# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第二百十七条 (Article 217) - 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: 第二百十七条 (Article 217)（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定） — address `art-217` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二百十七条（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定） — (Order of Discontinuance of Bankruptcy Proceedings Made After Making Order commencing Bankruptcy Proceedings) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-217 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217 **第一項** 裁判所は、破産手続開始の決定があった後、破産財団をもって破産手続の費用を支弁するのに不足すると認めるときは、破産管財人の申立てにより又は職権で、破産手続廃止の決定をしなければならない。この場合においては、裁判所は、債権者集会の期日において破産債権者の意見を聴かなければならない。 art-217/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-1 When the court finds that the bankruptcy estate is insufficient for paying expenses for bankruptcy proceedings after making an order commencing bankruptcy proceeding, it must make an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings upon the petition of a bankruptcy trustee or by its own authority. In this case, the court must hear opinions of bankruptcy creditors on the date of a creditors' meeting. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項後段の規定にかかわらず、裁判所は、相当と認めるときは、同項後段に規定する債権者集会の期日における破産債権者の意見の聴取に代えて、書面によって破産債権者の意見を聴くことができる。この場合においては、当該意見の聴取を目的とする第百三十五条第一項第二号又は第三号に掲げる者による同項の規定による債権者集会の招集の申立ては、することができない。 art-217/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the second sentence of the preceding paragraph, the court may, when it finds it appropriate, hear opinions of bankruptcy creditors in writing in lieu of hearing opinions of bankruptcy creditors on the date of a creditors' meeting prescribed in the second sentence of that paragraph. In this case, a person stated in Article 135, paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii) may not file a petition for convocation of a creditors' meeting pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph for conducting the hearing of opinions. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前二項の規定は、破産手続の費用を支弁するのに足りる金額の予納があった場合には、適用しない。 art-217/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-3 The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply when an amount sufficient for paying expenses for bankruptcy proceedings is prepaid. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 裁判所は、第一項の規定による破産手続廃止の決定をしたときは、直ちに、その主文及び理由の要旨を公告し、かつ、その裁判書を破産者及び破産管財人に送達しなければならない。 art-217/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-4 When the court has made an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings under the provisions of paragraph (1), the court must immediately give a public notice of the main text of the order and the outline of the reasons attached, and serve the written judgment upon the bankrupt and a bankruptcy trustee. machine translation, not official **第五項** 裁判所は、第一項の申立てを棄却する決定をしたときは、その裁判書を破産管財人に送達しなければならない。この場合においては、第十条第三項本文の規定は、適用しない。 art-217/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-5 When the court has made an order dismissing the petition referred to in paragraph (1), it must serve the written judgment upon a bankruptcy trustee. In this case, the provisions of the main clause of Article 10, paragraph (3) do not apply. machine translation, not official **第六項** 第一項の規定による破産手続廃止の決定及び同項の申立てを棄却する決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-217/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-6 An immediate appeal may be filed against an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) and an order dismissing the petition referred to in that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 第一項の規定による破産手続廃止の決定を取り消す決定が確定したときは、当該破産手続廃止の決定をした裁判所は、直ちに、その旨を公告しなければならない。 art-217/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-7 When an order to reverse the order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) has become final and binding, the court that has made the order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings must immediately give a public notice to that effect. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第八項** 第一項の規定による破産手続廃止の決定は、確定しなければその効力を生じない。 art-217/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-8 An order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) does not become effective unless it becomes final and binding. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-217/par-2: 前項 → 破産法 第二百十七条第一項 (Article 217, paragraph (1)), art-217/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-1 - art-217/par-2: 第百三十五条第一項第二号 → 破産法 第百三十五条第一項第二号 (Article 135, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-135/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-135/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-135/par-1/item-2 - art-217/par-2: 第三号 → 破産法 第百三十五条第一項第三号 (Article 135, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-135/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-135/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-135/par-1/item-3 - art-217/par-2: 同項 → 破産法 第百三十五条第一項 (Article 135, paragraph (1)), art-135/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-135/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-135/par-1 - art-217/par-3: 前二項 → 破産法 第二百十七条第一項 (Article 217, paragraph (1)), art-217/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-1 - art-217/par-3: 前二項 → 破産法 第二百十七条第二項 (Article 217, paragraph (2)), art-217/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-2 - art-217/par-4: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百十七条第一項 (Article 217, paragraph (1)), art-217/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-1 - art-217/par-5: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百十七条第一項 (Article 217, paragraph (1)), art-217/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-1 - art-217/par-5: 第十条第三項 → 破産法 第十条第三項 (Article 10, paragraph (3)), art-10/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-10/par-3 - art-217/par-6: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百十七条第一項 (Article 217, paragraph (1)), art-217/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-1 - art-217/par-7: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百十七条第一項 (Article 217, paragraph (1)), art-217/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-1 - art-217/par-8: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百十七条第一項 (Article 217, paragraph (1)), art-217/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-1 ## Cited by 11 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 破産法 第百九十五条第一項（最後配当） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-195/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-195/par-1 - 破産法 第二百十七条第二項（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-2 - 破産法 第二百十七条第三項（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-3 - 破産法 第二百十七条第四項（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-4 - 破産法 第二百十七条第五項（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-5 - 破産法 第二百十七条第六項（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-6 - 破産法 第二百十七条第七項（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-7 - 破産法 第二百十七条第八項（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-8 - 破産法 第二百十八条第五項（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-5 - 破産法 第二百二十一条第一項（破産手続廃止後又は破産手続終結後の破産債権者表の記載の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-221/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-221/par-1 - 破産法 第二百四十九条第一項（強制執行の禁止等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-249/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-249/par-1 --- ## 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 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch bankruptcy-act-20261019T021325-003, translated 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 204 — 破産法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19