# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第百八十四条 (Article 184)

- 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: 第百八十四条 (Article 184)（換価の方法） — address `art-184`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184
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### 第百八十四条（換価の方法） — (Methods of Realization)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-184 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184</sup>

  **第一項**  第七十八条第二項第一号及び第二号に掲げる財産の換価は、これらの規定により任意売却をする場合を除き、民事執行法その他強制執行の手続に関する法令の規定によってする。
  <sup>art-184/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-1</sup>
  Realization of the property referred to in Article 78, paragraph (2), items (i) and (ii) is conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Enforcement Act and other laws and regulations concerning a procedure for enforcement except when it is conducted through sale by private contract pursuant to those provisions.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  破産管財人は、民事執行法その他強制執行の手続に関する法令の規定により、別除権の目的である財産の換価をすることができる。この場合においては、別除権者は、その換価を拒むことができない。
  <sup>art-184/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-2</sup>
  A bankruptcy trustee may realize the collateral for the right of separate satisfaction. In this case, the holder of the right of separate satisfaction may not refuse the realization pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Enforcement Act and other laws and regulations concerning a procedure for enforcement.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  前二項の場合には、民事執行法第六十三条及び第百二十九条（これらの規定を同法その他強制執行の手続に関する法令において準用する場合を含む。）の規定は、適用しない。
  <sup>art-184/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-3</sup>
  In the cases referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, the provisions of Article 63 and Article 129 of the Civil Enforcement Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of that Act and other laws and regulations concerning a procedure for enforcement) do not apply.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第四項**  第二項の場合において、別除権者が受けるべき金額がまだ確定していないときは、破産管財人は、代金を別に寄託しなければならない。この場合においては、別除権は、寄託された代金につき存する。
  <sup>art-184/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-4</sup>
  In the case referred to in paragraph (2), if the amount to be received by a holder of a right of separate satisfaction has not been finalized, a bankruptcy trustee must separately deposit the fee. In this case, the right of separate satisfaction exists upon the fee deposited.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-184/par-1: 第七十八条第二項第一号 → 破産法 第七十八条第二項第一号 (Article 78, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-78/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-78/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-78/par-2/item-1
- art-184/par-1: 第二号 → 破産法 第七十八条第二項第二号 (Article 78, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-78/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-78/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-78/par-2/item-2
- art-184/par-3: 前二項 → 破産法 第百八十四条第一項 (Article 184, paragraph (1)), art-184/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-1
- art-184/par-3: 前二項 → 破産法 第百八十四条第二項 (Article 184, paragraph (2)), art-184/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-2
- art-184/par-3: 民事執行法第六十三条 → 民事執行法 第六十三条 (Article 63), art-63 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63
- art-184/par-3: 第百二十九条 → 民事執行法 第百二十九条 (Article 129), art-129 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-129 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-129
- art-184/par-4: 第二項 → 破産法 第百八十四条第二項 (Article 184, paragraph (2)), art-184/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 破産法 第百八十四条第三項（換価の方法） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-3
- 破産法 第百八十四条第四項（換価の方法） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-4

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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
