# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第百七条 (Article 107)

- 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: 第百七条 (Article 107)（法人の債務につき有限の責任を負う者の破産の場合の手続参加等） — address `art-107`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-107
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### 第百七条（法人の債務につき有限の責任を負う者の破産の場合の手続参加等） — (Participation in Proceedings in the case of Bankruptcy of Person with Limited Liability for Corporation's Debts)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-107 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-107 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-107</sup>

  **第一項**  法人の債務につき有限の責任を負う者について破産手続開始の決定があったときは、当該法人の債権者は、破産手続に参加することができない。この場合においては、当該法人が出資の請求について破産手続に参加することを妨げない。
  <sup>art-107/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-107/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-107/par-1</sup>
  If an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is issued against a person that has limited liability for a corporation's debts, a creditor of the corporation may not participate in the bankruptcy proceedings. In this case, the corporation is not precluded from participating in the bankruptcy proceedings to demand contributions.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  法人の債務につき有限の責任を負う者がある場合において、当該法人について破産手続開始の決定があったときは、当該法人の債権者は、当該法人の債務につき有限の責任を負う者に対してその権利を行使することができない。
  <sup>art-107/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-107/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-107/par-2</sup>
  When there is a person that has limited liability for a corporation's debts, if an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is issued against the corporation, a creditor of the corporation may not exercise their right against the person that has limited liability for the corporation's debts.
  <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