# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第百三十三条 (Article 133)

- 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
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- Provision: 第百三十三条 (Article 133)（破産手続終了の場合における破産債権の確定手続の取扱い） — address `art-133`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第百三十三条（破産手続終了の場合における破産債権の確定手続の取扱い） — (Handling of Proceedings for Finalization of Bankruptcy Claims upon Closing of Bankruptcy Proceedings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-133 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-133 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-133</sup>

    **第一項**  破産手続が終了した際現に係属する破産債権査定申立ての手続は、破産手続開始の決定の取消し又は破産手続廃止の決定の確定により破産手続が終了したときは終了するものとし、破産手続終結の決定により破産手続が終了したときは引き続き係属するものとする。
    <sup>art-133/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-133/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-133/par-1</sup>
    Proceedings for petition for bankruptcy claim assessment which are pending at the time of the closing of bankruptcy proceedings are to be closed if the closing of bankruptcy proceedings results from an order of reversal of the order commencing bankruptcy proceedings or an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings, which has become final and binding, and is to continue to be pending if the closing of bankruptcy proceedings results from an order of termination of bankruptcy proceedings.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  破産手続終結の決定により破産手続が終了した場合において、破産手続終了後に破産債権査定申立てについての決定があったときは、第百二十六条第一項の規定により破産債権査定異議の訴えを提起することができる。
    <sup>art-133/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-133/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-133/par-2</sup>
    If bankruptcy proceedings are closed as a result of an order of termination of bankruptcy proceedings, when an order on a petition for bankruptcy claim assessment is made after the closing of bankruptcy proceedings, an action to oppose bankruptcy claim assessment may be filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 126, paragraph (1).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  破産手続が終了した際現に係属する破産債権査定異議の訴えに係る訴訟手続又は第百二十七条第一項若しくは第百二十九条第二項の規定による受継があった訴訟手続であって、破産管財人が当事者であるものは、破産手続終結の決定により破産手続が終了したときは、第四十四条第四項の規定にかかわらず、中断しないものとする。
    <sup>art-133/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-133/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-133/par-3</sup>
    An action to oppose bankruptcy claim assessment or an action to take over pursuant to the provisions of Article 127, paragraph (1) or Article 129, paragraph (2), which is pending at the time of closing of bankruptcy proceedings and in which a bankruptcy trustee stands as a party, is not to be subject to a continuance, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 44, paragraph (4), if the closing of bankruptcy proceedings results from an order of termination of bankruptcy proceedings.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第四項**  破産手続が終了した際現に係属する破産債権査定異議の訴えに係る訴訟手続であって、破産管財人が当事者でないものは、破産手続開始の決定の取消し又は破産手続廃止の決定の確定により破産手続が終了したときは終了するものとし、破産手続終結の決定により破産手続が終了したときは引き続き係属するものとする。
    <sup>art-133/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-133/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-133/par-4</sup>
    An action to oppose bankruptcy claim assessment, which is pending at the time of closing of bankruptcy proceedings and in which a bankruptcy trustee does not stand as a party, is to be concluded if the closing of bankruptcy proceedings results from an order of reversal of the order commencing bankruptcy proceedings or an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings, which has become final and binding, and continues to be pending if the closing of bankruptcy proceedings results from an order of termination of bankruptcy proceedings.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第五項**  破産手続が終了した際現に係属する第百二十七条第一項又は第百二十九条第二項の規定による受継があった訴訟手続であって、破産管財人が当事者でないものは、破産手続開始の決定の取消し又は破産手続廃止の決定の確定により破産手続が終了したときは中断するものとし、破産手続終結の決定により破産手続が終了したときは引き続き係属するものとする。
    <sup>art-133/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-133/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-133/par-5</sup>
    An action taken over pursuant to the provisions of Article 127, paragraph (1) or Article 129, paragraph (2) which is pending at the time of closing of bankruptcy proceedings and in which a bankruptcy trustee does not stand as a party is subject to a continuance if the closing of bankruptcy proceedings results from an order of reversal of the order commencing bankruptcy proceedings or an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings, which has become final and binding, and is to continue to be pending if the closing of bankruptcy proceedings results from an order of termination of bankruptcy proceedings.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第六項**  前項の規定により訴訟手続が中断する場合においては、第四十四条第五項の規定を準用する。
    <sup>art-133/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-133/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-133/par-6</sup>
    If an action is subject to a continuance pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provisions of Article 44, paragraph (5) apply mutatis mutandis.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-133/par-2: 第百二十六条第一項 → 破産法 第百二十六条第一項 (Article 126, paragraph (1)), art-126/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-126/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-126/par-1
- art-133/par-3: 第百二十七条第一項 → 破産法 第百二十七条第一項 (Article 127, paragraph (1)), art-127/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-127/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-127/par-1
- art-133/par-3: 第百二十九条第二項 → 破産法 第百二十九条第二項 (Article 129, paragraph (2)), art-129/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-129/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-129/par-2
- art-133/par-3: 第四十四条第四項 → 破産法 第四十四条第四項 (Article 44, paragraph (4)), art-44/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-44/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-44/par-4
- art-133/par-5: 第百二十七条第一項 → 破産法 第百二十七条第一項 (Article 127, paragraph (1)), art-127/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-127/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-127/par-1
- art-133/par-5: 第百二十九条第二項 → 破産法 第百二十九条第二項 (Article 129, paragraph (2)), art-129/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-129/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-129/par-2
- art-133/par-6: 前項 → 破産法 第百三十三条第五項 (Article 133, paragraph (5)), art-133/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-133/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-133/par-5
- art-133/par-6: 第四十四条第五項 → 破産法 第四十四条第五項 (Article 44, paragraph (5)), art-44/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-44/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-44/par-5

## Cited by

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

- 破産法 第百三十三条第六項（破産手続終了の場合における破産債権の確定手続の取扱い） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-133/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-133/par-6
- 破産法 第百三十四条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-134/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-134/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
