# 民法 / Civil Code — 第五百四十七条 (Article 547)

- 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: 第五百四十七条 (Article 547)（催告による解除権の消滅） — address `art-547`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第五百四十七条（催告による解除権の消滅） — (Extinguishment of Right to Cancel by Demand)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-547 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-547 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-547</sup>

      **第一項**  解除権の行使について期間の定めがないときは、相手方は、解除権を有する者に対し、相当の期間を定めて、その期間内に解除をするかどうかを確答すべき旨の催告をすることができる。この場合において、その期間内に解除の通知を受けないときは、解除権は、消滅する。
      <sup>art-547/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-547/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-547/par-1</sup>
      If no period of time is specified for the exercise of the right to cancel, the other party may issue a notice of demand to the holder of the right to cancel, specifying a reasonable period of time, to the effect that the holder of the right to cancel is to give a definite answer as to whether the holder will cancel or not within that period of time. In this case, if no notice of cancellation is received within that period, the right to cancel is extinguished.
      <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