# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第五十三条 (Article 53)

- 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: 第五十三条 (Article 53)（訴訟告知） — address `art-53`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-53
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-53
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### 第五十三条（訴訟告知） — (Notice of Litigation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-53</sup>

    **第一項**  当事者は、訴訟の係属中、参加することができる第三者にその訴訟の告知をすることができる。
    <sup>art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-53/par-1</sup>
    While litigation is pending, a party may notify a third party that is permitted to intervene in the litigation of that litigation.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  訴訟告知を受けた者は、更に訴訟告知をすることができる。
    <sup>art-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-53/par-2</sup>
    A person that has been notified of litigation may notify another person of that litigation.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  訴訟告知は、その理由及び訴訟の程度を記載した書面を裁判所に提出してしなければならない。
    <sup>art-53/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-53/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-53/par-3</sup>
    A person must notify another person of litigation by submitting a paper document to the court stating the grounds for notifying that person and the progress of the litigation.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第四項**  訴訟告知を受けた者が参加しなかった場合においても、第四十六条の規定の適用については、参加することができた時に参加したものとみなす。
    <sup>art-53/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-53/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-53/par-4</sup>
    Even if a person receiving notice of litigation does not intervene in the litigation, to apply the provisions of Article 46, that person is deemed to have intervened in the litigation at the time that that person could have intervened.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-53/par-4: 第四十六条 → 民事訴訟法 第四十六条 (Article 46), art-46 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-46 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-46

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17