# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第八十六条 (Article 86)

- 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: 第八十六条 (Article 86)（音声の送受信による通話の方法による配当期日） — address `art-86`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-86
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-86
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### 第八十六条（音声の送受信による通話の方法による配当期日） — (Distribution Date Through Communication by Audio Transmission)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-86 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-86 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-86</sup>

      **第一項**  執行裁判所は、相当と認めるときは、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、執行裁判所並びに第八十五条第一項に規定する債権者及び債務者が音声の送受信により同時に通話をすることができる方法によつて、配当期日における手続を行うことができる。
      <sup>art-86/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-86/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-86/par-1</sup>
      If an enforcement court finds it to be reasonable, the enforcement court may perform procedures on a distribution date by a method of communication that enables the enforcement court and the obligees prescribed in Article 85, paragraph (1) and the obligor to simultaneously communicate with one another by audio transmission pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  前項の配当期日に出頭しないでその手続に関与した者は、その配当期日に出頭したものとみなす。
      <sup>art-86/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-86/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-86/par-2</sup>
      A person who does not appear on a distribution date prescribed in the preceding paragraph and participates in the proceedings is deemed to have appeared on that distribution date.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-86/par-1: 第八十五条第一項 → 民事執行法 第八十五条第一項 (Article 85, paragraph (1)), art-85/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-85/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-85/par-1
- art-86/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第八十六条第一項 (Article 86, paragraph (1)), art-86/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-86/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-86/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 民事執行法 第八十六条第二項（音声の送受信による通話の方法による配当期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-86/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-86/par-2
- 民事執行法 第百十一条第一項（強制競売の規定の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-111/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-111/par-1
- 民事執行法 第百四十二条第二項（執行裁判所による配当等の実施） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-142/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-142/par-2
- 民事執行法 第百六十六条第二項（配当等の実施） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-166/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-166/par-2
- 民事執行法 附則第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/suppl-5051-53/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/suppl-5051-53/par-1/item-3
- 民事調停法 附則第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-mediation-act/suppl-5051-53/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC1000000222/suppl-5051-53/par-1/item-3
- 破産法 第百九十一条第三項（配当等の実施） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-191/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-191/par-3
- 破産法 附則第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5051-53/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5051-53/par-1/item-3
- 著作権法 附則第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-53/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-53/par-1/item-3

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## 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
