# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第四十七条 (Article 47)

- 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: 第四十七条 (Article 47)（開始後の法律行為の効力） — address `art-47`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-47
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-47
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### 第四十七条（開始後の法律行為の効力） — (Effect of Juridical Acts After Commencement of Bankruptcy Proceedings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-47 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-47 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-47</sup>

    **第一項**  破産者が破産手続開始後に破産財団に属する財産に関してした法律行為は、破産手続の関係においては、その効力を主張することができない。
    <sup>art-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-47/par-1</sup>
    A juridical act conducted by the bankrupt after the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings with respect to property that belongs to the bankruptcy estate may not be asserted effective in relation to the bankruptcy proceedings.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  破産者が破産手続開始の日にした法律行為は、破産手続開始後にしたものと推定する。
    <sup>art-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-47/par-2</sup>
    A juridical act conducted by the bankrupt on the date of commencement of bankruptcy proceedings is presumed to be conducted after the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 破産法 第四十八条第二項（開始後の権利取得の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-48/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-48/par-2
- 破産法 第九十六条第一項（準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-96/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-96/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
