# 民法 / Civil Code — 第百五十四条 (Article 154)

- 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: 第百五十四条 (Article 154) — address `art-154`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-154
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### 第百五十四条
<sup>art-154 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-154 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-154</sup>

    **第一項**  第百四十八条第一項各号又は第百四十九条各号に掲げる事由に係る手続は、時効の利益を受ける者に対してしないときは、その者に通知をした後でなければ、第百四十八条又は第百四十九条の規定による時効の完成猶予又は更新の効力を生じない。
    <sup>art-154/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-154/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-154/par-1</sup>
    If the procedure regarding any of the grounds stated in the items of Article 148, paragraph (1) or the items of Article 149 is not carried out in relation to a person that is to receive the benefit of prescription, it does not have an effect of postponement of expiration of prescription period or renewal of prescription period under the provisions of Article 148 or Article 149 unless the person is notified of it.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-154/par-1: 第百四十八条第一項 → 民法 第百四十八条第一項 (Article 148, paragraph (1)), art-148/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-148/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-148/par-1
- art-154/par-1: 第百四十九条 → 民法 第百四十九条 (Article 149), art-149 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-149 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-149
- art-154/par-1: 第百四十八条 → 民法 第百四十八条 (Article 148), art-148 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-148 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-148

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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