# 民法 / Civil Code — 第七百条 (Article 700)

- 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: 第七百条 (Article 700)（管理者による事務管理の継続） — address `art-700`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-700
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### 第七百条（管理者による事務管理の継続） — (Continuation of Benevolent Intervention in Another's Affairs by Managers)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-700 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-700 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-700</sup>

  **第一項**  管理者は、本人又はその相続人若しくは法定代理人が管理をすることができるに至るまで、事務管理を継続しなければならない。ただし、事務管理の継続が本人の意思に反し、又は本人に不利であることが明らかであるときは、この限りでない。
  <sup>art-700/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-700/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-700/par-1</sup>
  A manager must continue the benevolent intervention in another's affairs until the principal or their heir or legal representative is able to undertake it; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is evident that the continuation of the benevolent intervention in another's affairs is contrary to the intention of the principal, or is disadvantageous to the principal.
  <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