# 民法 / Civil Code — 第五百六十条 (Article 560)

- 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: 第五百六十条 (Article 560)（権利移転の対抗要件に係る売主の義務） — address `art-560`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第五百六十条（権利移転の対抗要件に係る売主の義務） — (Seller's Obligation for Satisfaction of Requirements for Perfection of Transfer of Rights)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-560 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-560 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-560</sup>

      **第一項**  売主は、買主に対し、登記、登録その他の売買の目的である権利の移転についての対抗要件を備えさせる義務を負う。
      <sup>art-560/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-560/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-560/par-1</sup>
      The seller bears an obligation to enable the buyer to satisfy the requirements for perfection of the transfer of the right that is the subject of the sale, such as completing registration.
      <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