# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六百七十九条 (Article 679)

- 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: 第六百七十九条 (Article 679) — address `art-679`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-679
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-679
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### 第六百七十九条
<sup>art-679 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-679 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-679</sup>

    **第一項**  前条の場合のほか、組合員は、次に掲げる事由によって脱退する。
    <sup>art-679/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-679/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-679/par-1</sup>
    Beyond the cases referred to in the preceding Article, partners withdraw on the following grounds:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  死亡
      <sup>art-679/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-679/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-679/par-1/item-1</sup>
      the partner dies;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  破産手続開始の決定を受けたこと。
      <sup>art-679/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-679/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-679/par-1/item-2</sup>
      the partner is subject to an order commencing bankruptcy proceeding;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  後見開始の審判を受けたこと。
      <sup>art-679/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-679/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-679/par-1/item-3</sup>
      the partner is subject to a decision for the commencement of guardianship;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **四**  除名
      <sup>art-679/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-679/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-679/par-1/item-4</sup>
      the partner has been expelled.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-679/par-1: 前条 → 民法 第六百七十八条 (Article 678), art-678 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-678 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-678

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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