# 民法 / Civil Code — 第百六十条 (Article 160)

- 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: 第百六十条 (Article 160)（相続財産に関する時効の完成猶予） — address `art-160`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-160
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### 第百六十条（相続財産に関する時効の完成猶予） — (Postponement of Expiration of Prescription Period Regarding Estate)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-160 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-160 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-160</sup>

    **第一項**  相続財産に関しては、相続人が確定した時、管理人が選任された時又は破産手続開始の決定があった時から六箇月を経過するまでの間は、時効は、完成しない。
    <sup>art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-160/par-1</sup>
    With respect to an estate, the prescription period does not expire until six months have passed from the time when the heir is identified, the administrator is appointed, or commencement of bankruptcy proceeding is ordered.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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