# 民法 / Civil Code — 第四百八条 (Article 408)

- 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: 第四百八条 (Article 408)（選択権の移転） — address `art-408`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-408
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### 第四百八条（選択権の移転） — (Transfer of Right to Choose)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-408 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-408 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-408</sup>

    **第一項**  債権が弁済期にある場合において、相手方から相当の期間を定めて催告をしても、選択権を有する当事者がその期間内に選択をしないときは、その選択権は、相手方に移転する。
    <sup>art-408/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-408/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-408/par-1</sup>
    If a claim is due and, notwithstanding a demand by the counterparty specifying a reasonable period of time, the party that holds the right to choose does not exercise the right within that period of time, the right to choose is transferred to the counterparty.
    <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