# 民法 / Civil Code — 第二百九十二条 (Article 292)

- 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: 第二百九十二条 (Article 292) — address `art-292`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-292
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### 第二百九十二条
<sup>art-292 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-292 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-292</sup>

  **第一項**  要役地が数人の共有に属する場合において、その一人のために時効の完成猶予又は更新があるときは、その完成猶予又は更新は、他の共有者のためにも、その効力を生ずる。
  <sup>art-292/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-292/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-292/par-1</sup>
  If dominant land is co-owned by more than one person, and expiry of prescription period is postponed or prescription period is renewed in favor of one co-owner, the postponement of expiration of prescription period or the renewal of prescription period is also effective for the benefit of other co-owners.
  <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 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