# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六百八十六条 (Article 686)

- 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: 第六百八十六条 (Article 686)（清算人の業務の決定及び執行の方法） — address `art-686`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-686
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### 第六百八十六条（清算人の業務の決定及び執行の方法） — (Methods of Deciding and Executing Liquidators' Business)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-686 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-686 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-686</sup>

    **第一項**  第六百七十条第三項から第五項まで並びに第六百七十条の二第二項及び第三項の規定は、清算人について準用する。
    <sup>art-686/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-686/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-686/par-1</sup>
    The provisions of Article 670, paragraphs (3) through (5), and Article 670-2, paragraphs (2) and (3) apply mutatis mutandis if there is more than one liquidator.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-686/par-1: 第六百七十条第三項から第五項まで → 民法 第六百七十条第三項 (Article 670, paragraph (3)), art-670/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-670/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-670/par-3
- art-686/par-1: 第六百七十条第三項から第五項まで → 民法 第六百七十条第四項 (Article 670, paragraph (4)), art-670/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-670/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-670/par-4
- art-686/par-1: 第六百七十条第三項から第五項まで → 民法 第六百七十条第五項 (Article 670, paragraph (5)), art-670/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-670/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-670/par-5
- art-686/par-1: 第六百七十条の二第二項 → 民法 第六百七十条の二第二項 (Article 670-2, paragraph (2)), art-670-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-670-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-670-2/par-2
- art-686/par-1: 第三項 → 民法 第六百七十条の二第三項 (Article 670-2, paragraph (3)), art-670-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-670-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-670-2/par-3

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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