# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第百二条 (Article 102)

- Law: 破産法 (Bankruptcy Act), 平成十六年法律第七十五号
- English title "Bankruptcy Act": 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: 第百二条 (Article 102)（破産管財人による相殺） — address `art-102`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-102
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-102
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### 第百二条（破産管財人による相殺） — (Set-Off by Bankruptcy Trustees)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-102 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-102 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-102</sup>

  **第一項**  破産管財人は、破産財団に属する債権をもって破産債権と相殺することが破産債権者の一般の利益に適合するときは、裁判所の許可を得て、その相殺をすることができる。
  <sup>art-102/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-102/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-102/par-1</sup>
  If a set-off of a claim that belongs to the bankruptcy estate against a bankruptcy claim conforms to the common interests of bankruptcy creditors, a bankruptcy trustee may offset with permission of the court.
  <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) — 破産法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Bankruptcy Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4895/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 破産法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19