# 民法 / Civil Code — 第四百二十三条の二 (Article 423-2)

- 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: 第四百二十三条の二 (Article 423-2)（代位行使の範囲） — address `art-423-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第四百二十三条の二（代位行使の範囲） — (Scope of Exercise by Subrogation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-423-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-423-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-423-2</sup>

      **第一項**  債権者は、被代位権利を行使する場合において、被代位権利の目的が可分であるときは、自己の債権の額の限度においてのみ、被代位権利を行使することができる。
      <sup>art-423-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-423-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-423-2/par-1</sup>
      If the obligee exercises the subrogor's right, and the subject of the subrogor's right is divisible, the obligee may exercise the subrogor's right only to the extent of the amount of the obligee's own claim.
      <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