# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第四章 (Part 1, Chapter 4) - Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号 - English title "Code of Civil Procedure": 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: 第四章 (Part 1, Chapter 4) — address `pt-1/ch-4` - Text: the text as amended with effect from 2028-12-23 (The date on which the Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 45 of 2026) comes into force. 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The Ministry's English is given only where this text's Japanese is a wording the Ministry translated — the same as the text in force, or for a text not yet in force, a wording it translated ahead; every other paragraph's English is machine translation. --- ## 第四章　訴訟費用 — Chapter IV Court Costs heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-1/ch-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#pt-1/ch-4 ## 第一節　訴訟費用の負担 — Section 1 Bearing of Court Costs heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-1/ch-4/sec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#pt-1/ch-4/sec-1 ### 第六十一条（訴訟費用の負担の原則） — (Bearing of Court Costs: in Principle) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-61 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-61 **第一項** 訴訟費用は、敗訴の当事者の負担とする。 art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-61/par-1 The defeated party bears the court costs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六十二条（不必要な行為があった場合等の負担） — (Bearing of Costs: Unnecessary Acts) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-62 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-62 **第一項** 裁判所は、事情により、勝訴の当事者に、その権利の伸張若しくは防御に必要でない行為によって生じた訴訟費用又は行為の時における訴訟の程度において相手方の権利の伸張若しくは防御に必要であった行為によって生じた訴訟費用の全部又は一部を負担させることができる。 art-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-62/par-1 Depending on the circumstances, the court may have the winning party bear the whole or part of the court costs incurred due to any act that was unnecessary for the expansion or defense of the winning party's rights, or court costs incurred due to any act that was necessary, in light of the progress of the litigation as of the time of the act, for the expansion or defense of the adverse party's rights. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六十三条（訴訟を遅滞させた場合の負担） — (Bearing of Costs: Delay in Litigation) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-63 **第一項** 当事者が適切な時期に攻撃若しくは防御の方法を提出しないことにより、又は期日若しくは期間の不遵守その他当事者の責めに帰すべき事由により訴訟を遅滞させたときは、裁判所は、その当事者に、その勝訴の場合においても、遅滞によって生じた訴訟費用の全部又は一部を負担させることができる。 art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-63/par-1 If a party delays litigation due to a failure to present allegations or evidence in a timely manner, failure to keep a court date or observe a time frame, or any other grounds attributable to that party, the court may have that party bear the whole or part of court costs incurred due to the delay, even if that party wins the case. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六十四条（一部敗訴の場合の負担） — (Bearing of Costs: Partial Defeat) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-64 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-64 **第一項** 一部敗訴の場合における各当事者の訴訟費用の負担は、裁判所が、その裁量で定める。ただし、事情により、当事者の一方に訴訟費用の全部を負担させることができる。 art-64/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-64/par-1 In the case of a partial defeat, the court fixes the court costs that each party bears at its own discretion; provided, however, that depending on the circumstances, the court may have either party bear all court costs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六十五条（共同訴訟の場合の負担） — (Bearing of Costs in Joint Litigation) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-65 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-65 **第一項** 共同訴訟人は、等しい割合で訴訟費用を負担する。ただし、裁判所は、事情により、共同訴訟人に連帯して訴訟費用を負担させ、又は他の方法により負担させることができる。 art-65/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-65/par-1 Co-litigants bear court costs equally; provided, however, that the court, depending on the circumstances, may have co-litigants bear court costs jointly and severally or in any other manner. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 裁判所は、前項の規定にかかわらず、権利の伸張又は防御に必要でない行為をした当事者に、その行為によって生じた訴訟費用を負担させることができる。 art-65/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-65/par-2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the court may have a party that has performed any act that was unnecessary for the expansion or defense of a right bear court costs incurred due to that act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六十六条（補助参加の場合の負担） — (Bearing of Costs: Supporting Intervention) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-66 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-66 **第一項** 第六十一条から前条までの規定は、補助参加についての異議によって生じた訴訟費用の補助参加人とその異議を述べた当事者との間における負担の関係及び補助参加によって生じた訴訟費用の補助参加人と相手方との間における負担の関係について準用する。 art-66/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-66/par-1 The provisions of Article 61 through the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the bearing of court costs incurred due to an objection to supporting intervention between the supporting intervener and the party that raises the objection, and to the bearing of court costs incurred due to supporting intervention between the supporting intervener and the adverse party. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六十七条（訴訟費用の負担の裁判） — (Judicial Decisions on the Bearing of Court Costs) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-67 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-67 **第一項** 裁判所は、事件を完結する裁判において、職権で、その審級における訴訟費用の全部について、その負担の裁判をしなければならない。ただし、事情により、事件の一部又は中間の争いに関する裁判において、その費用についての負担の裁判をすることができる。 art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-67/par-1 In the judicial decision that concludes a case, the court must reach a judicial decision sua sponte on the bearing of all court costs incurred in the relevant instance; provided, however, that depending on the circumstances, in a judicial decision on part of a case or on an interlocutory dispute, the court may reach a judicial decision on the bearing of those costs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 上級の裁判所が本案の裁判を変更する場合には、訴訟の総費用について、その負担の裁判をしなければならない。事件の差戻し又は移送を受けた裁判所がその事件を完結する裁判をする場合も、同様とする。 art-67/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-67/par-2 If a superior court modifies a judicial decision on the merits, it must reach a judicial decision on the bearing of the total costs of litigation. The same applies when a court that has accepted a case remanded or transferred to it reaches the judicial decision that concludes the case. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六十八条（和解の場合の負担） — (Bearing of Costs When Parties Reach a Settlement) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-68 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-68 **第一項** 当事者が裁判所において和解をした場合において、和解の費用又は訴訟費用の負担について特別の定めをしなかったときは、その費用は、各自が負担する。 art-68/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-68/par-1 If the parties reach a court settlement but do not specifically establish how settlement costs or court costs will be borne, each party bears its own costs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六十九条（法定代理人等の費用償還） — (Reimbursement of Costs by a Legal Representative) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-69 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-69 **第一項** 法定代理人、訴訟代理人、裁判所書記官又は執行官が故意又は重大な過失によって無益な訴訟費用を生じさせたときは、受訴裁判所は、申立てにより又は職権で、これらの者に対し、その費用額の償還を命ずることができる。 art-69/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-69/par-1 If a legal representative, litigation representative, court clerk, or court enforcement officer, intentionally or through gross negligence, gives rise to unnecessary court costs, the court in charge of the case, upon petition or sua sponte, may order that person to reimburse the relevant person in the amount of those costs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定は、法定代理人又は訴訟代理人として訴訟行為をした者が、その代理権又は訴訟行為をするのに必要な授権があることを証明することができず、かつ、追認を得ることができなかった場合において、その訴訟行為によって生じた訴訟費用について準用する。 art-69/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-69/par-2 If a person performing a procedural act as a legal representative or litigation representative has failed to prove that the person has the authority to act as a person's legal representative or delegation of powers necessary for performing a procedural act and has also failed to have the act ratified, the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the court costs arising from that procedural act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項（前項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-69/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-69/par-3 An immediate appeal may be filed against a ruling under the provisions of paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十条（無権代理人の費用負担） — (The Bearing of Costs by an Unauthorized Representative) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-70 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-70 **第一項** 前条第二項に規定する場合において、裁判所が訴えを却下したときは、訴訟費用は、代理人として訴訟行為をした者の負担とする。 art-70/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-70/par-1 In a case prescribed in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, if the court denies an action, the person performing procedural acts as a representative bears the court costs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十一条（訴訟費用額の確定手続） — (Procedures for Fixing the Amount of Court Costs) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-71 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71 **第一項** 訴訟費用の負担の額は、その負担の裁判が執行力を生じた後に、申立てにより、第一審裁判所の裁判所書記官が定める。 art-71/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-1 The amount of court costs to be borne is fixed, upon petition, by the court clerk of the court of first instance after the judicial decision on the bearing of costs becomes enforceable. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の申立ては、訴訟費用の負担の裁判が確定した日から十年以内にしなければならない。 art-71/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-2 A person must file the petition under the preceding paragraph within ten years from the day on which the judicial decision on the bearing of costs becomes final and binding. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項の場合において、当事者双方が訴訟費用を負担するときは、最高裁判所規則で定める場合を除き、各当事者の負担すべき費用は、その対当額について相殺があったものとみなす。 art-71/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-3 In a case as referred to in paragraph (1), except in cases specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court, if both parties bear court costs, the costs that each party will bear is deemed to have offset the corresponding amount of costs that the other party will bear. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項の申立てに関する処分は、相当と認める方法で告知することによって、その効力を生ずる。 art-71/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-4 A disposition on the petition referred to in paragraph (1) takes effect when the relevant persons are notified of it by a means that is considered to be appropriate. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前項の処分に対する異議の申立ては、その告知を受けた日から一週間の不変期間内にしなければならない。 art-71/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-5 A person must object to the disposition referred to in the preceding paragraph within an inalterable time frame of one week from the day on which they are notified of it. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 前項の異議の申立ては、執行停止の効力を有する。 art-71/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-6 An objection under the preceding paragraph has the effect of a stay of enforcement. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 裁判所は、第一項の規定による額を定める処分に対する異議の申立てを理由があると認める場合において、訴訟費用の負担の額を定めるべきときは、自らその額を定めなければならない。 art-71/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-7 If the court finds that there are grounds for the objection to a disposition fixing the amount under the provisions of paragraph (1), the court must fix the amount of court costs to be borne itself, if that amount is required to be fixed. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第八項** 第五項の異議の申立てについての決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-71/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-8 An immediate appeal may be filed against a ruling on an objection referred to in paragraph (5). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十二条（和解の場合の費用額の確定手続） — (Procedures for Fixing the Amount of Costs in a Settlement) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-72 **第一項** 当事者が裁判所において和解をした場合において、和解の費用又は訴訟費用の負担を定め、その額を定めなかったときは、その額は、申立てにより、第一審裁判所（第二百七十五条の和解にあっては、和解が成立した裁判所）の裁判所書記官が定める。この場合においては、前条第二項から第八項までの規定を準用する。 art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-72/par-1 If the parties reach a court settlement and establish how settlement costs or court costs will be borne but do not fix the amount of these costs, their amount is fixed, upon petition, by the court clerk of the court of first instance (for a settlement as referred to in Article 275, the court where the settlement is established). In such a case, the provisions of paragraphs (2) through (8) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十三条（訴訟が裁判及び和解によらないで完結した場合等の取扱い） — (Handling When Litigation Is Concluded Not by Judicial Decision or Settlement) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-73 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-73 **第一項** 訴訟が裁判及び和解によらないで完結したときは、申立てにより、第一審裁判所は決定で訴訟費用の負担を命じ、その裁判所の裁判所書記官はその決定が執行力を生じた後にその負担の額を定めなければならない。補助参加の申出の取下げ又は補助参加についての異議の取下げがあった場合も、同様とする。 art-73/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-73/par-1 If litigation is concluded not by a judicial decision or settlement, the court of first instance, upon petition, must issue a ruling ordering court costs to be borne, and the court clerk of that court must fix the amount to be borne after the ruling becomes enforceable. The same applies if an application for supporting intervention is withdrawn or if an objection to supporting intervention is withdrawn. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第六十一条から第六十六条まで及び第七十一条第八項の規定は前項の申立てについての決定について、同条第二項の規定は前項の申立てについて、同条第三項及び第四項の規定は前項の申立てに関する裁判所書記官の処分について、同条第五項から第八項までの規定はその処分に対する異議の申立てについて、それぞれ準用する。この場合において、同条第二項中「訴訟費用の負担の裁判が確定した」とあるのは、「訴訟が完結した」と読み替えるものとする。 art-73/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-73/par-2 The provisions of Articles 61 through 66 and Article 71, paragraph (8) apply mutatis mutandis to a ruling on a petition under the preceding paragraph; the provisions of Article 71, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to a petition under the preceding paragraph; the provisions of Article 71, paragraphs (3) and (4) apply mutatis mutandis to a disposition rendered by the court clerk on a petition under the preceding paragraph; and the provisions of Article 71, paragraphs (5) through (8) apply mutatis mutandis to an objection to such a disposition. In such a case, the term "from the day when the judicial decision on the bearing of costs becomes final and binding" in Article 71, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "from the day when the litigation is concluded". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十四条（費用額の確定処分の更正） — (Correction of a Disposition Fixing the Amount of Costs) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-74 **第一項** 第七十一条第一項、第七十二条又は前条第一項の規定による額を定める処分に計算違い、誤記その他これらに類する明白な誤りがあるときは、裁判所書記官は、申立てにより又は職権で、いつでもその処分を更正することができる。 art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-74/par-1 If a miscalculation, clerical error, or any other similar mistake that is clearly an error has been made in a disposition that fixes the amount under the provisions of Article 71, paragraph (1), Article 72 or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the court clerk, upon petition or sua sponte, may correct the disposition at any time. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第七十一条第四項から第六項まで及び第八項の規定は、前項の規定による更正の処分及びこれに対する異議の申立てについて準用する。 art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-74/par-2 The provisions of Article 71, paragraphs (4) through (6) and paragraph (8) apply mutatis mutandis to a corrective action under the provisions of the preceding paragraph and to the filing of any objection to it. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項に規定する額を定める処分に対し適法な異議の申立てがあったときは、前項の異議の申立ては、することができない。 art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-74/par-3 If a lawful objection is filed against a disposition that fixes the amount prescribed in paragraph (1), the objection under the preceding paragraph may not be filed. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## 第二節　訴訟費用の担保 — Section 2 Security for Court Costs heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-1/ch-4/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#pt-1/ch-4/sec-2 ### 第七十五条（担保提供命令） — (Order to Provide Security) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-75 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75 **第一項** 原告が日本国内に住所、事務所及び営業所を有しないときは、裁判所は、被告の申立てにより、決定で、訴訟費用の担保を立てるべきことを原告に命じなければならない。その担保に不足を生じたときも、同様とする。 art-75/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-1 If a plaintiff is not domiciled in Japan or does not have a business office or other office in Japan, at the petition of the defendant, the court must issue a ruling ordering the plaintiff to provide security for court costs. The same applies if that security becomes insufficient. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定は、金銭の支払の請求の一部について争いがない場合において、その額が担保として十分であるときは、適用しない。 art-75/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if there is no dispute over part of a claim for the payment of money and the amount of that part of the claim is sufficient as security. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 被告は、担保を立てるべき事由があることを知った後に本案について弁論をし、又は弁論準備手続において申述をしたときは、第一項の申立てをすることができない。 art-75/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-3 Once a defendant has presented an oral argument on the merits or entered a statement in preparatory proceedings after having learned that there are grounds for security to be provided, the defendant may not file the petition referred to in paragraph (1). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項の申立てをした被告は、原告が担保を立てるまで応訴を拒むことができる。 art-75/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-4 A defendant filing a petition under paragraph (1) may refuse to appear until the plaintiff provides security. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 裁判所は、第一項の決定において、担保の額及び担保を立てるべき期間を定めなければならない。 art-75/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-5 In the ruling stated in paragraph (1), the court must specify the amount of security and the time frame for providing security. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 担保の額は、被告が全審級において支出すべき訴訟費用の総額を標準として定める。 art-75/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-6 The amount of security is specified on the basis of the total amount of court costs the defendant would need to pay in all instances. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 第一項の申立てについての決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-75/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-7 An immediate appeal may be filed against a ruling on a petition under paragraph (1). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十六条（担保提供の方法） — (Manner of Providing Security) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-76 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-76 **第一項** 担保を立てるには、担保を立てるべきことを命じた裁判所の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所の管轄区域内の供託所に金銭又は裁判所が相当と認める有価証券（社債、株式等の振替に関する法律（平成十三年法律第七十五号）第二百七十八条第一項に規定する振替債を含む。次条において同じ。）を供託する方法その他最高裁判所規則で定める方法によらなければならない。ただし、当事者が特別の契約をしたときは、その契約による。 art-76/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-76/par-1 In providing security, money or securities (including book-entry transfer bonds prescribed in Article 278, paragraph (1) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds and Shares (Act No. 75 of 2001); the same applies in the following Article) that the court considers appropriate must be deposited with an official depository within the territorial jurisdiction of the district court of jurisdiction in the locality of the court that orders the security to be provided, or must be provided by another means specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court; provided, however, that if the parties have entered into a special contract, that contract prevails. machine translation, not official ### 第七十七条（担保物に対する被告の権利） — (Defendant's Right to Collateral) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-77 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-77 **第一項** 被告は、訴訟費用に関し、前条の規定により供託した金銭又は有価証券について、他の債権者に先立ち弁済を受ける権利を有する。 art-77/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-77/par-1 A defendant has the right to receive payment for court costs, in preference to other creditors, from the money or securities deposited pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十八条（担保不提供の効果） — (Result of Failure to Provide Security) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-78 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-78 **第一項** 原告が担保を立てるべき期間内にこれを立てないときは、裁判所は、口頭弁論を経ないで、判決で、訴えを却下することができる。ただし、判決前に担保を立てたときは、この限りでない。 art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-78/par-1 If a plaintiff fails to provide security within the time frame during which it is required to be provided, the court may enter a judgment denying the action, without hearing oral arguments; provided, however, that this does not apply if the plaintiff provides security before that a judgment is entered. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十九条（担保の取消し） — (Release of Security) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-79 **第一項** 担保を立てた者が担保の事由が消滅したことを証明したときは、裁判所は、申立てにより、担保の取消しの決定をしなければならない。 art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-79/par-1 If a person providing security proves that the grounds for providing security have ceased to exist, the court, upon petition, must rule to release that security. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 担保を立てた者が担保の取消しについて担保権利者の同意を得たことを証明したときも、前項と同様とする。 art-79/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-79/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply if a person providing security proves that the person has obtained the consent of the security interest holder for the release of the security. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 訴訟の完結後、裁判所書記官が、担保を立てた者の申立てにより、担保権利者に対し、一定の期間内にその権利を行使すべき旨を催告し、担保権利者がその行使をしないときは、担保の取消しについて担保権利者の同意があったものとみなす。 art-79/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-79/par-3 If, after the conclusion of litigation, the court clerk, at the petition of the person providing the security, requests that the security interest holder exercise the right to the security within a certain time frame and the security interest holder fails to do so, the security interest holder is deemed to consent to the release of the security. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項及び第二項の規定による決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-79/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-79/par-4 An immediate appeal may be filed against a ruling under the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八十条（担保の変換） — (Substitution of Security) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-80 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-80 **第一項** 裁判所は、担保を立てた者の申立てにより、決定で、その担保の変換を命ずることができる。ただし、その担保を契約によって他の担保に変換することを妨げない。 art-80/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-80/par-1 At the petition of a person providing the security, the court may issue a ruling ordering the substitution of that security; provided, however, that this does not preclude other security from being substituted for that security pursuant to a contract. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八十一条（他の法令による担保への準用） — (Mutatis Mutandis Application to Security under Other Laws and Regulations) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-81 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-81 **第一項** 第七十五条第四項、第五項及び第七項並びに第七十六条から前条までの規定は、他の法令により訴えの提起について立てるべき担保について準用する。 art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-81/par-1 The provisions of Article 75, paragraphs (4), (5), and (7) and Articles 76 through the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to any security that is required to be provided pursuant to other laws and regulations for the filing of an action. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## 第三節　訴訟上の救助 — Section 3 Legal Aid heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-1/ch-4/sec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#pt-1/ch-4/sec-3 ### 第八十二条（救助の付与） — (Granting Aid) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-82 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-82 **第一項** 訴訟の準備及び追行に必要な費用を支払う資力がない者又はその支払により生活に著しい支障を生ずる者に対しては、裁判所は、申立てにより、訴訟上の救助の決定をすることができる。ただし、勝訴の見込みがないとはいえないときに限る。 art-82/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-82/par-1 The court, upon petition, may issue a ruling granting legal aid to a person lacking the financial resources to pay the expenses necessary for preparing for and conducting litigation, or to a person for whom paying those expenses would cause substantial adversity in daily life; provided, however, that this applies only if the person has some chance of winning the case. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 訴訟上の救助の決定は、審級ごとにする。 art-82/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-82/par-2 Rulings granting legal aid are issued separately for each instance. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八十三条（救助の効力等） — (Effects of Aid) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-83 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-83 **第一項** 訴訟上の救助の決定は、その定めるところに従い、訴訟及び強制執行について、次に掲げる効力を有する。 art-83/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-83/par-1 A ruling granting legal aid has the following effects with regard to litigation and enforcement, in line with what is provided for in the ruling: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 裁判費用並びに執行官の手数料及びその職務の執行に要する費用の支払の猶予 art-83/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-83/par-1/item-1 a grace period for the payment of court costs, as well as for fees for a court enforcement officer and expenses necessary for the performance of the duties of the same; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 裁判所において付添いを命じた弁護士の報酬及び費用の支払の猶予 art-83/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-83/par-1/item-2 a grace period for the payment of compensation and expenses for an attorney at law that is ordered by the court to help the person that has been granted legal aid; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 訴訟費用の担保の免除 art-83/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-83/par-1/item-3 exemption from providing security for court costs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 訴訟上の救助の決定は、これを受けた者のためにのみその効力を有する。 art-83/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-83/par-2 A ruling granting legal aid is only valid for assisting the person in whose favor the ruling is issued. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 裁判所は、訴訟の承継人に対し、決定で、猶予した費用の支払を命ずる。 art-83/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-83/par-3 The court issues a ruling ordering any successor to litigation to pay expenses and costs for which a grace period for payment has been given. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八十四条（救助の決定の取消し） — (Revocation of a Ruling Granting Aid) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-84 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-84 **第一項** 訴訟上の救助の決定を受けた者が第八十二条第一項本文に規定する要件を欠くことが判明し、又はこれを欠くに至ったときは、訴訟記録の存する裁判所は、利害関係人の申立てにより又は職権で、決定により、いつでも訴訟上の救助の決定を取り消し、猶予した費用の支払を命ずることができる。 art-84/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-84/par-1 If a person in whose favor a ruling granting legal aid is issued is found not to meet the requirements prescribed in the main clause of Article 82, paragraph (1) or comes to no longer meet those requirements, the court that has the case record on file may at any time, upon at the petition of an interested party or sua sponte, issue a ruling setting aside the ruling that granted the person legal aid, and order the person to pay any expenses and costs for which a grace period has been given. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八十五条（猶予された費用等の取立方法） — (Manner of Collecting Expenses and Costs with a Grace Period) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-85 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-85 **第一項** 訴訟上の救助の決定を受けた者に支払を猶予した費用は、これを負担することとされた相手方から直接に取り立てることができる。この場合において、弁護士又は執行官は、報酬又は手数料及び費用について、訴訟上の救助の決定を受けた者に代わり、第七十一条第一項、第七十二条又は第七十三条第一項の申立て及び強制執行をすることができる。 art-85/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-85/par-1 Expenses and costs in respect of which a person in whose favor a ruling granting legal aid is issued is given a payment grace period may be collected directly from the adverse party that it has been decided will bear those expenses and costs. To do so, an attorney at law or a court enforcement officer, on behalf of the person in whose favor the ruling granting legal aid has been issued, may file a petition stated in Article 71, paragraph (1), Article 72 or Article 73, paragraph (1) or carry out judicial enforcement with regard to compensation or fees and expenses and costs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八十六条（即時抗告） — (Immediate Appeals) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-86 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-86 **第一項** この節に規定する決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-86/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-86/par-1 An immediate appeal may be filed against a ruling prescribed in this Section. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-65/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第六十五条第一項 (Article 65, paragraph (1)), art-65/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-65/par-1 - art-66/par-1: 第六十一条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十一条 (Article 61), art-61 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-61 - art-66/par-1: 第六十一条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十二条 (Article 62), art-62 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-62 - art-66/par-1: 第六十一条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十三条 (Article 63), art-63 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-63 - art-66/par-1: 第六十一条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十四条 (Article 64), art-64 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-64 - art-66/par-1: 第六十一条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十五条 (Article 65), art-65 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-65 - art-69/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第六十九条第一項 (Article 69, paragraph (1)), art-69/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-69/par-1 - art-69/par-3: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第六十九条第一項 (Article 69, paragraph (1)), art-69/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-69/par-1 - art-69/par-3: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第六十九条第二項 (Article 69, paragraph (2)), art-69/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-69/par-2 - art-70/par-1: 前条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第六十九条第二項 (Article 69, paragraph (2)), art-69/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-69/par-2 - art-71/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第一項 (Article 71, paragraph (1)), art-71/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-1 - art-71/par-3: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第一項 (Article 71, paragraph (1)), art-71/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-1 - art-71/par-4: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第一項 (Article 71, paragraph (1)), art-71/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-1 - art-71/par-5: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第四項 (Article 71, paragraph (4)), art-71/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-4 - art-71/par-6: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第五項 (Article 71, paragraph (5)), art-71/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-5 - art-71/par-7: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第一項 (Article 71, paragraph (1)), art-71/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-1 - art-71/par-8: 第五項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第五項 (Article 71, paragraph (5)), art-71/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-5 - art-72/par-1: 第二百七十五条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百七十五条 (Article 275), art-275 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-2/ch-8#art-275 - art-72/par-1: 前条第二項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第二項 (Article 71, paragraph (2)), art-71/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-2 - art-72/par-1: 前条第二項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第三項 (Article 71, paragraph (3)), art-71/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-3 - art-72/par-1: 前条第二項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第四項 (Article 71, paragraph (4)), art-71/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-4 - art-72/par-1: 前条第二項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第五項 (Article 71, paragraph (5)), art-71/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-5 - art-72/par-1: 前条第二項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第六項 (Article 71, paragraph (6)), art-71/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-6 - art-72/par-1: 前条第二項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第七項 (Article 71, paragraph (7)), art-71/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-7 - art-72/par-1: 前条第二項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第八項 (Article 71, paragraph (8)), art-71/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-8 - art-73/par-2: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十一条 (Article 61), art-61 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-61 - art-73/par-2: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十二条 (Article 62), art-62 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-62 - art-73/par-2: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十三条 (Article 63), art-63 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-63 - art-73/par-2: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十四条 (Article 64), art-64 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-64 - art-73/par-2: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十五条 (Article 65), art-65 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-65 - art-73/par-2: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十六条 (Article 66), art-66 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-66 - art-73/par-2: 第七十一条第八項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第八項 (Article 71, paragraph (8)), art-71/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-8 - art-73/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十三条第一項 (Article 73, paragraph (1)), art-73/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-73/par-1 - art-73/par-2: 同条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第二項 (Article 71, paragraph (2)), art-71/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-2 - art-73/par-2: 同条第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第三項 (Article 71, paragraph (3)), art-71/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-3 - art-73/par-2: 第四項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第四項 (Article 71, paragraph (4)), art-71/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-4 - art-73/par-2: 同条第五項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第五項 (Article 71, paragraph (5)), art-71/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-5 - art-73/par-2: 同条第五項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第六項 (Article 71, paragraph (6)), art-71/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-6 - art-73/par-2: 同条第五項から第八項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第七項 (Article 71, paragraph (7)), art-71/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-7 - art-74/par-1: 第七十一条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第一項 (Article 71, paragraph (1)), art-71/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-1 - art-74/par-1: 第七十二条 → 民事訴訟法 第七十二条 (Article 72), art-72 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-72 - art-74/par-1: 前条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十三条第一項 (Article 73, paragraph (1)), art-73/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-73/par-1 - art-74/par-2: 第七十一条第四項から第六項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第四項 (Article 71, paragraph (4)), art-71/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-4 - art-74/par-2: 第七十一条第四項から第六項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第五項 (Article 71, paragraph (5)), art-71/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-5 - art-74/par-2: 第七十一条第四項から第六項まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第六項 (Article 71, paragraph (6)), art-71/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-6 - art-74/par-2: 第八項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第八項 (Article 71, paragraph (8)), art-71/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-8 - art-74/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十四条第一項 (Article 74, paragraph (1)), art-74/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-74/par-1 - art-74/par-3: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十四条第一項 (Article 74, paragraph (1)), art-74/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-74/par-1 - art-74/par-3: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十四条第二項 (Article 74, paragraph (2)), art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-74/par-2 - art-75/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第一項 (Article 75, paragraph (1)), art-75/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-1 - art-75/par-3: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第一項 (Article 75, paragraph (1)), art-75/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-1 - art-75/par-4: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第一項 (Article 75, paragraph (1)), art-75/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-1 - art-75/par-5: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第一項 (Article 75, paragraph (1)), art-75/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-1 - art-75/par-7: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第一項 (Article 75, paragraph (1)), art-75/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-1 - art-76/par-1: 社債、株式等の振替に関する法律（平成十三年法律第七十五号）第二百七十八条第一項 → e-Gov law 413AC0000000075, 第二百七十八条第一項 (Article 278, paragraph (1)), art-278/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-76/par-1: 次条 → 民事訴訟法 第七十七条 (Article 77), art-77 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-77 - art-77/par-1: 前条 → 民事訴訟法 第七十六条 (Article 76), art-76 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-76 - art-79/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十九条第一項 (Article 79, paragraph (1)), art-79/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-79/par-1 - art-79/par-4: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十九条第一項 (Article 79, paragraph (1)), art-79/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-79/par-1 - art-79/par-4: 第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十九条第二項 (Article 79, paragraph (2)), art-79/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-79/par-2 - art-81/par-1: 第七十五条第四項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第四項 (Article 75, paragraph (4)), art-75/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-4 - art-81/par-1: 第五項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第五項 (Article 75, paragraph (5)), art-75/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-5 - art-81/par-1: 第七項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第七項 (Article 75, paragraph (7)), art-75/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-75/par-7 - art-81/par-1: 第七十六条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十六条 (Article 76), art-76 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-76 - art-81/par-1: 第七十六条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十七条 (Article 77), art-77 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-77 - art-81/par-1: 第七十六条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十八条 (Article 78), art-78 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-78 - art-81/par-1: 第七十六条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十九条 (Article 79), art-79 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-79 - art-81/par-1: 第七十六条から前条まで → 民事訴訟法 第八十条 (Article 80), art-80 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-80 - art-84/par-1: 第八十二条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第八十二条第一項 (Article 82, paragraph (1)), art-82/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-74#art-82/par-1 - art-85/par-1: 第七十一条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第一項 (Article 71, paragraph (1)), art-71/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-71/par-1 - art-85/par-1: 第七十二条 → 民事訴訟法 第七十二条 (Article 72), art-72 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-72 - art-85/par-1: 第七十三条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十三条第一項 (Article 73, paragraph (1)), art-73/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046/text/pt-1/ch-4/from-art-61#art-73/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text as 令和八年法律第四十六号 leaves it, from a date not yet fixed (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20281223_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17 - 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