504AC0000000048)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138/20280613_505AC0000000053)