# 民法 / Civil Code — 第四百八十五条 (Article 485)

- 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: 第四百八十五条 (Article 485)（弁済の費用） — address `art-485`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-485
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-485
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### 第四百八十五条（弁済の費用） — (Expense of Performance)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-485 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-485 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-485</sup>

        **第一項**  弁済の費用について別段の意思表示がないときは、その費用は、債務者の負担とする。ただし、債権者が住所の移転その他の行為によって弁済の費用を増加させたときは、その増加額は、債権者の負担とする。
        <sup>art-485/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-485/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-485/par-1</sup>
        Unless a particular intention is manifested with respect to the expenses of performance, those expenses are borne by the obligor; provided, however, that if the obligee caused the expenses of performance to increase by relocating its domicile or taking any other act, the amount of increase due to this is borne by the obligee.
        <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