# 民法 / Civil Code — 第百二十九条 (Article 129)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": 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: 第百二十九条 (Article 129)（条件の成否未定の間における権利の処分等） — address `art-129`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-129
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-129
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### 第百二十九条（条件の成否未定の間における権利の処分等） — (Disposition of Rights Pending Fulfillment of Conditions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-129 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-129 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-129</sup>

    **第一項**  条件の成否が未定である間における当事者の権利義務は、一般の規定に従い、処分し、相続し、若しくは保存し、又はそのために担保を供することができる。
    <sup>art-129/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-129/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-129/par-1</sup>
    While it is uncertain whether or not a condition will be fulfilled, the rights and obligations of the party concerned may be disposed of, inherited or preserved, or a security may be provided therefor, in accordance with the general provisions.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民法 第百三十一条第三項（既成条件） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-131/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-131/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11
