# 民法 / Civil Code — 第四百七十七条 (Article 477)

- 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: 第四百七十七条 (Article 477)（預金又は貯金の口座に対する払込みによる弁済） — address `art-477`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-477
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### 第四百七十七条（預金又は貯金の口座に対する払込みによる弁済） — (Performance by Payment into Account for Deposits or Account for Savings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-477 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-477 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-477</sup>

        **第一項**  債権者の預金又は貯金の口座に対する払込みによってする弁済は、債権者がその預金又は貯金に係る債権の債務者に対してその払込みに係る金額の払戻しを請求する権利を取得した時に、その効力を生ずる。
        <sup>art-477/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-477/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-477/par-1</sup>
        Performance made by making payment into the obligee's account for deposits or savings becomes effective when the obligee acquires a right to demand the refund of the amount paid, against the obligor of the claim to be paid from deposits or savings.
        <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