# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第六十三条 (Article 63) - Law: 民事執行法 (Civil Enforcement Act), 昭和五十四年法律第四号 - English title "Civil Enforcement Act": 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: 第六十三条 (Article 63)（剰余を生ずる見込みのない場合等の措置） — address `art-63` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第六十三条（剰余を生ずる見込みのない場合等の措置） — (Measures Taken If Surplus Is Not Expected) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63 **第一項** 執行裁判所は、次の各号のいずれかに該当すると認めるときは、その旨を差押債権者（最初の強制競売の開始決定に係る差押債権者をいう。ただし、第四十七条第六項の規定により手続を続行する旨の裁判があつたときは、その裁判を受けた差押債権者をいう。以下この条において同じ。）に通知しなければならない。 art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-1 An enforcement court must, if it finds that any of the following items apply, notify the attaching obligee (meaning the attaching obligee associated with the first order commencing compulsory-auction proceedings, or, if a judicial decision to continue the procedure provided in Article 47, paragraph (6) has been issued, the attaching obligee who received that judicial decision; the same applies in this Article) to that effect: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 差押債権者の債権に優先する債権（以下この条において「優先債権」という。）がない場合において、不動産の買受可能価額が執行費用のうち共益費用であるもの（以下「手続費用」という。）の見込額を超えないとき。 art-63/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-1/item-1 If there is no claim that takes preference over the claim of the attaching obligee (referred to as a "preferential claim" in this Article), if the minimum purchase price of the immovable property does not exceed the estimated amount of the part of the enforcement costs that constitutes administrative expenses (referred to as "procedural expenses" below); or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 優先債権がある場合において、不動産の買受可能価額が手続費用及び優先債権の見込額の合計額に満たないとき。 art-63/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-1/item-2 If there is a preferential claim, and the minimum purchase price of the immovable property is below the total of the estimated amount of the procedural expenses and that of the preferential claim. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 差押債権者が、前項の規定による通知を受けた日から一週間以内に、優先債権がない場合にあつては手続費用の見込額を超える額、優先債権がある場合にあつては手続費用及び優先債権の見込額の合計額以上の額（以下この項において「申出額」という。）を定めて、次の各号に掲げる区分に応じ、それぞれ当該各号に定める申出及び保証の提供をしないときは、執行裁判所は、差押債権者の申立てに係る強制競売の手続を取り消さなければならない。ただし、差押債権者が、その期間内に、前項各号のいずれにも該当しないことを証明したとき、又は同項第二号に該当する場合であつて不動産の買受可能価額が手続費用の見込額を超える場合において、不動産の売却について優先債権を有する者（買受可能価額で自己の優先債権の全部の弁済を受けることができる見込みがある者を除く。）の同意を得たことを証明したときは、この限りでない。 art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-2 When the attaching obligee fails to make an offer or to provide a guarantee, as provided in each of the following items for the cases stated respectively in those, within one week from the day of receipt of a notice under the preceding paragraph, by deciding, if there is no preferential claim, a price that exceeds the estimated amount of procedural expenses, or if there is a preferential claim, a price that is not less than the total of the estimated amount of procedural expenses and that of the preferential claim (this price is referred to as the "obligee's offered price" in this paragraph), the enforcement court must cancel the proceedings for a compulsory auction under the petition filed by the attaching obligee; provided, however, that this does not apply when the attaching obligee has proved, within that period, that none of the items of the preceding paragraph apply, or if, in a case that falls under item (ii) of that paragraph, the minimum purchase price of the immovable property exceeds the estimated amount of procedural expenses and consent has been obtained from the persons who have the preferential claim (excluding a person who is expected to be able to receive full performance of the person's preferential claim at the minimum purchase price) for the sale of the immovable property: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 差押債権者が不動産の買受人になることができる場合　申出額に達する買受けの申出がないときは、自ら申出額で不動産を買い受ける旨の申出及び申出額に相当する保証の提供 art-63/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-2/item-1 cases where the attaching obligee is able to purchase the immovable property:making of an offer that the attaching obligee will purchase the immovable property at the obligee's offered price if there is no purchase offer that reaches the obligee's offered price, and provisions of a guarantee equivalent to the obligee's offered price; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 差押債権者が不動産の買受人になることができない場合　買受けの申出の額が申出額に達しないときは、申出額と買受けの申出の額との差額を負担する旨の申出及び申出額と買受可能価額との差額に相当する保証の提供 art-63/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-2/item-2 cases where the attaching obligee is unable to purchase the immovable property:making of an offer that the attaching obligee will pay any difference between the obligee's offered price and the purchase offer price if the purchase offer price fails to reach the obligee's offered price, and provisions of a guarantee equivalent to the difference between the obligee's offered price and the minimum purchase price. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項第二号の申出及び保証の提供があつた場合において、買受可能価額以上の額の買受けの申出がないときは、執行裁判所は、差押債権者の申立てに係る強制競売の手続を取り消さなければならない。 art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-3 If an offer has been made and a guarantee has been provided under item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, if there is no purchase offer at or beyond the minimum purchase price, the enforcement court must cancel the proceedings for a compulsory auction under the petition filed by the attaching obligee. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第二項の保証の提供は、執行裁判所に対し、最高裁判所規則で定める方法により行わなければならない。 art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-4 The provision of a guarantee referred to in paragraph (2) must be made to the enforcement court by the method specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-63/par-1: 第四十七条第六項 → 民事執行法 第四十七条第六項 (Article 47, paragraph (6)), art-47/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-47/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-47/par-6 - art-63/par-1: この条 → 民事執行法 第六十三条 (Article 63), art-63 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63 - art-63/par-1/item-1: この条 → 民事執行法 第六十三条 (Article 63), art-63 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63 - art-63/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-1 - art-63/par-2: この項 → 民事執行法 第六十三条第二項 (Article 63, paragraph (2)), art-63/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-2 - art-63/par-2: 同項第二号 → 民事執行法 第六十三条第一項第二号 (Article 63, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-63/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-1/item-2 - art-63/par-3: 前項第二号 → 民事執行法 第六十三条第二項第二号 (Article 63, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-63/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-2/item-2 - art-63/par-4: 第二項 → 民事執行法 第六十三条第二項 (Article 63, paragraph (2)), art-63/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-2 ## Cited by 13 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第五百三十八条第三項（換価の方法） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-538/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-538/par-3 - 民事執行法 第六十三条第一項（剰余を生ずる見込みのない場合等の措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-1 - 民事執行法 第六十三条第一項第一号（剰余を生ずる見込みのない場合等の措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-1/item-1 - 民事執行法 第六十三条第二項（剰余を生ずる見込みのない場合等の措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-2 - 民事執行法 第六十三条第三項（剰余を生ずる見込みのない場合等の措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-3 - 民事執行法 第六十三条第四項（剰余を生ずる見込みのない場合等の措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-63/par-4 - 民事執行法 第六十八条の二第四項（買受けの申出をした差押債権者のための保全処分等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-68-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-68-2/par-4 - 民事執行法 第七十八条第三項（代金の納付） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-78/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-78/par-3 - 民事執行法 第八十六条の二第一項第二号（売却代金） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-86-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-86-2/par-1/item-2 - 民法 第三百八十四条第一項第四号（債権者のみなし承諾） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-384/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-384/par-1/item-4 - 破産法 第四十二条第三項（他の手続の失効等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-42/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-42/par-3 - 破産法 第百八十四条第三項（換価の方法） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-184/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-184/par-3 - 破産法 第百八十七条第五項（担保権の実行の申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-187/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-187/par-5 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事執行法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/354AC0000000004/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Enforcement Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4900/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 204 — 民事執行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19