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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第七章　海上保険 — Chapter VII Marine Insurance heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-3/ch-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/pt-3/ch-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/pt-3/ch-7 ### 第八百十五条（定義等） — (Definitions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-815 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-815 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-815 **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。 art-815/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-815/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-815/par-1 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. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **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。 art-815/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-815/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-815/par-2 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. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百十六条（保険者の塡補責任） — (Insurer's Liability to Compensate) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-816 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-816 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-816 **第一項** 保険者は、この章又は海上保険契約に別段の定めがある場合を除き、保険の目的について、保険期間内に発生した航海に関する事故によって生じた一切の損害を塡補する責任を負う。 art-816/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-816/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-816/par-1 Unless otherwise provided for in this Chapter or in a marine insurance policy, an insurer is liable to compensate the relevant person for any and all loss or damage arising from accidents relating to voyages that occur to the insured property during the insurance period. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百十七条 art-817 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-817 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-817 **第一項** 保険者は、海難の救助又は共同海損の分担のため被保険者が支払うべき金額を塡補する責任を負う。 art-817/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-817/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-817/par-1 An insurer is liable to compensate the relevant person for the amount to be paid by the insured to engage in marine salvage or share a general average. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 保険法第十九条の規定は、前項に規定する金額について準用する。この場合において、同条中「てん補損害額」とあるのは、「商法（明治三十二年法律第四十八号）第八百十七条第一項に規定する金額」と読み替えるものとする。 art-817/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-817/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-817/par-2 The provisions of Article 19 of the Insurance Act apply mutatis mutandis to the amount prescribed in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the phrase "amount of damage to be compensated for" in that Article is deemed to be replaced with "amount prescribed in Article 817, paragraph (1) of the Commercial Code (Act No. 48 of 1899)". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百十八条（船舶保険の保険価額） — (Insured Value Under Ship Insurance) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-818 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-818 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-818 **第一項** 船舶を保険の目的物とする海上保険契約（以下この章において「船舶保険契約」という。）については、保険期間の始期における当該船舶の価額を保険価額とする。 art-818/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-818/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-818/par-1 Under a marine insurance policy that covers a ship as the insured property (hereinafter referred to as a "ship insurance policy" in this Chapter), the value of the ship at the time of commencement of the insurance period constitutes the insured value. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百十九条（貨物保険の保険価額） — (Insured Value Under Cargo Insurance) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-819 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-819 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-819 **第一項** 貨物を保険の目的物とする海上保険契約（以下この章において「貨物保険契約」という。）については、その船積みがされた地及び時における当該貨物の価額、運送賃並びに保険に関する費用の合計額を保険価額とする。 art-819/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-819/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-819/par-1 Under a marine insurance policy that covers cargo as the insured property (hereinafter referred to as a "cargo insurance policy" in this Chapter), the total sum of the value of the cargo at the place and time of loading, the freight charges, and the costs for insurance constitutes the insured value. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十条（告知義務） — (Obligation of Disclosure) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-820 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-820 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-820 **第一項** 保険契約者又は被保険者になる者は、海上保険契約の締結に際し、海上保険契約により塡補することとされる損害の発生の可能性（以下この章において「危険」という。）に関する重要な事項について、事実の告知をしなければならない。 art-820/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-820/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-820/par-1 When entering into a marine insurance policy, the prospective policyholder or insured must disclose the facts of any material particulars related to the possibility that any loss or damage that would be compensated for pursuant to the marine insurance policy will occur (hereinafter referred to as the "risk" in this Chapter). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十一条（契約締結時に交付すべき書面の記載事項） — (Information Contained in Documents to Be Delivered upon Conclusion of Policy) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-821 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-821 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-821 **第一項** 保険者が海上保険契約を締結した場合においては、保険法第六条第一項に規定する書面には、同項各号に掲げる事項のほか、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める事項を記載しなければならない。 art-821/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-821/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-821/par-1 If an insurer enters into a marine insurance policy, it must include the information specified in the following items for the categories set forth in those items in the document prescribed in Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Insurance Act, in addition to the information set forth in the items of that paragraph: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 船舶保険契約を締結した場合　船舶の名称、国籍、種類、船質、総トン数、建造の年及び航行区域（一の航海について船舶保険契約を締結した場合にあっては、発航港及び到達港（寄航港の定めがあるときは、その港を含む。））並びに船舶所有者の氏名又は名称 art-821/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-821/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-821/par-1/item-1 if it enters into a ship insurance policy:the name, nationality, type, materials, total tonnage, year of construction, and navigation area (if a ship insurance policy is concluded for a single voyage, the port of departure and the port of arrival (including a port of call, if any is specified)) of the ship, as well as the name of the shipowner; and Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "if it enters into a ship insurance policy:the name, nationality, type, materials, total tonnage, year of construction, and navigation area (if a ship insurance policy is concluded for a single voyage, the port of departure and the port of arrival (including a port of call, if any is specified) of the ship, as well as the name of the shipowner; and" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **二** 貨物保険契約を締結した場合　船舶の名称並びに貨物の発送地、船積港、陸揚港及び到達地 art-821/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-821/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-821/par-1/item-2 if it enters into a cargo insurance policy:the name of the ship, as well as the place of shipment, the port of loading, the port of discharge, and the destination of the cargo. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十二条（航海の変更） — (Change of Voyage) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-822 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-822 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-822 **第一項** 保険期間の始期の到来前に航海の変更をしたときは、海上保険契約は、その効力を失う。 art-822/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-822/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-822/par-1 If there is a change to a voyage before the commencement of the insurance period, the marine insurance policy ceases to be valid. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 保険期間内に航海の変更をしたときは、保険者は、その変更以後に発生した事故によって生じた損害を塡補する責任を負わない。ただし、その変更が保険契約者又は被保険者の責めに帰することができない事由によるものであるときは、この限りでない。 art-822/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-822/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-822/par-2 If there is a change to a voyage during the insurance period, the insurer is not liable to compensate the relevant person for loss or damage arising from any accident that occurs after the change; provided, however, that this does not apply if the change is due to reasons not attributable to the policyholder or the insured. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 到達港を変更し、その実行に着手した場合においては、海上保険契約で定める航路を離れないときであっても、航海の変更をしたものとみなす。 art-822/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-822/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-822/par-3 Once the port of arrival is changed and operations for making that change have begun, there is deemed to have been a change to the voyage even if the ship does not deviate from the route specified in the marine insurance policy. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十三条（著しい危険の増加） — (Significant Increase of Risk) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-823 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-823 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-823 **第一項** 次に掲げる場合には、保険者は、その事実が生じた時以後に発生した事故によって生じた損害を塡補する責任を負わない。ただし、当該事実が当該事故の発生に影響を及ぼさなかったとき、又は保険契約者若しくは被保険者の責めに帰することができない事由によるものであるときは、この限りでない。 art-823/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-823/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-823/par-1 In the following cases, an insurer is not liable to compensate for loss or damage arising from any accident that occurs after the relevant fact arises; provided, however, that this does not apply if the fact has no influence on the occurrence of the accident or the fact is due to reasons not attributable to the policyholder or the insured: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 被保険者が発航又は航海の継続を怠ったとき。 art-823/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-823/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-823/par-1/item-1 the insured has neglected to cause the ship to depart or continue the voyage; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 被保険者が航路を変更したとき。 art-823/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-823/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-823/par-1/item-2 the insured has changed the route; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 前二号に掲げるもののほか、保険契約者又は被保険者が危険を著しく増加させたとき。 art-823/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-823/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-823/par-1/item-3 beyond what is set forth in the preceding two items, the policyholder or the insured has significantly increased the risk. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十四条（船舶の変更） — (Change of Ship) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-824 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-824 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-824 **第一項** 貨物保険契約で定める船舶を変更したときは、保険者は、その変更以後に発生した事故によって生じた損害を塡補する責任を負わない。ただし、その変更が保険契約者又は被保険者の責めに帰することができない事由によるものであるときは、この限りでない。 art-824/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-824/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-824/par-1 If there is a change to a ship specified in a cargo insurance policy, the insurer is not liable to compensate the relevant person for loss or damage arising from any accident that occurs after the change; provided, however, that this does not apply if the change is due to reasons not attributable to the policyholder or the insured. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十五条（予定保険） — (Provisional Insurance) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-825 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-825 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-825 **第一項** 貨物保険契約において、保険期間、保険金額、保険の目的物、約定保険価額、保険料若しくはその支払の方法、船舶の名称又は貨物の発送地、船積港、陸揚港若しくは到達地（以下この条において「保険期間等」という。）につきその決定の方法を定めたときは、保険法第六条第一項に規定する書面には、保険期間等を記載することを要しない。 art-825/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-825/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-825/par-1 If a cargo insurance policy specifies how the insurance period, the insured amount, the insured property, the agreed insured value, the insurance premiums or the payment method thereof, the name of the ship, or the place of shipment, port of loading, port of discharge or place of arrival of the cargo (hereinafter referred to as the "details of the policy" in this Article) are decided, it is not required to include the details of the policy in the document prescribed in Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Insurance Act. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If a cargo insurance policy specifies how the insurance period, the insured amount, the insured property, the agreed insured value, the insurance premiums or the payment method thereof, the name of the ship, or the place of shipment, port of loading, port of discharge or place of arrival of the cargo (hereinafter referred to as the "details of the policy" in this Article) are decided, it is not require to include the details of the policy in the document prescribed in Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Insurance Act." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **第二項** 保険契約者又は被保険者は、前項に規定する場合において、保険期間等が確定したことを知ったときは、遅滞なく、保険者に対し、その旨の通知を発しなければならない。 art-825/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-825/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-825/par-2 In the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph, when a policyholder or an insured learns that the details of the policy have been finalized, they must notify the insurer of this without delay. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 保険契約者又は被保険者が故意又は重大な過失により遅滞なく前項の通知をしなかったときは、貨物保険契約は、その効力を失う。 art-825/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-825/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-825/par-3 If a policyholder or an insured intentionally or by gross negligence fails to notify the insurer as referred to in the preceding paragraph without delay, the cargo insurance policy ceases to be valid. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十六条（保険者の免責） — (Exemption of Insurer from Liability) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-826 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-826 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-826 **第一項** 保険者は、次に掲げる損害を塡補する責任を負わない。ただし、第四号に掲げる損害にあっては、保険契約者又は被保険者が発航の当時同号に規定する事項について注意を怠らなかったことを証明したときは、この限りでない。 art-826/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-826/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-826/par-1 An insurer is not liable to compensate the relevant person for the following loss or damage; provided, however, this does not apply to the loss or damage set forth in item (iv) if the policyholder or the insured proves that they did not neglect to exercise due care in satisfying the requirements prescribed in that item at the time of departure of the ship: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 保険の目的物の性質若しくは瑕疵又はその通常の損耗によって生じた損害 art-826/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-826/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-826/par-1/item-1 loss or damage arising from the nature of or a defect in the insured property, or from ordinary wear and tear thereof; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 保険契約者又は被保険者の故意又は重大な過失（責任保険契約にあっては、故意）によって生じた損害 art-826/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-826/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-826/par-1/item-2 loss or damage arising at the policyholder's or insured's intention or due to that person's gross negligence (or at that person's intention, if it is a liability insurance policy); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 戦争その他の変乱によって生じた損害 art-826/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-826/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-826/par-1/item-3 loss or damage arising from a war or any other social disturbance; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 船舶保険契約にあっては、発航の当時第七百三十九条第一項各号（第七百七条及び第七百五十六条第一項において準用する場合を含む。）に掲げる事項を欠いたことにより生じた損害 art-826/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-826/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-826/par-1/item-4 in the case of a ship insurance policy, loss or damage arising from the things set forth in the items of Article 739, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 707 and Article 756, paragraph (1)) having been done insufficiently as of the time of departure of the ship; and Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "in the case of a ship insurance policy, loss or damage arising from the things set forth in the items of Article 739, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 707 and Article 756, paragraph (1)) having been done insufficiently as the time of departure of the ship; and" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **五** 貨物保険契約にあっては、貨物の荷造りの不完全によって生じた損害 art-826/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-826/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-826/par-1/item-5 in the case of a cargo insurance policy, loss or damage arising from the insufficient packaging of cargo. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十七条（貨物の損傷等の場合の塡補責任） — (Liability to Compensate If Cargo Is Damaged) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-827 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-827 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-827 **第一項** 保険の目的物である貨物が損傷し、又はその一部が滅失して到達地に到着したときは、保険者は、第一号に掲げる額の第二号に掲げる額に対する割合を保険価額（約定保険価額があるときは、当該約定保険価額）に乗じて得た額を塡補する責任を負う。 art-827/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-827/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-827/par-1 If cargo constituting insured property arrives at the destination damaged or partially lost, the insurer is liable to compensate for the amount arrived at when the insured value (or the agreed insured value, if specified) is multiplied by the proportion of the amount set forth in item (i) to the amount set forth in item (ii): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 当該貨物に損傷又は一部滅失がなかったとした場合の当該貨物の価額から損傷又は一部滅失後の当該貨物の価額を控除した額 art-827/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-827/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-827/par-1/item-1 the amount arrived at when the value of the cargo that has been damaged or partially lost is deducted from the value that the cargo would have if it had not been damaged or partially lost; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 当該貨物に損傷又は一部滅失がなかったとした場合の当該貨物の価額 art-827/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-827/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-827/par-1/item-2 the value that the cargo would have had if it had not been damaged or partially lost. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十八条（不可抗力による貨物の売却の場合の塡補責任） — (Liability to Compensate If the Sale of Cargo Is Due to Force Majeure) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-828 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-828 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-828 **第一項** 航海の途中において不可抗力により保険の目的物である貨物が売却されたときは、保険者は、第一号に掲げる額から第二号に掲げる額を控除した額を塡補する責任を負う。 art-828/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-828/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-828/par-1 If cargo that is the insured property is sold during a voyage due to force majeure, the insurer is liable to compensate for the amount arrived at when the amount set forth in item (ii) is deducted from the amount set forth in item (i): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 保険価額（約定保険価額があるときは、当該約定保険価額） art-828/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-828/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-828/par-1/item-1 the insured value (or the agreed insured value, if specified); and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 当該貨物の売却によって得た代価から運送賃その他の費用を控除した額 art-828/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-828/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-828/par-1/item-2 the amount arrived at when freight charges and other such costs are deducted from the proceeds obtained from the sale of the cargo. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二十九条（告知義務違反による解除） — (Cancellation Due to Breach of Duty to Inform) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-829 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-829 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-829 **第一項** 保険者は、保険契約者又は被保険者が、危険に関する重要な事項について、故意又は重大な過失により事実の告知をせず、又は不実の告知をしたときは、海上保険契約を解除することができる。この場合においては、保険法第二十八条第二項（第一号に係る部分に限る。）及び第四項並びに第三十一条第二項（第一号に係る部分に限る。）の規定を準用する。 art-829/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-829/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-829/par-1 An insurer may cancel a marine insurance policy if a policyholder or an insured intentionally or by gross negligence fails to inform it of the facts of material particulars relevant to risk or misinforms it of such particulars. In this case, the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (2) (limited to the part concerning item (i)) and paragraph (4), and Article 31, paragraph (2) (limited to the part concerning item (i)) of the Insurance Act apply mutatis mutandis. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "An insurer may cancel a marine insurance policy if a policyholder or an insured intentionally or by gross negligence fails to inform to of the facts of material particulars relevant to risk or misinforms it of such particulars. In this case, the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (2) (limited to the part concerning item (i)) and paragraph (4), and Article 31, paragraph (2) (limited to the part concerning item (i)) of the Insurance Act apply mutatis mutandis." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第八百三十条（相互保険への準用） — (Application Mutatis Mutandis to Mutual Insurance) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-830 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-830 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-830 **第一項** この章の規定は、相互保険について準用する。ただし、その性質がこれを許さないときは、この限りでない。 art-830/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-830/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-830/par-1 The provisions of this Chapter apply mutatis mutandis to mutual insurance; provided, however, that this does not apply if the nature of the mutual insurance does not permit their application. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百三十一条から第八百四十一条まで 〔削除 / repealed〕 art-831-to-841 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-831-to-841 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-831-to-841 **第一項** 削除 art-831-to-841/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-831-to-841/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-831-to-841/par-1 no English for this paragraph --- ## Cites - art-817/par-2: 保険法第十九条 → e-Gov law 420AC0000000056, 第十九条 (Article 19), art-19 — not held in this collection - art-817/par-2: 前項 → 商法 第八百十七条第一項 (Article 817, paragraph (1)), art-817/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-817/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-817/par-1 - art-821/par-1: 保険法第六条第一項 → e-Gov law 420AC0000000056, 第六条第一項 (Article 6, paragraph (1)), art-6/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-823/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 商法 第八百二十三条第一項第一号 (Article 823, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-823/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-823/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-823/par-1/item-1 - art-823/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 商法 第八百二十三条第一項第二号 (Article 823, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-823/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-823/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-823/par-1/item-2 - art-825/par-1: この条 → 商法 第八百二十五条 (Article 825), art-825 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-825 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-825 - art-825/par-1: 保険法第六条第一項 → e-Gov law 420AC0000000056, 第六条第一項 (Article 6, paragraph (1)), art-6/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-825/par-2: 前項 → 商法 第八百二十五条第一項 (Article 825, paragraph (1)), art-825/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-825/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-825/par-1 - art-825/par-3: 前項 → 商法 第八百二十五条第二項 (Article 825, paragraph (2)), art-825/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-825/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-825/par-2 - art-826/par-1: 第四号 → 商法 第八百二十六条第一項第四号 (Article 826, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-826/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-826/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-826/par-1/item-4 - art-826/par-1/item-4: 第七百三十九条第一項 → 商法 第七百三十九条第一項 (Article 739, paragraph (1)), art-739/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-739/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-739/par-1 - art-826/par-1/item-4: 第七百七条 → 商法 第七百七条 (Article 707), art-707 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-707 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-707 - art-826/par-1/item-4: 第七百五十六条第一項 → 商法 第七百五十六条第一項 (Article 756, paragraph (1)), art-756/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-756/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-756/par-1 - art-827/par-1: 第一号 → 商法 第八百二十七条第一項第一号 (Article 827, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-827/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-827/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-827/par-1/item-1 - art-827/par-1: 第二号 → 商法 第八百二十七条第一項第二号 (Article 827, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-827/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-827/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-827/par-1/item-2 - art-828/par-1: 第一号 → 商法 第八百二十八条第一項第一号 (Article 828, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-828/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-828/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-828/par-1/item-1 - art-828/par-1: 第二号 → 商法 第八百二十八条第一項第二号 (Article 828, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-828/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-828/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-828/par-1/item-2 - art-829/par-1: 保険法第二十八条第二項 → e-Gov law 420AC0000000056, 第二十八条第二項 (Article 28, paragraph (2)), art-28/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-829/par-1: 第一号 → e-Gov law 420AC0000000056, 第二十八条第二項第一号 (Article 28, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-28/par-2/item-1 — not held in this collection - art-829/par-1: 第四項 → e-Gov law 420AC0000000056, 第二十八条第四項 (Article 28, paragraph (4)), art-28/par-4 — not held in this collection - art-829/par-1: 第三十一条第二項 → e-Gov law 420AC0000000056, 第三十一条第二項 (Article 31, paragraph (2)), art-31/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-829/par-1: 第一号 → e-Gov law 420AC0000000056, 第三十一条第二項第一号 (Article 31, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-31/par-2/item-1 — not held in this collection --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-11-05 - 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 (商法), Article 821, paragraph (1), item (i) — 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 825, paragraph (1) — 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 826, paragraph (1), item (iv) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05 - 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