# 民法 / Civil Code — 第九百八十三条 (Article 983)

- 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: 第九百八十三条 (Article 983)（特別の方式による遺言の効力） — address `art-983`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-983
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-983
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### 第九百八十三条（特別の方式による遺言の効力） — (Validity of Wills Made Using Special Formalities)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-983 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-983 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-983</sup>

      **第一項**  第九百七十六条から前条までの規定によりした遺言は、遺言者が普通の方式によって遺言をすることができるようになった時から六箇月間生存するときは、その効力を生じない。
      <sup>art-983/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-983/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-983/par-1</sup>
      A will made pursuant to the provisions of Article 976 through Article 982 is not valid if the testator survives for a period of six months from the time the testator recovers the ability to make a will using standard formalities.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-983/par-1: 第九百七十六条から前条まで → 民法 第九百七十六条 (Article 976), art-976 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-976 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-976
- art-983/par-1: 第九百七十六条から前条まで → 民法 第九百七十七条 (Article 977), art-977 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-977 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-977
- art-983/par-1: 第九百七十六条から前条まで → 民法 第九百七十八条 (Article 978), art-978 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-978 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-978
- art-983/par-1: 第九百七十六条から前条まで → 民法 第九百七十九条 (Article 979), art-979 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-979 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-979
- art-983/par-1: 第九百七十六条から前条まで → 民法 第九百八十条 (Article 980), art-980 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-980 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-980
- art-983/par-1: 第九百七十六条から前条まで → 民法 第九百八十一条 (Article 981), art-981 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-981 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-981
- art-983/par-1: 第九百七十六条から前条まで → 民法 第九百八十二条 (Article 982), art-982 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-982 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-982

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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 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4275/tb), 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