# 民法 / Civil Code — 第三百三条 (Article 303)

- 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: 第三百三条 (Article 303)（先取特権の内容） — address `art-303`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-303
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-303
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### 第三百三条（先取特権の内容） — (Content of Statutory Liens)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-303 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-303 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-303</sup>

    **第一項**  先取特権者は、この法律その他の法律の規定に従い、その債務者の財産について、他の債権者に先立って自己の債権の弁済を受ける権利を有する。
    <sup>art-303/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-303/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-303/par-1</sup>
    The holder of a statutory lien has the rights to have that holder's own claim satisfied before other obligees out of the assets of the relevant obligor in accordance with the provisions of laws including this Act.
    <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