# 民法 / Civil Code — 第四百二十四条の九 (Article 424-9)

- 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
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- Provision: 第四百二十四条の九 (Article 424-9)（債権者への支払又は引渡し） — address `art-424-9`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第四百二十四条の九（債権者への支払又は引渡し） — (Payment or Delivery to Obligee)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-424-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-9</sup>

        **第一項**  債権者は、第四百二十四条の六第一項前段又は第二項前段の規定により受益者又は転得者に対して財産の返還を請求する場合において、その返還の請求が金銭の支払又は動産の引渡しを求めるものであるときは、受益者に対してその支払又は引渡しを、転得者に対してその引渡しを、自己に対してすることを求めることができる。この場合において、受益者又は転得者は、債権者に対してその支払又は引渡しをしたときは、債務者に対してその支払又は引渡しをすることを要しない。
        <sup>art-424-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-9/par-1</sup>
        If the obligee demands the return of property from the beneficiary or subsequent acquirer pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of Article 424-6, paragraph (1) or the first sentence of paragraph (2) of that Article, and the subject of the demand for return is the payment of money or delivery of movables, the obligee may demand that the beneficiary make the payment or delivery to the obligee or that the subsequent acquirer make the delivery to the obligee. In such a case, if the beneficiary or subsequent acquirer makes the payment or delivery to the obligee, they are not required to make the payment or delivery to the obligor.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第二項**  債権者が第四百二十四条の六第一項後段又は第二項後段の規定により受益者又は転得者に対して価額の償還を請求する場合についても、前項と同様とする。
        <sup>art-424-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-9/par-2</sup>
        The preceding paragraph also applies if the obligee demands the reimbursement of value from the beneficiary or subsequent acquirer pursuant to the provisions of the second sentence of Article 424-6, paragraph (1) or the second sentence of paragraph (2) of that Article.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-424-9/par-1: 第四百二十四条の六第一項 → 民法 第四百二十四条の六第一項 (Article 424-6, paragraph (1)), art-424-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-6/par-1
- art-424-9/par-1: 第二項 → 民法 第四百二十四条の六第二項 (Article 424-6, paragraph (2)), art-424-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-6/par-2
- art-424-9/par-2: 第四百二十四条の六第一項 → 民法 第四百二十四条の六第一項 (Article 424-6, paragraph (1)), art-424-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-6/par-1
- art-424-9/par-2: 第二項 → 民法 第四百二十四条の六第二項 (Article 424-6, paragraph (2)), art-424-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-6/par-2
- art-424-9/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第四百二十四条の九第一項 (Article 424-9, paragraph (1)), art-424-9/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-9/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 民法 第四百二十四条の九第二項（債権者への支払又は引渡し） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-9/par-2

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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