# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第二百四十四条の十 (Article 244-10)

- 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: 第二百四十四条の十 (Article 244-10)（否認権に関する規定の適用関係等） — address `art-244-10`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10
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### 第二百四十四条の十（否認権に関する規定の適用関係等） — (Application of Provisions on the Right of Avoidance)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-244-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10</sup>

**第一項**  信託財産について破産手続開始の決定があった場合における第六章第二節の規定の適用については、受託者等が信託財産に関してした行為は、破産者がした行為とみなす。
<sup>art-244-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/par-1</sup>
For the purpose of application of the provisions of Chapter VI, Section 2, if an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is issued against trust property, an act conducted by a trustee, etc. with respect to the trust property is deemed to have been conducted by the bankrupt.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項に規定する場合における第百六十一条第一項の規定の適用については、当該行為の相手方が受託者等又は会計監査人であるときは、その相手方は、当該行為の当時、受託者等が同項第二号の隠匿等の処分をする意思を有していたことを知っていたものと推定する。
<sup>art-244-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/par-2</sup>
For the purpose of application of the provisions of Article 161, paragraph (1) in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the other party to the act is a trustee, etc. or an accounting auditor, at the time of the act, that other party is presumed to have known that the trustee, etc. had the intention of concealing or carrying out other disposal referred to in Article 161, paragraph (1), item (ii).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  第一項に規定する場合における第百六十二条第一項第一号の規定の適用については、債権者が受託者等又は会計監査人であるときは、その債権者は、同号に掲げる行為の当時、同号イ又はロに掲げる場合の区分に応じ、それぞれ当該イ又はロに定める事実（同号イに掲げる場合にあっては、支払不能であったこと及び支払の停止があったこと）を知っていたものと推定する。
<sup>art-244-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/par-3</sup>
For the purpose of application of the provisions of Article 162, paragraph (1), item (i) in the case referred to in paragraph (1), if the creditor is a trustee, etc. or an accounting auditor, the creditor is presumed to have known the respective facts specified in sub-item (a) or (b) of Article 162, paragraph (1), item (i) in accordance with the category of cases stated in sub-item (a) or (b) (in the case stated in sub-item (a), both of the facts that the bankrupt was unable to pay debts and that the bankrupt suspended payments) at the time of the act stated in Article 162, paragraph (1), item (i).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  第一項に規定する場合における第百六十八条第二項及び第百七十条の二第二項の規定の適用については、当該行為の相手方が受託者等又は会計監査人であるときは、その相手方は、当該行為の当時、受託者等がこれらの規定に規定する隠匿等の処分をする意思を有していたことを知っていたものと推定する。
<sup>art-244-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/par-4</sup>
For the purpose of application of the provisions of Article 168, paragraph (2) and Article 170-2, paragraph (2) in the case prescribed in paragraph (1), if the other party to the act is a trustee, etc. or an accounting auditor, the other party is presumed to have known that the trustee, etc. had the intention of concealing or carrying out other disposal prescribed in these provisions at the time of the act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-244-10/par-2: 前項 → 破産法 第二百四十四条の十第一項 (Article 244-10, paragraph (1)), art-244-10/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/par-1
- art-244-10/par-2: 第百六十一条第一項 → 破産法 第百六十一条第一項 (Article 161, paragraph (1)), art-161/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-161/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-161/par-1
- art-244-10/par-2: 同項第二号 → 破産法 第百六十一条第一項第二号 (Article 161, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-161/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-161/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-161/par-1/item-2
- art-244-10/par-3: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百四十四条の十第一項 (Article 244-10, paragraph (1)), art-244-10/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/par-1
- art-244-10/par-3: 第百六十二条第一項第一号 → 破産法 第百六十二条第一項第一号 (Article 162, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-162/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-162/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-162/par-1/item-1
- art-244-10/par-4: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百四十四条の十第一項 (Article 244-10, paragraph (1)), art-244-10/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/par-1
- art-244-10/par-4: 第百六十八条第二項 → 破産法 第百六十八条第二項 (Article 168, paragraph (2)), art-168/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-168/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-168/par-2
- art-244-10/par-4: 第百七十条の二第二項 → 破産法 第百七十条の二第二項 (Article 170-2, paragraph (2)), art-170-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-170-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-170-2/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 破産法 第二百四十四条の十第二項（否認権に関する規定の適用関係等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/par-2
- 破産法 第二百四十四条の十第三項（否認権に関する規定の適用関係等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/par-3
- 破産法 第二百四十四条の十第四項（否認権に関する規定の適用関係等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-10/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
