# 民法 / Civil Code — 第百九十九条 (Article 199)

- 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: 第百九十九条 (Article 199)（占有保全の訴え） — address `art-199`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-199
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-199
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### 第百九十九条（占有保全の訴え） — (Actions for Preservation of Possession)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-199 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-199 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-199</sup>

    **第一項**  占有者がその占有を妨害されるおそれがあるときは、占有保全の訴えにより、その妨害の予防又は損害賠償の担保を請求することができる。
    <sup>art-199/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-199/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-199/par-1</sup>
    If a possessor is likely to be obstructed from possession, the possessor may demand either the prevention of the obstruction or for the submission of security for the damages by filing an action for preservation of possession.
    <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 第百九十七条第一項（占有の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-197/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-197/par-1

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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