# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第八百十五条 (Article 815)

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- Law: 商法 (Commercial Code), 明治三十二年法律第四十八号
- English title "Commercial 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: 第八百十五条 (Article 815)（定義等） — address `art-815`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-815
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-815
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### 第八百十五条（定義等） — (Definitions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-815 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-815 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-815</sup>

  **第一項**  この章において「海上保険契約」とは、損害保険契約のうち、保険者（営業として保険の引受けを行うものに限る。以下この章において同じ。）が航海に関する事故によって生ずることのある損害を塡補することを約するものをいう。
  <sup>art-815/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-815/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-815/par-1</sup>
  The term "marine insurance policy" as used in this Chapter means a non-life insurance policy under which the insurer (limited to a person that underwrites insurance as a business; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) promises to provide compensation for loss or damage arising from an accident relating to a voyage.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  海上保険契約については、この章に別段の定めがある場合を除き、保険法（平成二十年法律第五十六号）第二章第一節から第四節まで及び第六節並びに第五章の規定を適用する。
  <sup>art-815/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-815/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-815/par-2</sup>
  Unless otherwise provided for in this Chapter, the provisions of Chapter II, Sections 1 through 4 and 6, and Chapter V of the Insurance Act (Act No. 56 of 2008) apply to marine insurance policies.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 商法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/132AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Commercial Code — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- This site's parser, version 224 — 商法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05