# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六百七十六条 (Article 676)

- 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
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- Provision: 第六百七十六条 (Article 676)（組合員の持分の処分及び組合財産の分割） — address `art-676`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第六百七十六条（組合員の持分の処分及び組合財産の分割） — (Disposition of Partners' Interests and Division of Partnership Property)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-676 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-676 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-676</sup>

    **第一項**  組合員は、組合財産についてその持分を処分したときは、その処分をもって組合及び組合と取引をした第三者に対抗することができない。
    <sup>art-676/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-676/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-676/par-1</sup>
    If a partner has disposed of the interest of the partner with respect to the partnership property, that partner may not duly assert that disposition against the partnership or third parties that had dealings with the partnership.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  組合員は、組合財産である債権について、その持分についての権利を単独で行使することができない。
    <sup>art-676/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-676/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-676/par-2</sup>
    A partner may not independently exercise the rights with regard to a claim that is included in the partnership property based on that partner's interest in the claim.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  組合員は、清算前に組合財産の分割を求めることができない。
    <sup>art-676/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-676/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-676/par-3</sup>
    A partner may not demand the division of the partnership property before liquidation.
    <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