# 民法 / Civil Code — 第五百五十四条 (Article 554)

- 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: 第五百五十四条 (Article 554)（死因贈与） — address `art-554`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第五百五十四条（死因贈与） — (Gifts on Donor's Death)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-554 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-554 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-554</sup>

    **第一項**  贈与者の死亡によって効力を生ずる贈与については、その性質に反しない限り、遺贈に関する規定を準用する。
    <sup>art-554/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-554/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-554/par-1</sup>
    With respect to gifts that become effective on the death of the donor, the provisions regarding bequests apply mutatis mutandis, to the extent they are not inconsistent with the nature of gifts that become effective on the death of the donor.
    <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