# 民法 / Civil Code — 第千六条 (Article 1006)

- 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: 第千六条 (Article 1006)（遺言執行者の指定） — address `art-1006`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1006
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1006
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### 第千六条（遺言執行者の指定） — (Designation of the Executor)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-1006 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1006 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1006</sup>

    **第一項**  遺言者は、遺言で、一人又は数人の遺言執行者を指定し、又はその指定を第三者に委託することができる。
    <sup>art-1006/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1006/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1006/par-1</sup>
    A testator may designate one or several executors, or entrust that designation to a third party, by will.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  遺言執行者の指定の委託を受けた者は、遅滞なく、その指定をして、これを相続人に通知しなければならない。
    <sup>art-1006/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1006/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1006/par-2</sup>
    A person entrusted with the designation of an executor must make that designation and notify the heirs thereof without delay.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  遺言執行者の指定の委託を受けた者がその委託を辞そうとするときは、遅滞なくその旨を相続人に通知しなければならない。
    <sup>art-1006/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1006/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1006/par-3</sup>
    A person entrusted with the designation of an executor and seeking to decline to do so must notify the heirs that effect without delay.
    <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 in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4275/tb), 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 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11