# 民法 / Civil Code — 第三百三十二条 (Article 332)

- 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: 第三百三十二条 (Article 332)（同一順位の先取特権） — address `art-332`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-332
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-332
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### 第三百三十二条（同一順位の先取特権） — (Statutory Liens with Same Priority)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-332 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-332 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-332</sup>

    **第一項**  同一の目的物について同一順位の先取特権者が数人あるときは、各先取特権者は、その債権額の割合に応じて弁済を受ける。
    <sup>art-332/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-332/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-332/par-1</sup>
    If there are two or more holders of statutory liens with the same priority with respect to the same object, the holders of statutory liens are paid in proportion to the amounts of their claims.
    <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