# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第二十九条 (Article 29)

- 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: 第二十九条 (Article 29)（破産手続開始の申立ての取下げの制限） — address `art-29`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-29
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### 第二十九条（破産手続開始の申立ての取下げの制限） — (Restriction on Withdrawal of Petitions to Commence Bankruptcy Proceedings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-29</sup>

  **第一項**  破産手続開始の申立てをした者は、破産手続開始の決定前に限り、当該申立てを取り下げることができる。この場合において、第二十四条第一項の規定による中止の命令、包括的禁止命令、前条第一項の規定による保全処分、第九十一条第二項に規定する保全管理命令又は第百七十一条第一項の規定による保全処分がされた後は、裁判所の許可を得なければならない。
  <sup>art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-29/par-1</sup>
  A person that has filed a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings may withdraw the petition only before an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is made. In this case, after a suspension order under the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1), comprehensive stay order, provisional order under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, order for temporary administration prescribed in Article 91, paragraph (2) or provisional order under the provisions of Article 171, paragraph (1) is issued, a permission of the court is required.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-29/par-1: 第二十四条第一項 → 破産法 第二十四条第一項 (Article 24, paragraph (1)), art-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-24/par-1
- art-29/par-1: 前条第一項 → 破産法 第二十八条第一項 (Article 28, paragraph (1)), art-28/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-28/par-1
- art-29/par-1: 第九十一条第二項 → 破産法 第九十一条第二項 (Article 91, paragraph (2)), art-91/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-91/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-91/par-2
- art-29/par-1: 第百七十一条第一項 → 破産法 第百七十一条第一項 (Article 171, paragraph (1)), art-171/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-171/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-171/par-1

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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