# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第二百四十四条の十三 (Article 244-13)

- 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
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- Provision: 第二百四十四条の十三 (Article 244-13)（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の申立て） — address `art-244-13`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第二百四十四条の十三（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の申立て） — (Petitions for Discontinuance of Bankruptcy Proceedings with Consent of Bankruptcy Creditors)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-244-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-13</sup>

**第一項**  信託財産の破産についての第二百十八条第一項の申立ては、受託者等がする。
<sup>art-244-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-13/par-1</sup>
A petition referred to in Article 218, paragraph (1) with regard to bankruptcy of trust property is filed by a trustee, etc.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  受託者等が数人あるときは、前項の申立ては、各受託者等がすることができる。
<sup>art-244-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-13/par-2</sup>
If there are two or more trustees, etc., each trustee, etc. may file the petition referred to in the preceding paragraph.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  信託財産の破産について第一項の申立てをするには、信託の変更に関する規定に従い、あらかじめ、当該信託を継続する手続をしなければならない。
<sup>art-244-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-13/par-3</sup>
When filing a petition referred to in paragraph (1) for bankruptcy of trust property, the petitioner must perform the procedure for maintaining the trust in advance by complying with the provisions concerning modification of a trust.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-244-13/par-1: 第二百十八条第一項 → 破産法 第二百十八条第一項 (Article 218, paragraph (1)), art-218/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1
- art-244-13/par-2: 前項 → 破産法 第二百四十四条の十三第一項 (Article 244-13, paragraph (1)), art-244-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-13/par-1
- art-244-13/par-3: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百四十四条の十三第一項 (Article 244-13, paragraph (1)), art-244-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-13/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 破産法 第二百四十四条の十三第二項（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-13/par-2
- 破産法 第二百四十四条の十三第三項（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-244-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-13/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
