# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六百六十五条の二 (Article 665-2)

- 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: 第六百六十五条の二 (Article 665-2)（混合寄託） — address `art-665-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第六百六十五条の二（混合寄託） — (Bailments of Mixed Things)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-665-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-665-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-665-2</sup>

    **第一項**  複数の者が寄託した物の種類及び品質が同一である場合には、受寄者は、各寄託者の承諾を得たときに限り、これらを混合して保管することができる。
    <sup>art-665-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-665-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-665-2/par-1</sup>
    If the things bailed by two or more persons are the same in kind and quality, the bailee may keep these things in custody by mixing them only if the bailee obtains the consent of the respective bailors.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の規定に基づき受寄者が複数の寄託者からの寄託物を混合して保管したときは、寄託者は、その寄託した物と同じ数量の物の返還を請求することができる。
    <sup>art-665-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-665-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-665-2/par-2</sup>
    If the bailee keeps the bailed thing by two or more bailors in custody by mixing them based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, each bailor may demand the return of the thing in the same quantity as the thing bailed by respective bailor.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  前項に規定する場合において、寄託物の一部が滅失したときは、寄託者は、混合して保管されている総寄託物に対するその寄託した物の割合に応じた数量の物の返還を請求することができる。この場合においては、損害賠償の請求を妨げない。
    <sup>art-665-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-665-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-665-2/par-3</sup>
    In the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph, if any part of the bailed thing is lost, each bailor may demand the return of the thing at the percentage of the thing bailed by respective bailor to all bailed thing mixed and kept in custody by the bailee. In such a case, no bailor is precluded from claiming for damages.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-665-2/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第六百六十五条の二第一項 (Article 665-2, paragraph (1)), art-665-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-665-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-665-2/par-1
- art-665-2/par-3: 前項 → 民法 第六百六十五条の二第二項 (Article 665-2, paragraph (2)), art-665-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-665-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-665-2/par-2

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民法 第六百六十五条の二第二項（混合寄託） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-665-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-665-2/par-2
- 民法 第六百六十五条の二第三項（混合寄託） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-665-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-665-2/par-3

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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
