# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第百十一条 (Article 111)

- 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: 第百十一条 (Article 111)（破産債権の届出） — address `art-111`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第百十一条（破産債権の届出） — (Filing Proofs of Bankruptcy Claims)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-111 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111</sup>

  **第一項**  破産手続に参加しようとする破産債権者は、第三十一条第一項第一号又は第三項の規定により定められた破産債権の届出をすべき期間（以下「債権届出期間」という。）内に、次に掲げる事項を裁判所に届け出なければならない。
  <sup>art-111/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1</sup>
  A bankruptcy creditor that seeks to participate in bankruptcy proceedings must file notification of the following particulars to the court within a period during which proofs of bankruptcy claims should be filed as specified pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1), item (i) or paragraph (3) (referred to below as a "period for filing proofs of claims"):
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  各破産債権の額及び原因
    <sup>art-111/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the amount and cause of each bankruptcy claim;
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    **二**  優先的破産債権であるときは、その旨
    <sup>art-111/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-2</sup>
    if the claim in question is a preferred bankruptcy claim, a statement to that effect;
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    **三**  劣後的破産債権又は約定劣後破産債権であるときは、その旨
    <sup>art-111/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-3</sup>
    if the claim in question is a subordinate bankruptcy claim or consensually-subordinated bankruptcy claim, a statement to that effect;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  自己に対する配当額の合計額が最高裁判所規則で定める額に満たない場合においても配当金を受領する意思があるときは、その旨
    <sup>art-111/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-4</sup>
    if the total amount of distribution given to a bankruptcy creditor is less than the amount specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court but the creditor has the intention of receiving distribution money, a statement to that effect; and
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    **五**  前各号に掲げるもののほか、最高裁判所規則で定める事項
    <sup>art-111/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-5</sup>
    beyond what is stated in the preceding items, particulars specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
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  **第二項**  別除権者は、前項各号に掲げる事項のほか、次に掲げる事項を届け出なければならない。
  <sup>art-111/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-2</sup>
  A holder of a right of separate satisfaction must file a notification of the following particulars, in addition to those stated in the items of the preceding paragraph:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  別除権の目的である財産
    <sup>art-111/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-2/item-1</sup>
    the collateral for the right of separate satisfaction; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  別除権の行使によって弁済を受けることができないと見込まれる債権の額
    <sup>art-111/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-2/item-2</sup>
    the amount of the claim for which payment is not expected to be received by exercising the right of separate satisfaction.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  前項の規定は、第百八条第二項に規定する特別の先取特権、質権若しくは抵当権又は破産債権を有する者（以下「準別除権者」という。）について準用する。
  <sup>art-111/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-3</sup>
  The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a holder of a special statutory lien, pledge or mortgage or a holder of a bankruptcy claim prescribed in Article 108, paragraph (2) (hereinafter referred to as a "holder of a quasi-right of separate satisfaction").
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-111/par-1: 第三十一条第一項第一号 → 破産法 第三十一条第一項第一号 (Article 31, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-31/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-31/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-31/par-1/item-1
- art-111/par-1: 第三項 → 破産法 第三十一条第三項 (Article 31, paragraph (3)), art-31/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-31/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-31/par-3
- art-111/par-1/item-5: 前各号 → 破産法 第百十一条第一項第一号 (Article 111, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-111/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-1
- art-111/par-1/item-5: 前各号 → 破産法 第百十一条第一項第二号 (Article 111, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-111/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-2
- art-111/par-1/item-5: 前各号 → 破産法 第百十一条第一項第三号 (Article 111, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-111/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-3
- art-111/par-1/item-5: 前各号 → 破産法 第百十一条第一項第四号 (Article 111, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-111/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-4
- art-111/par-2: 前項 → 破産法 第百十一条第一項 (Article 111, paragraph (1)), art-111/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1
- art-111/par-3: 前項 → 破産法 第百十一条第二項 (Article 111, paragraph (2)), art-111/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-2
- art-111/par-3: 第百八条第二項 → 破産法 第百八条第二項 (Article 108, paragraph (2)), art-108/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-108/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-108/par-2

## Cited by

12 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 破産法 第三十一条第五項（破産手続開始の決定と同時に定めるべき事項等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-31/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-31/par-5
- 破産法 第百十一条第一項第五号（破産債権の届出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-1/item-5
- 破産法 第百十一条第二項（破産債権の届出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-2
- 破産法 第百十一条第三項（破産債権の届出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-111/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-111/par-3
- 破産法 第百十三条第二項（届出名義の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-113/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-113/par-2
- 破産法 第百十四条第一項（租税等の請求権等の届出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-114/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-114/par-1
- 破産法 第百十五条第二項（破産債権者表の作成等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-115/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-115/par-2
- 破産法 第百二十八条第一項（主張の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-128/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-128/par-1
- 破産法 第百四十条第一項第二号（債権者集会の期日を開く場合における議決権の額の定め方等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-140/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-140/par-1/item-2
- 破産法 第二百一条第五項（配当額の定め及び通知） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-201/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-201/par-5
- 破産法 第二百十四条第一項第六号（配当額の寄託） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-214/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-214/par-1/item-6
- 破産法 第二百十四条第五項（配当額の寄託） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-214/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-214/par-5

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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