# 民法 / Civil Code — 第五百二十二条 (Article 522)

- 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: 第五百二十二条 (Article 522)（契約の成立と方式） — address `art-522`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-522
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-522
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### 第五百二十二条（契約の成立と方式） — (Formation and Formality of Contract)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-522 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-522 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-522</sup>

      **第一項**  契約は、契約の内容を示してその締結を申し入れる意思表示（以下「申込み」という。）に対して相手方が承諾をしたときに成立する。
      <sup>art-522/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-522/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-522/par-1</sup>
      A contract is formed when a party manifests the intention to offer to conclude a contract (referred to as an "offer" below) showing the contract terms and the other party accepts the offer.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  契約の成立には、法令に特別の定めがある場合を除き、書面の作成その他の方式を具備することを要しない。
      <sup>art-522/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-522/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-522/par-2</sup>
      Unless otherwise provided for in laws and regulations, it is not required to satisfy any formalities such as preparation of a written document in order to form a contract.
      <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