# 民法 / Civil Code — 第九百八十九条 (Article 989)

- 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: 第九百八十九条 (Article 989)（遺贈の承認及び放棄の撤回及び取消し） — address `art-989`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第九百八十九条（遺贈の承認及び放棄の撤回及び取消し） — (Revocation and Rescission; Acceptance or Renunciation of a Legacy)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-989 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-989 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-989</sup>

    **第一項**  遺贈の承認及び放棄は、撤回することができない。
    <sup>art-989/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-989/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-989/par-1</sup>
    The acceptance or renunciation of a legacy may not be revoked.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  第九百十九条第二項及び第三項の規定は、遺贈の承認及び放棄について準用する。
    <sup>art-989/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-989/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-989/par-2</sup>
    The provisions of Article 919, paragraphs (2) and (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the acceptance and renunciation of a legacy.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-989/par-2: 第九百十九条第二項 → 民法 第九百十九条第二項 (Article 919, paragraph (2)), art-919/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-919/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-919/par-2
- art-989/par-2: 第三項 → 民法 第九百十九条第三項 (Article 919, paragraph (3)), art-919/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-919/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-919/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 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