# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第四十九条 (Article 49)

- 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: 第四十九条 (Article 49)（開始後の登記及び登録の効力） — address `art-49`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-49
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### 第四十九条（開始後の登記及び登録の効力） — (Effect of Registrations After Commencement of Bankruptcy Proceedings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-49 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-49 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-49</sup>

    **第一項**  不動産又は船舶に関し破産手続開始前に生じた登記原因に基づき破産手続開始後にされた登記又は不動産登記法（平成十六年法律第百二十三号）第百五条第一号の規定による仮登記は、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。ただし、登記権利者が破産手続開始の事実を知らないでした登記又は仮登記については、この限りでない。
    <sup>art-49/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-49/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-49/par-1</sup>
    A registration or a provisional registration under the provisions of Article 105, item (i) of the Real Property Registration Act (Act No. 123 of 2004), which is made with respect to real property or a vessel after the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings based on the cause of registration that occurred prior to the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, may not be asserted to be effective in relation to the bankruptcy proceedings; provided, however, that this does not apply to a registration or provisional registration made by a person entitled to demand registration, without the knowing the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の規定は、権利の設定、移転若しくは変更に関する登録若しくは仮登録又は企業担保権の設定、移転若しくは変更に関する登記について準用する。
    <sup>art-49/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-49/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-49/par-2</sup>
    The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a registration or provisional registration made with respect to the establishment, transfer, or modification of a right, or registration made with respect to the establishment, transfer, or modification of an enterprise mortgage.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-49/par-1: 不動産登記法（平成十六年法律第百二十三号）第百五条第一号 → 不動産登記法 第百五条第一項第一号 (Article 105, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-105/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act/art-105/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000123/art-105/par-1/item-1
- art-49/par-2: 前項 → 破産法 第四十九条第一項 (Article 49, paragraph (1)), art-49/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-49/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-49/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 破産法 第四十九条第二項（開始後の登記及び登録の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-49/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-49/par-2
- 破産法 第五十一条第一項（善意又は悪意の推定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-51/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
