# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第二百二条 (Article 202)

- 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: 第二百二条 (Article 202)（配当額の供託） — address `art-202`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-202
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-202
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### 第二百二条（配当額の供託） — (Depositing Amounts for Distribution)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-202 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-202 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-202</sup>

  **第一項**  破産管財人は、次に掲げる配当額を、これを受けるべき破産債権者のために供託しなければならない。
  <sup>art-202/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-202/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-202/par-1</sup>
  A bankruptcy trustee must make a deposit of the following amounts of distribution in the interest of the bankruptcy creditor that is to receive the distribution:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  異議等のある破産債権であって前条第七項の規定による配当額の通知を発した時にその確定に関する破産債権査定申立てに係る査定の手続、破産債権査定異議の訴えに係る訴訟手続、第百二十七条第一項若しくは第百二十九条第二項の規定による受継があった訴訟手続又は同条第一項の規定による異議の主張に係る訴訟手続が係属しているものに対する配当額
    <sup>art-202/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-202/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-202/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the amount for distribution to a denied or disputed bankruptcy claim for which the proceedings for assessment based on a petition for bankruptcy claim assessment, court proceedings of an action to oppose bankruptcy claim assessment, court proceedings of an action taken over under the provisions of Article 127, paragraph (1) or Article 129, paragraph (2), or court proceedings of the assertion of an objection under the provisions of Article 129, paragraph (1) are pending at the time when a notice of the amount for distribution is given under the provisions of paragraph (7) of the preceding Article;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  租税等の請求権又は罰金等の請求権であって前条第七項の規定による配当額の通知を発した時に審査請求、訴訟（刑事訴訟を除く。）その他の不服の申立ての手続が終了していないものに対する配当額
    <sup>art-202/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-202/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-202/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the amount for distribution for a right to impose taxes, etc. or for a right to impose a fine, etc. for which proceedings for a request for review, action (excluding a criminal action), or any other appeal have not been closed at the time when a notice of the amount for distribution is given pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (7) of the preceding Article; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  破産債権者が受け取らない配当額
    <sup>art-202/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-202/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-202/par-1/item-3</sup>
    the amount for distribution that a bankruptcy creditor refuses to receive.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-202/par-1/item-1: 前条第七項 → 破産法 第二百一条第七項 (Article 201, paragraph (7)), art-201/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-201/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-201/par-7
- art-202/par-1/item-1: 第百二十七条第一項 → 破産法 第百二十七条第一項 (Article 127, paragraph (1)), art-127/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-127/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-127/par-1
- art-202/par-1/item-1: 第百二十九条第二項 → 破産法 第百二十九条第二項 (Article 129, paragraph (2)), art-129/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-129/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-129/par-2
- art-202/par-1/item-1: 同条第一項 → 破産法 第百二十九条第一項 (Article 129, paragraph (1)), art-129/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-129/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-129/par-1
- art-202/par-1/item-2: 前条第七項 → 破産法 第二百一条第七項 (Article 201, paragraph (7)), art-201/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-201/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-201/par-7

## Cited by

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

- 破産法 第二百五条第一項（準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-205/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-205/par-1
- 破産法 第二百十四条第一項第一号（配当額の寄託） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-214/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-214/par-1/item-1
- 破産法 第二百十四条第一項第二号（配当額の寄託） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-214/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-214/par-1/item-2
- 破産法 第二百十四条第二項（配当額の寄託） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-214/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-214/par-2
- 破産法 第二百十五条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-215/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-215/par-2

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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
