# Article 45, paragraph (2), item (vii), its wordings — Arbitration Act

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How the wording of Article 45, paragraph (2), item (vii) (第四十五条第二項第七号) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Arbitration Act (仲裁法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act
- Provision: Article 45, paragraph (2), item (vii) (第四十五条第二項第七号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-45/par-2/item-7 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/arbitration-act/art-45/par-2/item-7)
- 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:

> 仲裁地が属する国（仲裁手続に適用された法令が仲裁地が属する国以外の国の法令である場合にあっては、当該国）の法令によれば、仲裁判断が確定していないこと、又は仲裁判断がその国の裁判機関により取り消され、若しくは効力を停止されたこと。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> the arbitral award is not final and binding, or the arbitral award has been set aside or its effect has been suspended by a judicial body of that country, according to the laws and regulations of the country to which the place of arbitration belongs (or if the laws and regulations applied to the arbitration procedure are laws and regulations of a country other than the country to which the place of arbitration belongs, according to the laws and regulations of the other country);

## 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 47, paragraph (2), item (vii); its words stay the same (Act No. 53 of 2023) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053

Japanese:

> 仲裁地が属する国（仲裁手続に適用された法令が仲裁地が属する国以外の国の法令である場合にあっては、当該国）の法令によれば、仲裁判断が確定していないこと、又は仲裁判断がその国の裁判機関により取り消され、若しくは効力を停止されたこと。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> the arbitral award is not final and binding, or the arbitral award has been set aside or its effect has been suspended by a judicial body of that country, according to the laws and regulations of the country to which the place of arbitration belongs (or if the laws and regulations applied to the arbitration procedure are laws and regulations of a country other than the country to which the place of arbitration belongs, according to the laws and regulations of the other country);

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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)