# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第百八十条 (Article 180)

- Law: 破産法 (Bankruptcy Act), 平成十六年法律第七十五号
- English title "Bankruptcy Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第百八十条 (Article 180)（役員責任査定決定に対する異議の訴え） — address `art-180`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180
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### 第百八十条（役員責任査定決定に対する異議の訴え） — (Action Against Officers' Liability Assessment Orders)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-180 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180</sup>

  **第一項**  役員責任査定決定に不服がある者は、その送達を受けた日から一月の不変期間内に、異議の訴えを提起することができる。
  <sup>art-180/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-1</sup>
  A person that is dissatisfied with an officers' liability assessment order may file an action to oppose the order within an inalterable period of one month after the day on which the person received the service of the order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の訴えは、破産裁判所が管轄する。
  <sup>art-180/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-2</sup>
  The action referred to in the preceding paragraph is subject to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  第一項の訴えは、これを提起する者が、役員であるときは破産管財人を、破産管財人であるときは役員を、それぞれ被告としなければならない。
  <sup>art-180/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-3</sup>
  For the action stated in paragraph (1), a bankruptcy trustee must stand as a defendant if it is filed by an officer, and an officer must stand as a defendant if it is filed by a bankruptcy trustee.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第四項**  第一項の訴えについての判決においては、訴えを不適法として却下する場合を除き、役員責任査定決定を認可し、変更し、又は取り消す。
  <sup>art-180/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-4</sup>
  A judgment rendered with regard to the action referred to in paragraph (1) approves, changes or reverses the officers' liability assessment order, except when the action is dismissed as unlawful.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第五項**  役員責任査定決定を認可し、又は変更した判決は、強制執行に関しては、給付を命ずる判決と同一の効力を有する。
  <sup>art-180/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-5</sup>
  A judgment that approves or changes an officers' liability assessment order has the same effect as a judgment to order performance in the case of enforcement.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第六項**  役員責任査定決定を認可し、又は変更した判決については、受訴裁判所は、民事訴訟法第二百五十九条第一項の定めるところにより、仮執行の宣言をすることができる。
  <sup>art-180/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-6</sup>
  With regard to a judgment that approves or changes an officers' liability assessment order, the court in charge of the case may, as provided for by Article 259, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, declare provisional execution.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-180/par-2: 前項 → 破産法 第百八十条第一項 (Article 180, paragraph (1)), art-180/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-1
- art-180/par-3: 第一項 → 破産法 第百八十条第一項 (Article 180, paragraph (1)), art-180/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-1
- art-180/par-4: 第一項 → 破産法 第百八十条第一項 (Article 180, paragraph (1)), art-180/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-1
- art-180/par-6: 民事訴訟法第二百五十九条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百五十九条第一項 (Article 259, paragraph (1)), art-259/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-259/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-259/par-1

## Cited by

5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 破産法 第百八十条第二項（役員責任査定決定に対する異議の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-2
- 破産法 第百八十条第三項（役員責任査定決定に対する異議の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-3
- 破産法 第百八十条第四項（役員責任査定決定に対する異議の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-180/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-180/par-4
- 破産法 第百八十一条第一項（役員責任査定決定の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-181/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-181/par-1
- 破産法 第二百四十四条の十一第三項（破産管財人の権限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-11/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 破産法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Bankruptcy Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4895/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 破産法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
