# 民法 / Civil Code — 第三百二十九条 (Article 329)

- 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: 第三百二十九条 (Article 329)（一般の先取特権の順位） — address `art-329`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-329
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-329
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### 第三百二十九条（一般の先取特権の順位） — (Order of Priority of General Statutory Liens)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-329 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-329 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-329</sup>

    **第一項**  一般の先取特権が互いに競合する場合には、その優先権の順位は、第三百六条各号に掲げる順序に従う。
    <sup>art-329/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-329/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-329/par-1</sup>
    If there are competing general statutory liens, the order of priority follows the order stated in each item of Article 306.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  一般の先取特権と特別の先取特権とが競合する場合には、特別の先取特権は、一般の先取特権に優先する。ただし、共益の費用の先取特権は、その利益を受けたすべての債権者に対して優先する効力を有する。
    <sup>art-329/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-329/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-329/par-2</sup>
    If there is a conflict between a general statutory lien and a special statutory lien, the special statutory lien has priority over the general statutory lien; provided, however, that statutory liens on expenses for the common benefit have priority being effective against all obligees who benefit from the same.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-329/par-1: 第三百六条 → 民法 第三百六条 (Article 306), art-306 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-306 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-306

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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