# 民法 / Civil Code — 第四節 (Part 3, Chapter 2, Section 4)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": 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: 第四節 (Part 3, Chapter 2, Section 4) — address `pt-3/ch-2/sec-4`
- Text: the text as amended with effect from 2028-12-23 (On a day set by Cabinet Order, no later than 23 December 2028 — the amending law allows up to 30 months from promulgation. The exact day is not fixed yet.), standing until 2029-06-22 as now scheduled, since the next amendment's day is not fixed — NOT yet in force (revision 20281223_508AC0000000045)
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## 第四節　交換 — Section 4 Exchange
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>pt-3/ch-2/sec-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-4</sup>

### 第五百八十六条
<sup>art-586 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-4#art-586</sup>

    **第一項**  交換は、当事者が互いに金銭の所有権以外の財産権を移転することを約することによって、その効力を生ずる。
    <sup>art-586/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-4#art-586/par-1</sup>
    An exchange becomes effective by the mutual promises by the parties to transfer any property right other than the ownership of money.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  当事者の一方が他の権利とともに金銭の所有権を移転することを約した場合におけるその金銭については、売買の代金に関する規定を準用する。
    <sup>art-586/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-4#art-586/par-2</sup>
    If one of the parties to an exchange promises to transfer the ownership of money together with other rights, the provisions for sale contracts apply mutatis mutandis to that money.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text as 令和八年法律第四十五号 leaves it, from a date not yet fixed (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20281223_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11