# 民法 / Civil Code — 第百四十七条 (Article 147)

- 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: 第百四十七条 (Article 147)（裁判上の請求等による時効の完成猶予及び更新） — address `art-147`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第百四十七条（裁判上の請求等による時効の完成猶予及び更新） — (Postponement of Expiration of Prescription Period and Renewal of Period of Prescription on the Ground of Demand by Litigation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-147 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147</sup>

    **第一項**  次に掲げる事由がある場合には、その事由が終了する（確定判決又は確定判決と同一の効力を有するものによって権利が確定することなくその事由が終了した場合にあっては、その終了の時から六箇月を経過する）までの間は、時効は、完成しない。
    <sup>art-147/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147/par-1</sup>
    If any of the following grounds exists, the period of prescription does not expire until the ground ceases to exist (if the ground ceases to exist while the right remains undetermined by a final and binding judgment or anything that has the same effect as a final and binding judgment, until six months have passed from the time of cessation):
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  裁判上の請求
      <sup>art-147/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147/par-1/item-1</sup>
      demand by litigation;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  支払督促
      <sup>art-147/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147/par-1/item-2</sup>
      demand for payment;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  民事訴訟法第二百七十五条第一項の和解又は民事調停法（昭和二十六年法律第二百二十二号）若しくは家事事件手続法（平成二十三年法律第五十二号）による調停
      <sup>art-147/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147/par-1/item-3</sup>
      settlement referred to in Article 275, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure or conciliation under the Civil Conciliation Act (Act No. 222 of 1951) or the Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act (Act No. 52 of 2011); or
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **四**  破産手続参加、再生手続参加又は更生手続参加
      <sup>art-147/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147/par-1/item-4</sup>
      participation in bankruptcy proceeding, rehabilitation proceeding or reorganization proceedings.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の場合において、確定判決又は確定判決と同一の効力を有するものによって権利が確定したときは、時効は、同項各号に掲げる事由が終了した時から新たにその進行を始める。
    <sup>art-147/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147/par-2</sup>
    In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if a right is determined by a final and binding judgment or anything that has the same effect as a final and binding judgment, a new period of prescription commences to run at the time when the grounds stated in the items of that paragraph cease to exist;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-147/par-1/item-3: 民事訴訟法第二百七十五条第一項 → e-Gov law 408AC0000000109, 第二百七十五条第一項 (Article 275, paragraph (1)), art-275/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-147/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第百四十七条第一項 (Article 147, paragraph (1)), art-147/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 民法 第百四十七条第二項（裁判上の請求等による時効の完成猶予及び更新） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147/par-2
- 民法 第百五十三条第一項（時効の完成猶予又は更新の効力が及ぶ者の範囲） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-153/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-153/par-1
- 民法 第百六十一条第一項（天災等による時効の完成猶予） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-161/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-161/par-1

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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 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