# 民法 / Civil Code — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-5011-34`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-5011-34
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-5011-34
- Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it.
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## 附　則 令和元年六月一四日法律第三四号
<sup>suppl-5011-34 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-5011-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-5011-34</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して一年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。ただし、附則第三項の規定は、公布の日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-5011-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-5011-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-5011-34/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of promulgation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  この法律の施行の際現に係属している特別養子縁組の成立の審判事件に関する養子となる者の年齢についての要件及び当該審判事件の手続については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-5011-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-5011-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-5011-34/par-2</sup>
The provisions then in force continue to govern the requirements concerning the age of the person being adopted in a case for a decision on entering into a special adoption that is pending at the time this Act comes into effect, and the procedures for that case.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  前項に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5011-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-5011-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-5011-34/par-3</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5011-34/par-1: 附則第三項 → 民法 附則第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, paragraph (3)), suppl-5011-34/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-5011-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-5011-34/par-3
- suppl-5011-34/par-3: 前項 → 民法 附則第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, paragraph (2)), suppl-5011-34/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-5011-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-5011-34/par-2

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民法 附則第一項（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-5011-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-5011-34/par-1
- 民法 附則第三項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-5011-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-5011-34/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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch civil-code-20261011T170941-025, translated 2026-10-12
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11
