# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六百五十七条の二 (Article 657-2)

- 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: 第六百五十七条の二 (Article 657-2)（寄託物受取り前の寄託者による寄託の解除等） — address `art-657-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第六百五十七条の二（寄託物受取り前の寄託者による寄託の解除等） — (Cancellation of Bailment by Bailor Before Receipt of Bailed Things)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-657-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-657-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-657-2</sup>

    **第一項**  寄託者は、受寄者が寄託物を受け取るまで、契約の解除をすることができる。この場合において、受寄者は、その契約の解除によって損害を受けたときは、寄託者に対し、その賠償を請求することができる。
    <sup>art-657-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-657-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-657-2/par-1</sup>
    A bailor may cancel the contract up until the bailee receives the bailed thing. In such a case, if the bailee sustains any damage due to the cancellation of the contract, the bailee may claim that compensation from the bailor.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  無報酬の受寄者は、寄託物を受け取るまで、契約の解除をすることができる。ただし、書面による寄託については、この限りでない。
    <sup>art-657-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-657-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-657-2/par-2</sup>
    A gratuitous bailee may cancel the contract up until the bailee receives the bailed thing; provided, however, that this does not apply to a bailment made in writing.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  受寄者（無報酬で寄託を受けた場合にあっては、書面による寄託の受寄者に限る。）は、寄託物を受け取るべき時期を経過したにもかかわらず、寄託者が寄託物を引き渡さない場合において、相当の期間を定めてその引渡しの催告をし、その期間内に引渡しがないときは、契約の解除をすることができる。
    <sup>art-657-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-657-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-657-2/par-3</sup>
    If the bailor does not deliver the bailed thing even after the passage of the scheduled time of receipt of the bailed thing, and the bailee (in the case of a gratuitous bailment, limited to the bailee of a bailment made in writing) demands the delivery by specifying a reasonable period of time but the bailor fails to deliver the thing, the bailee may cancel the contract.
    <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