# 民法 / Civil Code — 第百九十七条 (Article 197)

- 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: 第百九十七条 (Article 197)（占有の訴え） — address `art-197`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-197
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-197
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### 第百九十七条（占有の訴え） — (Possessory Actions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-197 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-197 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-197</sup>

    **第一項**  占有者は、次条から第二百二条までの規定に従い、占有の訴えを提起することができる。他人のために占有をする者も、同様とする。
    <sup>art-197/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-197/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-197/par-1</sup>
    A possessor may file a possessory action in accordance with the provisions of the following Article through Article 202. The same applies to a person that takes possession on behalf of another person.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-197/par-1: 次条から第二百二条まで → 民法 第百九十八条 (Article 198), art-198 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-198 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-198
- art-197/par-1: 次条から第二百二条まで → 民法 第百九十九条 (Article 199), art-199 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-199 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-199
- art-197/par-1: 次条から第二百二条まで → 民法 第二百条 (Article 200), art-200 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-200 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-200
- art-197/par-1: 次条から第二百二条まで → 民法 第二百一条 (Article 201), art-201 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-201 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-201
- art-197/par-1: 次条から第二百二条まで → 民法 第二百二条 (Article 202), art-202 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-202 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-202

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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