# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第九章 (Part 2, Chapter 9) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/pt-2/ch-9. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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: 第九章 (Part 2, Chapter 9) — address `pt-2/ch-9` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/pt-2/ch-9 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/pt-2/ch-9 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第九章　寄託 — Chapter IX Bailment heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-2/ch-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/pt-2/ch-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/pt-2/ch-9 ## 第一節　総則 — Section 1 General Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-2/ch-9/sec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/pt-2/ch-9/sec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/pt-2/ch-9/sec-1 ### 第五百九十五条（受寄者の注意義務） — (Bailees' Duty of Care) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-595 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-595 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-595 **第一項** 商人がその営業の範囲内において寄託を受けた場合には、報酬を受けないときであっても、善良な管理者の注意をもって、寄託物を保管しなければならない。 art-595/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-595/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-595/par-1 If a merchant receives goods under bailment within the scope of its business, the merchant must store the bailed goods with the due care of a prudent manager even if it does not receive remuneration. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十六条（場屋営業者の責任） — (Liability of Establishment's Proprietor) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-596 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-596 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-596 **第一項** 旅館、飲食店、浴場その他の客の来集を目的とする場屋における取引をすることを業とする者（以下この節において「場屋営業者」という。）は、客から寄託を受けた物品の滅失又は損傷については、不可抗力によるものであったことを証明しなければ、損害賠償の責任を免れることができない。 art-596/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-596/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-596/par-1 If a person in the business of conducting transactions at a hotel, food and beverage establishment, bathhouse, or other such establishment at which it is intended for customers to gather (hereinafter referred to as an "establishment's proprietor" in this Section) receives goods under bailment from a customer, the establishment's proprietor is not entitled to be released from the liability to compensate the customer for loss or damage arising as a result of loss or damage to the bailed goods unless it proves that the loss or damage is due to force majeure. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 客が寄託していない物品であっても、場屋の中に携帯した物品が、場屋営業者が注意を怠ったことによって滅失し、又は損傷したときは、場屋営業者は、損害賠償の責任を負う。 art-596/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-596/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-596/par-2 An establishment's proprietor is liable to compensate for loss or damage if the goods that the customer has carried into an establishment are lost or damaged due to the proprietor's failure to exercise due care, even if these are goods that a customer has not bailed to it. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 客が場屋の中に携帯した物品につき責任を負わない旨を表示したときであっても、場屋営業者は、前二項の責任を免れることができない。 art-596/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-596/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-596/par-3 An establishment's proprietor may not be released from the liability referred to in the preceding two paragraphs even if it indicates that it does not assume liability for goods that customers carry into the establishment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十七条（高価品の特則） — (Special Provisions for Valuables) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-597 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-597 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-597 **第一項** 貨幣、有価証券その他の高価品については、客がその種類及び価額を通知してこれを場屋営業者に寄託した場合を除き、場屋営業者は、その滅失又は損傷によって生じた損害を賠償する責任を負わない。 art-597/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-597/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-597/par-1 An establishment's proprietor is not liable to compensate for loss or damage to cash, negotiable instruments, or other valuables, unless a customer notifies the establishment's proprietor of the type and value of the items while making the bailment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十八条（場屋営業者の責任に係る債権の消滅時効） — (Extinctive Prescription of Claims Involving Liability of Establishment's Proprietor) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-598 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-598 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-598 **第一項** 前二条の場屋営業者の責任に係る債権は、場屋営業者が寄託を受けた物品を返還し、又は客が場屋の中に携帯した物品を持ち去った時（物品の全部滅失の場合にあっては、客が場屋を去った時）から一年間行使しないときは、時効によって消滅する。 art-598/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-598/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-598/par-1 A claim involving the liability of an establishment's proprietor as referred to in the preceding two Articles is extinguished by prescription if the customer does not exercise it during the one-year period after the establishment's proprietor returns the bailed goods or the customer leaves with the goods that they carried into the establishment (or, in the event of a total loss of goods, after the customer leaves the establishment). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定は、場屋営業者が同項に規定する物品の滅失又は損傷につき悪意であった場合には、適用しない。 art-598/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-598/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-598/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if an establishment's proprietor has knowledge of the loss or damage to the goods prescribed in that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## 第二節　倉庫営業 — Section 2 Warehousing Business heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-2/ch-9/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/pt-2/ch-9/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/pt-2/ch-9/sec-2 ### 第五百九十九条（定義） — (Definition) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-599 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-599 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-599 **第一項** この節において「倉庫営業者」とは、他人のために物品を倉庫に保管することを業とする者をいう。 art-599/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-599/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-599/par-1 The term "warehouse operator" as used in this Section means a person engaged in the business of storing goods at a warehouse facility on behalf of another person. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The term "warehouse" as used in this Section means a person engaged in the business of storing goods at a warehouse facility on behalf of another person." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第六百条（倉荷証券の交付義務） — (Obligation to Issue Warehouse Receipt) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-600 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-600 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-600 **第一項** 倉庫営業者は、寄託者の請求により、寄託物の倉荷証券を交付しなければならない。 art-600/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-600/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-600/par-1 A warehouse operator must issue a warehouse receipt for bailed goods at the request of the bailor. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A warehouse must issue a warehouse receipt for bailed goods at the request of the bailor." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第六百一条（倉荷証券の記載事項） — (Information Contained in Warehouse Receipt) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-601 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601 **第一項** 倉荷証券には、次に掲げる事項及びその番号を記載し、倉庫営業者がこれに署名し、又は記名押印しなければならない。 art-601/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1 A warehouse receipt must contain the following information as well as its number, and bear the signature or the name and seal of a warehouse operator: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A warehouse receipt must contain the following information as well as its number, and bear the signature or the name and seal of a warehouse:" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **一** 寄託物の種類、品質及び数量並びにその荷造りの種類、個数及び記号 art-601/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-1 the type, quality, and quantity of the bailed goods, the type of packaging, the number of packages, and the marks; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 寄託者の氏名又は名称 art-601/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-2 the name of the bailor; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 保管場所 art-601/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-3 the place of storage; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 保管料 art-601/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-4 the storage fees; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 保管期間を定めたときは、その期間 art-601/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-5 the storage period, if specified; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 寄託物を保険に付したときは、保険金額、保険期間及び保険者の氏名又は名称 art-601/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-6 the insured amount, the insurance period, and the name of the insurer, if the bailed goods are covered by insurance; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 作成地及び作成の年月日 art-601/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-7 the place and date of preparation of the receipt. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六百二条（帳簿記載義務） — (Obligation to Keep Books) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-602 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-602 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-602 **第一項** 倉庫営業者は、倉荷証券を寄託者に交付したときは、その帳簿に次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。 art-602/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-602/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-602/par-1 If a warehouse operator issues a warehouse receipt to a bailor, the warehouse operator must enter the following information in its books: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If a warehouse issues a warehouse receipt to a bailor, the warehouse must enter the following information in its books:" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **一** 前条第一号、第二号及び第四号から第六号までに掲げる事項 art-602/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-602/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-602/par-1/item-1 the information set forth in item (i), item (ii), and items (iv) through (vi) of the preceding Article; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 倉荷証券の番号及び作成の年月日 art-602/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-602/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-602/par-1/item-2 the number assigned to the warehouse receipt and the date of its preparation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六百三条（寄託物の分割請求） — (Request to Divide Bailed Goods) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-603 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-603 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-603 **第一項** 倉荷証券の所持人は、倉庫営業者に対し、寄託物の分割及びその各部分に対する倉荷証券の交付を請求することができる。この場合において、所持人は、その所持する倉荷証券を倉庫営業者に返還しなければならない。 art-603/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-603/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-603/par-1 The holder of a warehouse receipt may request a warehouse operator to divide the bailed goods and issue new warehouse receipts for each of the portions of the goods. In this case, the holder must return the initial warehouse receipt to the warehouse operator. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The holder of a warehouse receipt may request a warehouse to divide the bailed goods and issue new warehouse receipts for each of the portions of the goods. In this case, the holder must return the initial warehouse receipt to the warehouse." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **第二項** 前項の規定による寄託物の分割及び倉荷証券の交付に関する費用は、所持人が負担する。 art-603/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-603/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-603/par-2 The costs for dividing bailed goods and issuing warehouse receipts under the provisions of the preceding paragraph are borne by the holder of the warehouse receipt. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六百四条（倉荷証券の不実記載） — (False Entry in Warehouse Receipts) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-604 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-604 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-604 **第一項** 倉庫営業者は、倉荷証券の記載が事実と異なることをもって善意の所持人に対抗することができない。 art-604/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-604/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-604/par-1 A warehouse operator may not assert the falsity of the information entered in a warehouse receipt against a holder in good faith. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A warehouse may not assert the falsity of the information entered in a warehouse receipt against a holder in good faith." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第六百五条（寄託物に関する処分） — (Disposition of Bailed Goods) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-605 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-605 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-605 **第一項** 倉荷証券が作成されたときは、寄託物に関する処分は、倉荷証券によってしなければならない。 art-605/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-605/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-605/par-1 If a warehouse receipt has been prepared, its holder must use it to dispose of the bailed goods. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六百六条（倉荷証券の譲渡又は質入れ） — (Negotiation or Pledging of Warehouse Receipts) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-606 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-606 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-606 **第一項** 倉荷証券は、記名式であるときであっても、裏書によって、譲渡し、又は質権の目的とすることができる。ただし、倉荷証券に裏書を禁止する旨を記載したときは、この限りでない。 art-606/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-606/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-606/par-1 Even if a warehouse receipt is issued to a named person, it may be negotiated or pledged by means of indorsement; provided, however, that this does not apply if the receipt indicates that its indorsement is prohibited. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六百七条（倉荷証券の引渡しの効力） — (Effect of Delivery of Warehouse Receipts) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-607 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-607 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-607 **第一項** 倉荷証券により寄託物を受け取ることができる者に倉荷証券を引き渡したときは、その引渡しは、寄託物について行使する権利の取得に関しては、寄託物の引渡しと同一の効力を有する。 art-607/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-607/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-607/par-1 If a warehouse receipt is delivered to a person who is entitled to use it to collect bailed goods, its delivery has the same effect as the delivery of the bailed goods as it concerns the acquisition of rights that are exercised in connection with the bailed goods. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六百八条（倉荷証券の再交付） — (Reissuance of Warehouse Receipts) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-608 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-608 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-608 **第一項** 倉荷証券の所持人は、その倉荷証券を喪失したときは、相当の担保を供して、その再交付を請求することができる。この場合において、倉庫営業者は、その旨を帳簿に記載しなければならない。 art-608/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-608/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-608/par-1 If the holder of a warehouse receipt loses that warehouse receipt, they may provide reasonable security and request a reissuance. In this case, the warehouse operator must make an entry of this in its books. machine translation, not official ### 第六百九条（寄託物の点検等） — (Inspection of Bailed Goods) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-609 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-609 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-609 **第一項** 寄託者又は倉荷証券の所持人は、倉庫営業者の営業時間内は、いつでも、寄託物の点検若しくはその見本の提供を求め、又はその保存に必要な処分をすることができる。 art-609/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-609/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-609/par-1 At any time during a warehouse operator's business hours, the bailor or the holder of a warehouse receipt may ask to inspect bailed goods or to be provided with samples of them, and may take the necessary measures to preserve them. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "At any time during a warehouse's business hours, the bailor or the holder of a warehouse receipt may ask to inspect bailed goods or to be provided with samples of them, and may take the necessary measures to preserve them." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第六百十条（倉庫営業者の責任） — (Warehouse Operator's Liability) caption: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "(Warehouse Liability)" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb art-610 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-610 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-610 **第一項** 倉庫営業者は、寄託物の保管に関し注意を怠らなかったことを証明しなければ、その滅失又は損傷につき損害賠償の責任を免れることができない。 art-610/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-610/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-610/par-1 A warehouse operator is not entitled to be released from the liability for damages for the loss of or damage to bailed goods, unless it proves that it did not neglect to exercise due care in storing the goods. machine translation, not official ### 第六百十一条（保管料等の支払時期） — (Timing for Payment of Storage Fees and Other Monies) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-611 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-611 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-611 **第一項** 倉庫営業者は、寄託物の出庫の時以後でなければ、保管料及び立替金その他寄託物に関する費用（第六百十六条第一項において「保管料等」という。）の支払を請求することができない。ただし、寄託物の一部を出庫するときは、出庫の割合に応じて、その支払を請求することができる。 art-611/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-611/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-611/par-1 A warehouse operator may not request payment of storage fees, money advanced, and other such costs associated with the bailed goods (referred to as "storage fees and other monies" in Article 616, paragraph (1)) until at least the time at which the bailed goods leave the warehouse facility; provided, however, that if some of the bailed goods leave the warehouse facility, the warehouse operator may request payment in proportion to the goods that have left it. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A warehouse may not request payment of storage fees, money advanced, and other such costs associated with the bailed goods (referred to as "storage fees and other monies" in Article 616, paragraph (1)) until at least the time at which the bailed goods leave the warehouse facility; provided, however, that if some of the bailed goods leave the warehouse facility, the warehouse may request payment in proportion to the goods that have left it." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第六百十二条（寄託物の返還の制限） — (Restrictions on Return of Bailed Goods) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-612 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-612 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-612 **第一項** 当事者が寄託物の保管期間を定めなかったときは、倉庫営業者は、寄託物の入庫の日から六箇月を経過した後でなければ、その返還をすることができない。ただし、やむを得ない事由があるときは、この限りでない。 art-612/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-612/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-612/par-1 If the parties do not specify a storage period, the warehouse operator may not return the bailed goods until after six months have passed since the day on which the bailed goods were placed in the warehouse facility; provided, however, that this does not apply if there are compelling reasons. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If the parties do not specify a storage period, the warehouse may not return the bailed goods until after six months have passed since the day on which the bailed goods were placed in the warehouse facility; provided, however, that this does not apply if there are compelling reasons." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第六百十三条（倉荷証券が作成された場合における寄託物の返還請求） — (Demanding Return of Bailed Goods If Warehouse Receipt Has Been Prepared) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-613 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-613 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-613 **第一項** 倉荷証券が作成されたときは、これと引換えでなければ、寄託物の返還を請求することができない。 art-613/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-613/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-613/par-1 If a warehouse receipt has been prepared, a person may not demand the return of the bailed goods other than in exchange for the receipt. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六百十四条（倉荷証券を質入れした場合における寄託物の一部の返還請求） — (Demanding Partial Return of Bailed Goods If Warehouse Receipt Has Been Pledged) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-614 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-614 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-614 **第一項** 倉荷証券を質権の目的とした場合において、質権者の承諾があるときは、寄託者は、当該質権の被担保債権の弁済期前であっても、寄託物の一部の返還を請求することができる。この場合において、倉庫営業者は、返還した寄託物の種類、品質及び数量を倉荷証券に記載し、かつ、その旨を帳簿に記載しなければならない。 art-614/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-614/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-614/par-1 If a warehouse receipt is pledged, the bailor, with the pledgee's consent, may demand the return of part of the bailed goods even before the claim secured by the pledge becomes due. In this case, the warehouse operator must enter the type, quality, and quantity of the returned part of the bailed goods on the warehouse receipt, and make an entry of this in its books. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If a warehouse receipt is pledged, the bailor, with the pledgee's consent, may demand the return of part of the bailed goods even before the claim secured by the pledge becomes due. In this case, the warehouse must enter the type, quality, and quantity of the returned part of the bailed goods on the warehouse receipt, and make an entry of this in its books." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第六百十五条（寄託物の供託及び競売） — (Depositing and Auctioning of Bailed Goods) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-615 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-615 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-615 **第一項** 第五百二十四条第一項及び第二項の規定は、寄託者又は倉荷証券の所持人が寄託物の受領を拒み、又はこれを受領することができない場合について準用する。 art-615/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-615/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-615/par-1 The provisions of Article 524, paragraphs (1) and (2) apply mutatis mutandis if the bailor or the holder of a warehouse receipt refuses to receive or is unable to receive the bailed goods. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六百十六条（倉庫営業者の責任の消滅） — (Extinguishment of Warehouse Operator's Liability) caption: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "(Extinguishment of Warehouse's Liability)" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb art-616 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-616 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-616 **第一項** 寄託物の損傷又は一部滅失についての倉庫営業者の責任は、寄託者又は倉荷証券の所持人が異議をとどめないで寄託物を受け取り、かつ、保管料等を支払ったときは、消滅する。ただし、寄託物に直ちに発見することができない損傷又は一部滅失があった場合において、寄託者又は倉荷証券の所持人が引渡しの日から二週間以内に倉庫営業者に対してその旨の通知を発したときは、この限りでない。 art-616/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-616/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-616/par-1 A warehouse operator ceases to be liable for damage or partial loss of bailed goods if the bailor or the holder of a warehouse receipt receives the bailed goods without raising any objection and pays the storage fees and other monies; provided, however, that this does not apply if the bailed goods contain any damage or partial loss that cannot be immediately discovered and the bailor or the holder of the warehouse receipt issues notice of this to the warehouse operator within two weeks from the date of delivery. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A warehouse ceases to be liable for damage or partial loss of bailed goods if the bailor or the holder of a warehouse receipt receives the bailed goods without raising any objection and pays the storage fees and other monies; provided, however, that this does not apply if the bailed goods contain any damage or partial loss that cannot be immediately discovered and the bailor or the holder of the warehouse receipt issues notice of this to the warehouse within two weeks from the date of delivery." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **第二項** 前項の規定は、倉庫営業者が寄託物の損傷又は一部滅失につき悪意であった場合には、適用しない。 art-616/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-616/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-616/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if the warehouse operator has knowledge of any damage or partial loss of the bailed goods. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if the warehouse has knowledge of any damage or partial loss of the bailed goods." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第六百十七条（倉庫営業者の責任に係る債権の消滅時効） — (Extinctive Prescription of Claims Involving Warehouse Operator's Liability) caption: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "(Extinctive Prescription of Claims Involving Warehouse's Liability)" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb art-617 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-617 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-617 **第一項** 寄託物の滅失又は損傷についての倉庫営業者の責任に係る債権は、寄託物の出庫の日から一年間行使しないときは、時効によって消滅する。 art-617/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-617/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-617/par-1 A claim involving the liability of a warehouse operator arising from loss or damage to bailed goods is extinguished by prescription if it is not exercised within one year after the date of the removal of the bailed goods from the warehouse facility. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A claim involving the liability of a warehouse arising from loss or damage to bailed goods is extinguished by prescription if it is not exercised within one year after the date of the removal of the bailed goods from the warehouse facility." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **第二項** 前項の期間は、寄託物の全部滅失の場合においては、倉庫営業者が倉荷証券の所持人（倉荷証券を作成していないとき又は倉荷証券の所持人が知れないときは、寄託者）に対してその旨の通知を発した日から起算する。 art-617/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-617/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-617/par-2 In the event of a total loss of bailed goods, the period referred to in the preceding paragraph is counted from the day on which the warehouse operator issued notice of the loss to the holder of the warehouse receipt (or to the bailor if no warehouse receipt is prepared or the holder of the warehouse receipt is unknown). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "In the event of a total loss of bailed goods, the period referred to in the preceding paragraph is counted from the day on which the warehouse issued notice of the loss to the holder of the warehouse receipt (or to the bailor if no warehouse receipt is prepared or the holder of the warehouse receipt is unknown)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **第三項** 前二項の規定は、倉庫営業者が寄託物の滅失又は損傷につき悪意であった場合には、適用しない。 art-617/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-617/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-617/par-3 The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply if the warehouse operator has knowledge of the loss or damage to the bailed goods. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply if the warehouse has knowledge of the loss or damage to the bailed goods." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第六百十八条から第六百八十三条まで 〔削除 / repealed〕 art-618-to-683 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-618-to-683 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-618-to-683 **第一項** 削除 art-618-to-683/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-618-to-683/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-618-to-683/par-1 no English for this paragraph --- ## Cites - art-596/par-3: 前二項 → 商法 第五百九十六条第一項 (Article 596, paragraph (1)), art-596/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-596/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-596/par-1 - art-596/par-3: 前二項 → 商法 第五百九十六条第二項 (Article 596, paragraph (2)), art-596/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-596/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-596/par-2 - art-598/par-1: 前二条 → 商法 第五百九十六条 (Article 596), art-596 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-596 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-596 - art-598/par-1: 前二条 → 商法 第五百九十七条 (Article 597), art-597 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-597 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-597 - art-598/par-2: 前項 → 商法 第五百九十八条第一項 (Article 598, paragraph (1)), art-598/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-598/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-598/par-1 - art-602/par-1/item-1: 前条第一号 → 商法 第六百一条第一項第一号 (Article 601, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-601/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-1 - art-602/par-1/item-1: 第二号 → 商法 第六百一条第一項第二号 (Article 601, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-601/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-2 - art-602/par-1/item-1: 第四号から第六号まで → 商法 第六百一条第一項第四号 (Article 601, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-601/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-4 - art-602/par-1/item-1: 第四号から第六号まで → 商法 第六百一条第一項第五号 (Article 601, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-601/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-5 - art-602/par-1/item-1: 第四号から第六号まで → 商法 第六百一条第一項第六号 (Article 601, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-601/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-601/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-601/par-1/item-6 - art-603/par-2: 前項 → 商法 第六百三条第一項 (Article 603, paragraph (1)), art-603/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-603/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-603/par-1 - art-611/par-1: 第六百十六条第一項 → 商法 第六百十六条第一項 (Article 616, paragraph (1)), art-616/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-616/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-616/par-1 - art-615/par-1: 第五百二十四条第一項 → 商法 第五百二十四条第一項 (Article 524, paragraph (1)), art-524/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-524/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-524/par-1 - 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Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Commercial Code (商法), Article 617, paragraph (2) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Commercial Code (商法), Article 617, paragraph (3) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb), 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 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch commercial-code-20261105T141039-001, translated 2026-11-05 - This site's parser, version 224 — 商法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05