# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第二百十八条 (Article 218) - 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: 第二百十八条 (Article 218)（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の決定） — address `art-218` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218 - 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. --- ### 第二百十八条（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の決定） — (Order of Discontinuance of Bankruptcy Proceedings with Consent of Bankruptcy Creditors) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-218 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218 **第一項** 裁判所は、次の各号に掲げる要件のいずれかに該当する破産者の申立てがあったときは、破産手続廃止の決定をしなければならない。 art-218/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1 The court must issue an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings upon a petition of a bankrupt that satisfies any of the requirements stated in the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 破産手続を廃止することについて、債権届出期間内に届出をした破産債権者の全員の同意を得ているとき。 art-218/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1/item-1 when the bankrupt has obtained consent for discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings from all bankruptcy creditors that filed a notification within the period for filing notification of claims; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 前号の同意をしない破産債権者がある場合において、当該破産債権者に対して裁判所が相当と認める担保を供しているとき。ただし、破産財団から当該担保を供した場合には、破産財団から当該担保を供したことについて、他の届出をした破産債権者の同意を得ているときに限る。 art-218/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1/item-2 when there is any bankruptcy creditor that does not give consent to the preceding item, and the bankrupt has provided security to the bankruptcy creditor that the court finds reasonable; provided, however, that this is limited to the case in which consent is obtained from other holders of filed bankruptcy claims for the provision of the security from the bankruptcy estate if the security is provided from the bankruptcy estate. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定にかかわらず、裁判所は、まだ確定していない破産債権を有する破産債権者について同項第一号及び第二号ただし書の同意を得ることを要しない旨の決定をすることができる。この場合における同項第一号及び第二号ただし書の規定の適用については、これらの規定中「届出をした破産債権者」とあるのは、「届出をした破産債権者（まだ確定していない破産債権を有する破産債権者であって、裁判所の決定によりその同意を得ることを要しないとされたものを除く。）」とする。 art-218/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the court may issue an order not to require the consent referred to in item (i) of that paragraph and the proviso to item (ii) of that paragraph from a bankruptcy creditor that holds a bankruptcy claim that has not been finalized. For the purpose of application of the provisions of item (i) of that paragraph and the proviso to item (ii) of that paragraph in this case, the term "holders of filed bankruptcy claims" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "holders of filed bankruptcy claims (excluding a bankruptcy creditor that holds a bankruptcy claim that has not been finalized, and from whom the court does not require consent)." Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 裁判所は、第一項の申立てがあったときは、その旨を公告しなければならない。 art-218/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-3 The court must give a public notice to that effect when the petition stated in paragraph (1) is filed. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 届出をした破産債権者は、前項に規定する公告が効力を生じた日から起算して二週間以内に、裁判所に対し、第一項の申立てについて意見を述べることができる。 art-218/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-4 A holder of filed bankruptcy claim may state their opinion to the court with regard to the petition referred to in paragraph (1) within two weeks from the day on which the public notice prescribed in the preceding paragraph becomes effective. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前条第四項から第八項までの規定は、第一項の規定による破産手続廃止の決定について準用する。この場合において、同条第五項中「破産管財人」とあるのは、「破産者」と読み替えるものとする。 art-218/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-5 The provisions of paragraphs (4) through (8) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1). In this case, the term "a bankruptcy trustee" in paragraph (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the bankrupt". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-218/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 破産法 第二百十八条第一項第一号 (Article 218, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-218/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1/item-1 - art-218/par-2: 前項 → 破産法 第二百十八条第一項 (Article 218, paragraph (1)), art-218/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1 - art-218/par-2: 同項第一号 → 破産法 第二百十八条第一項第一号 (Article 218, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-218/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1/item-1 - art-218/par-2: 第二号 → 破産法 第二百十八条第一項第二号 (Article 218, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-218/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1/item-2 - art-218/par-3: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百十八条第一項 (Article 218, paragraph (1)), art-218/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1 - art-218/par-4: 前項 → 破産法 第二百十八条第三項 (Article 218, paragraph (3)), art-218/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-3 - art-218/par-4: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百十八条第一項 (Article 218, paragraph (1)), art-218/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1 - art-218/par-5: 前条第四項から第八項まで → 破産法 第二百十七条第四項 (Article 217, paragraph (4)), art-217/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-4 - art-218/par-5: 前条第四項から第八項まで → 破産法 第二百十七条第五項 (Article 217, paragraph (5)), art-217/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-5 - art-218/par-5: 前条第四項から第八項まで → 破産法 第二百十七条第六項 (Article 217, paragraph (6)), art-217/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-6 - art-218/par-5: 前条第四項から第八項まで → 破産法 第二百十七条第七項 (Article 217, paragraph (7)), art-217/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-7 - art-218/par-5: 前条第四項から第八項まで → 破産法 第二百十七条第八項 (Article 217, paragraph (8)), art-217/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-217/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-217/par-8 - art-218/par-5: 第一項 → 破産法 第二百十八条第一項 (Article 218, paragraph (1)), art-218/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-218/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1 ## Cited by 12 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 破産法 第二百十八条第一項第二号（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-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-1/item-2 - 破産法 第二百十八条第二項（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-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-2 - 破産法 第二百十八条第三項（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-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-3 - 破産法 第二百十八条第四項（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-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-218/par-4 - 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 第二百十九条第一項（破産者が法人である場合の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-219/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-219/par-1 - 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 第二百三十七条第一項（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-237/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-237/par-1 - 破産法 第二百四十四条の十三第一項（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-244-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-13/par-1 - 破産法 第二百四十八条第六項（免責許可の申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-248/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-248/par-6 - 破産法 第二百四十八条第七項第一号（免責許可の申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-248/par-7/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-248/par-7/item-1 - 破産法 第二百五十五条第一項第二号（復権） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-255/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-255/par-1/item-2 --- ## 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