# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第七条 (Article 7)

- 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: 第七条 (Article 7)（破産事件の移送） — address `art-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7
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### 第七条（破産事件の移送） — (Transfer of Bankruptcy Cases)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7</sup>

**第一項**  裁判所は、著しい損害又は遅滞を避けるため必要があると認めるときは、職権で、破産事件（破産事件の債務者又は破産者による免責許可の申立てがある場合にあっては、破産事件及び当該免責許可の申立てに係る事件）を次に掲げる地方裁判所のいずれかに移送することができる。
<sup>art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1</sup>
The court may transfer a bankruptcy case by its own authority (if the debtor involved in a bankruptcy case, or bankrupt files a petition for grant of discharge, or the bankruptcy case and the case related to the petition for grant of discharge) to any of the following district courts if the court finds it necessary to do so in order to avoid substantial detriment or delay:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  債務者の主たる営業所又は事務所以外の営業所又は事務所の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所
  <sup>art-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the district court that has jurisdiction over the locality of the debtor's business office or other office other than the debtor's principal business office or other principal office;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  債務者の住所又は居所の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所
  <sup>art-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the district court that has jurisdiction over the locality of the debtor's domicile or residence;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  第五条第二項に規定する地方裁判所
  <sup>art-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-3</sup>
  the district court prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (2);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  次のイからハまでのいずれかに掲げる地方裁判所
  <sup>art-7/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-4</sup>
  any of the district courts listed in sub-items (a) through (c) below:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **イ**  第五条第三項から第七項までに規定する地方裁判所
    <sup>art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1</sup>
    the district court prescribed in Article 5, paragraphs (3) through (7);
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **ロ**  破産手続開始の決定がされたとすれば破産債権となるべき債権を有する債権者（破産手続開始の決定後にあっては、破産債権者。ハにおいて同じ。）の数が五百人以上であるときは、第五条第八項に規定する地方裁判所
    <sup>art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-2</sup>
    the district court prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (8) if an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is made and there are 500 or more creditors that hold claims that are supposed to be bankruptcy claims order commencing (after an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is issued, bankruptcy creditors; the same applies in sub-item (c));
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **ハ**  ロに規定する債権者の数が千人以上であるときは、第五条第九項に規定する地方裁判所
    <sup>art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-3</sup>
    the district court prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (9) if there are 1,000 or more creditors prescribed in sub-item (b); or
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  第五条第三項から第九項までの規定によりこれらの規定に規定する地方裁判所に破産事件が係属しているときは、同条第一項又は第二項に規定する地方裁判所
  <sup>art-7/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-5</sup>
  the district court prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (1) or (2) if the bankruptcy case is pending pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (3) through (9) at the district court prescribed in the respective provisions.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-7/par-1/item-3: 第五条第二項 → 破産法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2
- art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1: 第五条第三項から第七項まで → 破産法 第五条第三項 (Article 5, paragraph (3)), art-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-3
- art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1: 第五条第三項から第七項まで → 破産法 第五条第四項 (Article 5, paragraph (4)), art-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-4
- art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1: 第五条第三項から第七項まで → 破産法 第五条第五項 (Article 5, paragraph (5)), art-5/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-5
- art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1: 第五条第三項から第七項まで → 破産法 第五条第六項 (Article 5, paragraph (6)), art-5/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-6
- art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1: 第五条第三項から第七項まで → 破産法 第五条第七項 (Article 5, paragraph (7)), art-5/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-7
- art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-2: 第五条第八項 → 破産法 第五条第八項 (Article 5, paragraph (8)), art-5/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-8
- art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-3: 第五条第九項 → 破産法 第五条第九項 (Article 5, paragraph (9)), art-5/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-9
- art-7/par-1/item-5: 第五条第三項から第九項まで → 破産法 第五条第三項 (Article 5, paragraph (3)), art-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-3
- art-7/par-1/item-5: 第五条第三項から第九項まで → 破産法 第五条第四項 (Article 5, paragraph (4)), art-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-4
- art-7/par-1/item-5: 第五条第三項から第九項まで → 破産法 第五条第五項 (Article 5, paragraph (5)), art-5/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-5
- art-7/par-1/item-5: 第五条第三項から第九項まで → 破産法 第五条第六項 (Article 5, paragraph (6)), art-5/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-6
- art-7/par-1/item-5: 第五条第三項から第九項まで → 破産法 第五条第七項 (Article 5, paragraph (7)), art-5/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-7
- art-7/par-1/item-5: 第五条第三項から第九項まで → 破産法 第五条第八項 (Article 5, paragraph (8)), art-5/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-8
- art-7/par-1/item-5: 第五条第三項から第九項まで → 破産法 第五条第九項 (Article 5, paragraph (9)), art-5/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-9
- art-7/par-1/item-5: 同条第一項 → 破産法 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1
- art-7/par-1/item-5: 第二項 → 破産法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 破産法 第百二十六条第三項（破産債権査定申立てについての決定に対する異議の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-126/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-126/par-3
- 破産法 第二百二十二条第四項（相続財産に関する破産事件の管轄） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-222/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-222/par-4
- 破産法 第二百四十四条の二第四項（信託財産に関する破産事件の管轄） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-244-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-2/par-4

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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