# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第一章 (Chapter 1)

- Law: 民事執行法 (Civil Enforcement Act), 昭和五十四年法律第四号
- English title "Civil Enforcement Act": 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: 第一章 (Chapter 1) — address `ch-1`
- Text: the text as amended with effect from 2028-06-13 (On a day set by Cabinet Order, no later than 13 June 2028 — the amending law allows up to five years from promulgation. The exact day is not fixed yet.), standing until 2028-12-22 as now scheduled, since the next amendment's day is not fixed — NOT yet in force (revision 20280613_505AC0000000053)
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## 第一章　総則 — Chapter I General Provisions
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<sup>ch-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#ch-1</sup>

### 第一条（趣旨） — (Purpose)
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<sup>art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-1</sup>

**第一項**  強制執行、担保権の実行としての競売及び民法（明治二十九年法律第八十九号）、商法（明治三十二年法律第四十八号）その他の法律の規定による換価のための競売並びに債務者の財産状況の調査（以下「民事執行」と総称する。）については、他の法令に定めるもののほか、この法律の定めるところによる。
<sup>art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-1/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in other laws and regulations, judicial enforcement; the auctioning of property as a means of enforcing a security interest; the auctioning of property for a realization under the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896), the Commercial Code (Act No. 48 of 1899), or any other Act; and the investigation of an obligor's financial status (collectively referred to as "civil enforcement" below) are governed by the provisions of this Act.
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### 第二条（執行機関） — (Enforcement Authority)
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<sup>art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-2</sup>

**第一項**  民事執行は、申立てにより、裁判所又は執行官が行う。
<sup>art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-2/par-1</sup>
A court or court enforcement officer carries out civil enforcement upon petition.
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### 第三条（執行裁判所） — (Enforcement Court)
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<sup>art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-3</sup>

**第一項**  裁判所が行う民事執行に関してはこの法律の規定により執行処分を行うべき裁判所をもつて、執行官が行う執行処分に関してはその執行官の所属する地方裁判所をもつて執行裁判所とする。
<sup>art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-3/par-1</sup>
For civil enforcement that is carried out by a court, an enforcement court is the court that the provisions of this Act requires to take enforcement measures, and for enforcement measures taken by a court enforcement officer, an enforcement court is the district court to which that officer belongs.
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### 第四条（任意的口頭弁論） — (Optional Oral Arguments)
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<sup>art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-4</sup>

**第一項**  執行裁判所のする裁判は、口頭弁論を経ないですることができる。
<sup>art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-4/par-1</sup>
An enforcement court may render a judicial decision without holding oral arguments.
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### 第五条（審尋） — (Interrogations)
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<sup>art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-5</sup>

**第一項**  執行裁判所は、執行処分をするに際し、必要があると認めるときは、利害関係を有する者その他参考人を審尋することができる。
<sup>art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-5/par-1</sup>
An enforcement court may interrogate an interested person or other person of reference if it finds this to be necessary when taking an enforcement measure.
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### 第六条（執行官等の職務の執行の確保） — (Ensuring the Performance of Duties by Court Enforcement Officers or Civil Enforcement Official)
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<sup>art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-6</sup>

**第一項**  執行官は、職務の執行に際し抵抗を受けるときは、その抵抗を排除するために、威力を用い、又は警察上の援助を求めることができる。ただし、第六十四条の二第五項（第百八十八条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に基づく職務の執行については、この限りでない。
<sup>art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-6/par-1</sup>
If a court enforcement officer faces resistance when performing their duties, then they may use force or request police assistance to eliminate the resistance; provided, however, that this does not apply to performance of duties based on the provisions of Article 64-2, paragraph (5) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 188).
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**第二項**  執行官以外の者で執行裁判所の命令により民事執行に関する職務を行うものは、職務の執行に際し抵抗を受けるときは、執行官に対し、援助を求めることができる。
<sup>art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-6/par-2</sup>
A person other than a court enforcement officer who performs duties related to civil enforcement at the order of an enforcement court may request assistance from a court enforcement officer if they face resistance when performing their duties.
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### 第七条（立会人） — (Observers)
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<sup>art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-7</sup>

**第一項**  執行官又は執行裁判所の命令により民事執行に関する職務を行う者（以下「執行官等」という。）は、人の住居に立ち入つて職務を執行するに際し、住居主、その代理人又は同居の親族若しくは使用人その他の従業者で相当のわきまえのあるものに出会わないときは、市町村の職員、警察官その他証人として相当と認められる者を立ち会わせなければならない。執行官が前条第一項の規定により威力を用い、又は警察上の援助を受けるときも、同様とする。
<sup>art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-7/par-1</sup>
If, when entering a person's residence and performing their duties, a court enforcement officer or a person who performs duties related to civil enforcement at the order of an enforcement court (referred to as a "court enforcement officer or civil enforcement official" below) does not encounter the occupant or their agent, a cohabiting relative, or an employee or other worker or discerning person, then this person must have a municipal official, police officer, or other person deemed suitable as a witness. The same applies if a court enforcement officer uses force or receives police assistance pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.
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### 第八条（休日又は夜間の執行） — (Enforcement on Sundays and Holidays or at Night)
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<sup>art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-8</sup>

**第一項**  執行官等は、日曜日その他の一般の休日又は午後七時から翌日の午前七時までの間に人の住居に立ち入つて職務を執行するには、執行裁判所の許可を受けなければならない。
<sup>art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-8/par-1</sup>
A court enforcement officer or civil enforcement official must obtain the permission of an enforcement court to enter a person's residence to perform their duties on a Sunday or general holiday or during the period from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM the following morning.
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**第二項**  執行官等は、職務の執行に当たり、前項の規定により許可を受けたことを証する文書を提示しなければならない。
<sup>art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-8/par-2</sup>
In performing their duties, a court enforcement officer or civil enforcement official must present a document proving that they have obtained permission pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
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### 第九条（身分証明書等の携帯） — (Carrying Identification)
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<sup>art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-9</sup>

**第一項**  執行官等は、職務を執行する場合には、その身分又は資格を証する文書を携帯し、利害関係を有する者の請求があつたときは、これを提示しなければならない。
<sup>art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-9/par-1</sup>
When performing their duties, a court enforcement officer or civil enforcement official must carry a document proving their status or credentials and present it if requested by a person having an interest.
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### 第十条（執行抗告） — (Appealing an Enforcement Decision)
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<sup>art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10</sup>

**第一項**  民事執行の手続に関する裁判に対しては、特別の定めがある場合に限り、執行抗告をすることができる。
<sup>art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-1</sup>
A person may file an appeal against a judicial decision concerning a civil enforcement procedure only if there are special provisions allowing this.
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**第二項**  執行抗告は、裁判の告知を受けた日から一週間の不変期間内に、抗告状を原裁判所に提出してしなければならない。
<sup>art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-2</sup>
A person must file an appeal against an enforcement decision by submitting a petition for appeal to the court of prior instance within an inalterable period of one week from the day on which the notice of judicial decision is received.
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**第三項**  抗告状に執行抗告の理由の記載がないときは、抗告人は、抗告状を提出した日から一週間以内に、執行抗告の理由書を原裁判所に提出しなければならない。
<sup>art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-3</sup>
If the reason for an appeal against an enforcement decision is not stated in the petition for appeal, then the appellant must submit a statement of reason for the appeal to the court of prior instance within one week after the day on which the appellant has submitted the petition.
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**第四項**  執行抗告の理由は、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより記載しなければならない。
<sup>art-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-4</sup>
The reason for an appeal against an enforcement decision must be stated pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court.
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**第五項**  次の各号に該当するときは、原裁判所は、執行抗告を却下しなければならない。
<sup>art-10/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-5</sup>
In circumstances falling under any of the following items, the court of prior instance must deny an appeal against an enforcement decision:
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  **一**  抗告人が第三項の規定による執行抗告の理由書の提出をしなかつたとき。
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  if the appellant fails to submit the statement of reason under paragraph (3);
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  **二**  執行抗告の理由の記載が明らかに前項の規定に違反しているとき。
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  if the statement of reason for the appeal clearly violates the provisions of the preceding paragraph;
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  **三**  執行抗告が不適法であつてその不備を補正することができないことが明らかであるとき。
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  if it is clear that the appeal is not in accordance with the law and the defect cannot be corrected; or
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  **四**  執行抗告が民事執行の手続を不当に遅延させることを目的としてされたものであるとき。
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  if the appeal has been filed to unreasonably delay a civil enforcement procedure.
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**第六項**  抗告裁判所は、執行抗告についての裁判が効力を生ずるまでの間、担保を立てさせ、若しくは立てさせないで原裁判の執行の停止若しくは民事執行の手続の全部若しくは一部の停止を命じ、又は担保を立てさせてこれらの続行を命ずることができる。事件の記録が原裁判所に存する間は、原裁判所も、これらの処分を命ずることができる。
<sup>art-10/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-6</sup>
During the period up until the judicial decision on an appeal against an enforcement decision becomes effective, the court in charge of appeal may order a stay of enforcement of the judicial decision of prior instance or a stay of all or part of a civil enforcement procedure while either requiring or not requiring security to be provided, or may issue an order for the enforcement of that decision or the enforcement procedure to continue while requiring security to be provided. The court of prior instance may also order these measures while the record of the case is still at the court of prior instance.
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**第七項**  抗告裁判所は、抗告状又は執行抗告の理由書に記載された理由に限り、調査する。ただし、原裁判に影響を及ぼすべき法令の違反又は事実の誤認の有無については、職権で調査することができる。
<sup>art-10/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-7</sup>
The court in charge of appeal examines only the reason stated in the petition for appeal or in the statement of reason for the appeal against the enforcement measure; provided, however, that it may examine, by its own authority, whether there has or has not been any violation of laws and regulations or error of fact that would have affected the judicial decision of prior instance.
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**第八項**  第五項の規定による決定に対しては、執行抗告をすることができる。
<sup>art-10/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-8</sup>
An appeal may be filed against a decision under paragraph (5).
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**第九項**  第六項の規定による決定に対しては、不服を申し立てることができない。
<sup>art-10/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-9</sup>
An appeal may not be filed against a decision under paragraph (6).
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**第十項**  民事訴訟法（平成八年法律第百九号）第三百四十九条の規定は、執行抗告をすることができる裁判が確定した場合について準用する。
<sup>art-10/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-10/par-10</sup>
The provisions of Article 349 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Act No. 109 of 1996) apply mutatis mutandis when a judicial decision against which an appeal may be filed has become final and binding.
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### 第十一条（執行異議） — (Objecting to Enforcement Measures)
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<sup>art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-11</sup>

**第一項**  執行裁判所の執行処分で執行抗告をすることができないものに対しては、執行裁判所に執行異議を申し立てることができる。執行官の執行処分及びその遅怠に対しても、同様とする。
<sup>art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-11/par-1</sup>
A person may file an objection with the enforcement court to the measures of that court that may not be appealed. A person may also file an objection to a court enforcement officer's measures or to a court enforcement officer's delay or negligence.
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**第二項**  前条第六項前段及び第九項の規定は、前項の規定による申立てがあつた場合について準用する。
<sup>art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-11/par-2</sup>
The provisions of the first sentence of paragraph (6) of the preceding Article and paragraph (9) of that Article apply mutatis mutandis when a person has made a filing provided in the preceding paragraph.
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### 第十二条（取消決定等に対する執行抗告） — (Appealing a Ruling to Cancel a Procedure)
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<sup>art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-12</sup>

**第一項**  民事執行の手続を取り消す旨の決定に対しては、執行抗告をすることができる。民事執行の手続を取り消す執行官の処分に対する執行異議の申立てを却下する裁判又は執行官に民事執行の手続の取消しを命ずる決定に対しても、同様とする。
<sup>art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-12/par-1</sup>
An appeal may be filed against a ruling to void a civil enforcement procedure. This also applies to a judicial decision denying an objection to a court enforcement officer's measure voiding a civil enforcement procedure and to a ruling ordering a court enforcement officer to cancel a civil enforcement procedure.
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**第二項**  前項の規定により執行抗告をすることができる裁判は、確定しなければその効力を生じない。
<sup>art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-12/par-2</sup>
A judicial decision against which an appeal may be filed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph does not take effect until it becomes final and binding.
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### 第十三条（代理人） — (Representatives)
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<sup>art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-13</sup>

**第一項**  民事訴訟法第五十四条第一項の規定により訴訟代理人となることができる者以外の者は、執行裁判所でする手続については、訴え又は執行抗告に係る手続を除き、執行裁判所の許可を受けて代理人となることができる。
<sup>art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-13/par-1</sup>
Except in proceedings in an action or in an appeal against an enforcement decision, a person other than one who is permitted to serve as a litigation representative pursuant to the provisions of Article 54 of the Code of Civil Procedure may act as a person's representative in proceedings that take place in the enforcement court, with the court's permission.
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**第二項**  執行裁判所は、いつでも前項の許可を取り消すことができる。
<sup>art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-13/par-2</sup>
The enforcement court may revoke the permission referred to in the preceding paragraph at any time.
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### 第十四条（費用の予納等） — (Prepayment of Expenses)
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<sup>art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-14</sup>

**第一項**  執行裁判所に対し民事執行の申立てをするときは、申立人は、民事執行の手続に必要な費用として裁判所書記官の定める金額を予納しなければならない。予納した費用が不足する場合において、裁判所書記官が相当の期間を定めてその不足する費用の予納を命じたときも、同様とする。
<sup>art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-14/par-1</sup>
When filing a petition for civil enforcement with the enforcement court, the petitioner must prepay the amount that the court clerk establishes as the expenses needed for civil enforcement proceedings. The same applies if the expenses that the person has prepaid will be insufficient and the court clerk specifies a reasonable period of time and orders the person to prepay the insufficient funds.
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**第二項**  前項の規定による裁判所書記官の処分に対しては、その告知を受けた日から一週間の不変期間内に、執行裁判所に異議を申し立てることができる。
<sup>art-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-14/par-2</sup>
The petitioner may file an objection with the enforcement court against the court clerk's disposition under the preceding paragraph within an inalterable period of one week from the day on which the petitioner is informed of those measures.
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**第三項**  第一項の規定による裁判所書記官の処分は、確定しなければその効力を生じない。
<sup>art-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-14/par-3</sup>
A court clerk's disposition under paragraph (1) is not effective until it becomes final and binding.
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**第四項**  申立人が費用を予納しないときは、執行裁判所は、民事執行の申立てを却下し、又は民事執行の手続を取り消すことができる。
<sup>art-14/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-14/par-4</sup>
If a petitioner fails to prepay expenses, the enforcement court may deny the petition for civil enforcement or cancel the civil enforcement procedure.
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**第五項**  前項の規定により申立てを却下する決定に対しては、執行抗告をすることができる。
<sup>art-14/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-14/par-5</sup>
The petitioner may appeal a ruling denying a petition pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
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### 第十五条（担保の提供） — (Provision of Security)
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<sup>art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-15</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の規定により担保を立てるには、担保を立てるべきことを命じた裁判所（以下この項において「発令裁判所」という。）又は執行裁判所の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所の管轄区域内の供託所に金銭又は発令裁判所が相当と認める有価証券（社債、株式等の振替に関する法律（平成十三年法律第七十五号）第二百七十八条第一項に規定する振替債を含む。）を供託する方法その他最高裁判所規則で定める方法によらなければならない。ただし、当事者が特別の契約をしたときは、その契約による。
<sup>art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-15/par-1</sup>
To provide security pursuant to the provisions of this Act, a person must make a deposit of money or securities (including book-entry transfer company bonds prescribed in Article 278, paragraph (1) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds and Shares (Act No. 75 of 2001)) that the court which has ordered the person to provide security (referred to as the "ordering court" in this paragraph) finds to be reasonable, with an official depository within the jurisdictional district of the district court that has jurisdiction in the locality of the ordering court, or by any other means specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court; provided, however, that if the party concerned has made a special agreement about this, then the agreement prevails.
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**第二項**  民事訴訟法第七十七条、第七十九条及び第八十条の規定は、前項の担保について準用する。
<sup>art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-15/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 77, Article 79, and Article 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to the security referred to in the preceding paragraph.
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### 第十六条（送達の特例） — (Special Provisions on Service)
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<sup>art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-16</sup>

**第一項**  民事執行の手続について、執行裁判所に対し申立て、申出若しくは届出をし、又は執行裁判所から文書若しくは電磁的記録（電子的方式、磁気的方式その他人の知覚によつては認識することができない方式で作られる記録であつて、電子計算機による情報処理の用に供されるものをいう。以下同じ。）の送達を受けた者は、書類の送達を受けるべき場所（日本国内に限る。）を執行裁判所に届け出なければならない。この場合においては、送達受取人をも届け出ることができる。
<sup>art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-16/par-1</sup>
A person who has filed a petition, made an offer, or filed a notification with an enforcement court in connection with a civil enforcement procedure, or been served with a document or an electronic or magnetic record (meaning any record which is produced by electronic, magnetic or any other means unrecognizable by natural perceptive senses and is used for information processing by a computer; the same applies below) by an enforcement court in connection with a civil enforcement procedure must notify the enforcement court of the place (limited to within Japan) if they are to be served with documents. In this case, the person may also notify the enforcement court of the designated person to be served.
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**第二項**  民事訴訟法第百四条第二項及び第三項並びに第百七条の規定は、前項前段の場合について準用する。
<sup>art-16/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-16/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 104, paragraphs (2) and (3) and Article 107 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to the cases referred to in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph.
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**第三項**  第一項前段の規定による届出をしない者（前項において準用する民事訴訟法第百四条第三項に規定する者を除く。）に対する書類の送達は、事件の記録に表れたその者の住所、居所、営業所又は事務所においてする。
<sup>art-16/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-16/par-3</sup>
Service of documents about a person who has not filed a notification under the first sentence of paragraph (1) (excluding the person prescribed in Article 104, paragraph (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph) are to be made at the person's domicile, residence, business office, or office that is indicated in the case record.
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**第四項**  前項の規定による送達をすべき場合において、第二十条において準用する民事訴訟法第百六条の規定により送達をすることができないとき（第二十条において準用する同法第百九条の二の規定により送達をすることができるときを除く。）は、裁判所書記官は、同項の住所、居所、営業所又は事務所に宛てて、書類を書留郵便又は民間事業者による信書の送達に関する法律（平成十四年法律第九十九号）第二条第六項に規定する一般信書便事業者若しくは同条第九項に規定する特定信書便事業者の提供する同条第二項に規定する信書便の役務のうち書留郵便に準ずるものとして最高裁判所規則で定めるものに付して発送することができる。この場合においては、民事訴訟法第百七条第二項及び第三項の規定を準用する。
<sup>art-16/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-16/par-4</sup>
If service under the preceding paragraph is to be effected but it is not possible to effect service pursuant to the provisions of Article 106 of the Code of Civil Procedure as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 (excluding when service is possible pursuant to the provisions of Article 109-2 of that Code as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20), the court clerk may send the document to the domicile, residence, business office, or office referred to in the paragraph by registered mail or using services for delivering correspondence that are prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Correspondence Delivery by Private Business Operators (Act No. 99 of 2002) that are provided by a general correspondence delivery provider prescribed in paragraph (6) of the Article or specified correspondence delivery provider prescribed in paragraph (9) of the Article and that are specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court as services equivalent to registered mail. In this case, the provisions of Article 107, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis.
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### 第十七条（非電磁的事件記録の閲覧等） — (Access to Non-Electronic or Magnetic Case Record)
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<sup>art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17</sup>

**第一項**  執行裁判所の行う民事執行について、利害関係を有する者は、裁判所書記官に対し、非電磁的事件記録（事件の記録中次条第一項に規定する電磁的事件記録を除いた部分をいう。）の閲覧若しくは謄写又はその正本、謄本若しくは抄本の交付を請求することができる。
<sup>art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17/par-1</sup>
An interested person, in connection with the civil enforcement that the enforcement court carries out, may file a request with the court clerk to inspect or copy the hard-copy case records (meaning the portion of a case record excluding the electronic or magnetic case record prescribed in paragraph (1) of the following Article), or to be issued an authenticated copy, transcript, or extract of the record.
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**第二項**  民事訴訟法第九十一条第四項及び第五項の規定は、前項の規定による請求について準用する。
<sup>art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 91, paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to requests made under the preceding paragraph.
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### 第十七条の二（電磁的事件記録の閲覧等） — (Access to Electronic or Magnetic Case Record)
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<sup>art-17-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-2</sup>

**第一項**  執行裁判所の行う民事執行について、利害関係を有する者は、裁判所書記官に対し、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、電磁的事件記録（事件の記録中この法律その他の法令の規定により裁判所の使用に係る電子計算機（入出力装置を含む。以下同じ。）に備えられたファイルに記録された事項に係る部分をいう。以下この条において同じ。）の内容を最高裁判所規則で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧を請求することができる。
<sup>art-17-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-2/par-1</sup>
An interested person, in connection with the civil enforcement that the enforcement court carries out, may file a request with the court clerk pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court to inspect the content of electronic or magnetic case records (meaning the portion of a case record relating to matters recorded in files stored on a computer (including input and output devices; the same applies below) used by the court pursuant to the provisions of this Act and other laws and regulations; the same applies in this Article) displayed in a manner prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
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**第二項**  執行裁判所の行う民事執行について、利害関係を有する者は、裁判所書記官に対し、電磁的事件記録に記録されている事項について、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織（裁判所の使用に係る電子計算機と手続の相手方の使用に係る電子計算機とを電気通信回線で接続した電子情報処理組織をいう。以下同じ。）を使用してその者の使用に係る電子計算機に備えられたファイルに記録する方法その他の最高裁判所規則で定める方法による複写を請求することができる。
<sup>art-17-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-2/par-2</sup>
An interested person, in connection with the civil enforcement that the enforcement court carries out, may file a request with the court clerk, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court, to copy the matters recorded in electronic or magnetic case records by recording the matters in files stored on computers by using an electronic data processing system (meaning an electronic data processing system connecting a computer used by the court to a computer used by the other person of the procedure via a telecommunications line; the same applies below) or any other method prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
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**第三項**  執行裁判所の行う民事執行について、利害関係を有する者は、裁判所書記官に対し、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、電磁的事件記録に記録されている事項の全部若しくは一部を記載した書面であつて裁判所書記官が最高裁判所規則で定める方法により当該書面の内容が電磁的事件記録に記録されている事項と同一であることを証明したものを交付し、又は当該事項の全部若しくは一部を記録した電磁的記録であつて裁判所書記官が最高裁判所規則で定める方法により当該電磁的記録の内容が電磁的事件記録に記録されている事項と同一であることを証明したものを最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織を使用してその者の使用に係る電子計算機に備えられたファイルに記録する方法その他の最高裁判所規則で定める方法により提供することを請求することができる。
<sup>art-17-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-2/par-3</sup>
An interested person, in connection with the civil enforcement that the enforcement court carries out, may file a request with the court clerk, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court, to issue a document stating all or part of the matters recorded in electronic or magnetic case records as certified by the court clerk to contain information identical to the matters recorded in the electronic or magnetic record according to the methods prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court, or to provide an electronic or magnetic record containing all or part of the matters as certified by the court clerk to contain information identical to the matters recorded in the electronic or magnetic case records according to the methods prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court, by recording it in a file stored on a computer used by the person via an electronic data processing system prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court or any other method prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
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**第四項**  民事訴訟法第九十一条第五項の規定は、第一項及び第二項の規定による請求について準用する。
<sup>art-17-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-2/par-4</sup>
The provisions of Article 91, paragraph (5) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to requests made under paragraphs (1) and (2).
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### 第十七条の三（事件に関する事項の証明） — (Certification of Matters Related to the Case)
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<sup>art-17-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-3</sup>

**第一項**  執行裁判所の行う民事執行について、利害関係を有する者は、裁判所書記官に対し、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、事件に関する事項を記載した書面であつて裁判所書記官が最高裁判所規則で定める方法により当該事項を証明したものを交付し、又は当該事項を記録した電磁的記録であつて裁判所書記官が最高裁判所規則で定める方法により当該事項を証明したものを最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織を使用してその者の使用に係る電子計算機に備えられたファイルに記録する方法その他の最高裁判所規則で定める方法により提供することを請求することができる。
<sup>art-17-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-3/par-1</sup>
An interested person, in connection with the civil enforcement that the enforcement court carries out, may file a request with the court clerk, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court, to issue a document stating the matters related to the case as certified by the court clerk with respect to the matters according to the methods prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court, or to provide an electronic or magnetic record containing the matters as certified by the court clerk with respect to the matters according to the methods prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court, by recording it in a file stored on a computer used by the person via an electronic data processing system prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court or any other method prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
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### 第十八条（官庁等に対する援助請求等） — (Request for Assistance from Government Agencies)
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<sup>art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18</sup>

**第一項**  民事執行のため必要がある場合には、執行裁判所又は執行官は、官庁又は公署に対し、援助を求めることができる。
<sup>art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18/par-1</sup>
If necessary for civil enforcement purposes, the enforcement court or court enforcement officer may request a government agency or public office for assistance.
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**第二項**  前項に規定する場合には、執行裁判所又は執行官は、民事執行の目的である財産（財産が土地である場合にはその上にある建物を、財産が建物である場合にはその敷地を含む。）に対して課される租税その他の公課について、所管の官庁又は公署に対し、必要な証明書の交付を請求することができる。
<sup>art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18/par-2</sup>
In a case provided for in the preceding paragraph, the enforcement court or court enforcement officer may request the government agency or public office with jurisdiction a certificate it needs concerning taxes or other relevant public charges imposed on the property that is the subject matter of civil enforcement (this includes any building that stands on that property, if the property is land, and includes the site on which the property stands, if the property is a building).
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**第三項**  前項の規定は、民事執行の申立てをしようとする者がその申立てのため同項の証明書を必要とする場合について準用する。
<sup>art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18/par-3</sup>
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis if a person who seeks to file a petition for civil enforcement needs the certificate referred to in that paragraph for filing that petition.
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### 第十八条の二（記録事項証明書の提出等の省略） — (Omission of Submission of Recorded Information Certificates)
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<sup>art-18-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2</sup>

**第一項**  民事執行の手続においてこの法律の規定に基づき裁判所、裁判所書記官又は執行官に次の各号に掲げるものに係る記録事項証明書（裁判所の使用に係る電子計算機に備えられたファイル（以下単に「ファイル」という。）に記録されている事項を記載した書面であつて裁判所書記官が当該書面の内容が当該ファイルに記録されている事項と同一であることを証明したものをいう。以下同じ。）を提出し、又は提示すべき者は、その提出又は提示に代えて、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、当該各号に掲げるものに係る事件を特定するために必要な情報として最高裁判所規則で定めるものを提供することができる。この場合において、当該者は、当該記録事項証明書を提出し、又は提示したものとみなす。
<sup>art-18-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2/par-1</sup>
A person that is required to submit or present a certificate of recorded information (meaning a document that states the matters recorded in a file stored on a computer used by the court (simply referred to as a "file" below) and certified by the court clerk to contain information identical to the matters recorded in the relevant file; the same applies below) related to the matters stated in the following items to a court, court clerk, or court enforcement officer in civil enforcement proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this Act, in lieu of that submission or presentation, may submit the information prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court as information necessary for identifying the matters stated in the relevant item below, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court. In this case, the person is deemed to have submitted or presented the relevant certificate of recorded information.
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  **一**  裁判
  <sup>art-18-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
  judicial decisions;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  裁判所書記官の処分
  <sup>art-18-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
  disposition by a court clerk;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  裁判上の和解又は調停
  <sup>art-18-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
  judicial settlements or mediation;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  前三号に掲げるもののほか、確定判決と同一の効力を有するもの
  <sup>art-18-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2/par-1/item-4</sup>
  beyond what is referred in the preceding three items, a document or an electronic or magnetic record that has the same effect as a final and binding judgment; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  第二十二条第二号から第四号の二までに掲げる債務名義が訴えの取下げその他の事由により効力を失つたことを証する電子調書（期日又は期日外における手続の方式、内容及び経過等の記録及び公証をするために民事訴訟法第百六十条第一項（他の法令において準用する場合を含む。）その他の法令の規定により裁判所書記官が作成する電磁的記録をいう。第三十九条第一項第四号及び第四号の二並びに第百六十七条の二第一項第四号において同じ。）
  <sup>art-18-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2/par-1/item-5</sup>
  electronic records (meaning electronic or magnetic records prepared by a court clerk pursuant to the provisions of Article 160, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to other laws and regulations) or other laws and regulations to record and publicly authenticate the formality, details, progress, etc. of proceedings on a court date or any other date; the same applies in Article 39, paragraph (1), items (iv) and (iv)-2 and Article 167-2, paragraph (1), item (iv)) certifying that a title of obligation prescribed in Article 22, items (ii) through (iv)-2 is withdrawn or is not valid for other reasons.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "electronic records (meaning electronic or magnetic records prepared by a court clerk pursuant to the provisions of Article 160, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to other laws and regulations) or other laws and regulations to record and publicly authenticate the formality, details, progress, etc. of proceedings on a court date or any other date) certifying that a title of obligation prescribed in Article 22, items (ii) through (iv)-2 is withdrawn or is not valid for other reasons; the same applies in Article 39, paragraph (1), items (iv) and (iv)-2 and Article 167-2, paragraph (1), item (iv))." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4900/tb</sup>

### 第十九条（専属管轄） — (Exclusive Jurisdiction)
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<sup>art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19</sup>

**第一項**  この法律に規定する裁判所の管轄は、専属とする。
<sup>art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19/par-1</sup>
The court's jurisdiction provided for in this Act is exclusive.
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### 第十九条の二（裁判所に対する電子情報処理組織による申立て等） — (Filing Motion or Statements with the Court Through Electronic Data Processing Systems)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-19-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19-2</sup>

**第一項**  民事執行の手続における申立てその他の申述（以下この条から第十九条の六までにおいて「申立て等」という。）のうち、当該申立て等に関するこの法律その他の法令の規定により書面等（書面、書類、文書、謄本、抄本、正本、副本、複本その他文字、図形等人の知覚によつて認識することができる情報が記載された紙その他の有体物をいう。以下同じ。）をもつてするものとされているものであつて、裁判所に対してするもの（当該裁判所の裁判長、受命裁判官、受託裁判官又は裁判所書記官に対してするものを含む。）については、当該法令の規定にかかわらず、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織を使用して当該書面等に記載すべき事項をファイルに記録する方法により行うことができる。
<sup>art-19-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19-2/par-1</sup>
A petition or other statement connected with civil enforcement proceedings (referred to as a "motion or statement" in this Article through Article 19-6) which, pursuant to the provisions of this Act or other laws and regulations concerning the petition or other statement, is to be filed or entered with the court (including those to be filed or entered with that court's presiding judge, authorized judge, commissioned judge, or court clerk) through a document or other tangible medium (meaning a document, transcript, extract, authenticated copy, or duplicate of a document, duplicate of a bill or note, or any other paper or other tangible object into which information that can be perceived with the human senses, as characters and shapes, has been entered; the same applies below), may be filed or entered by recording in a file the matters to be stated in the document or other tangible medium using electronic data processing systems pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court, notwithstanding the provisions of the laws and regulations.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十第二項から第六項までの規定は、前項の方法による申立て等について準用する。この場合において、同条第五項及び第六項中「送達」とあるのは、「送達又は送付」と読み替えるものとする。
<sup>art-19-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19-2/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 132-10, paragraphs (2) through (6) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to petitions and other statements filed by the method prescribed in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the term "service" in Article 132-10, paragraph (5) and (6) is deemed to be replaced with "service or delivery."
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第十九条の三（裁判所に対する電子情報処理組織による申立て等の特例） — (Special Provisions on Filing Petitions with the Court Through Electronic Data Processing Systems)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-19-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号に掲げる者は、それぞれ当該各号に定める事件について、裁判所に対する申立て等（当該裁判所の裁判長、受命裁判官、受託裁判官又は裁判所書記官に対するものを含む。次条において同じ。）をするときは、前条第一項の方法により、これを行わなければならない。ただし、口頭ですることができる申立て等について、口頭でするときは、この限りでない。
<sup>art-19-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3/par-1</sup>
When the person stated in the following items files a petition or other statement with the court in relation to the cases provided in the respective items (including petitions or other statement filed with that court's presiding judge, authorized judge, commissioned judge, or court clerk; the same applies in the following Article), that petition or other statement must be filed by the means prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article; provided, however, that this does not apply when petitions or other statement that may be filed orally are, filed orally.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  代理人のうち委任を受けたもの（第十三条第一項又は民事訴訟法第五十四条第一項ただし書の許可を得て代理人となつたものを除く。）　当該委任を受けた事件
  <sup>art-19-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a representative who has been delegated a case (excluding a person who became a representative with approval pursuant to Article 13, paragraph (1) of this Act or the proviso to Article 54, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure):the delegated case;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  国の利害に関係のある訴訟についての法務大臣の権限等に関する法律（昭和二十二年法律第百九十四号）第二条、第五条第一項、第六条第二項、第六条の二第四項若しくは第五項、第六条の三第四項若しくは第五項又は第七条第三項の規定（これらの規定を同法第九条において準用する場合を含む。）による指定を受けた者　当該指定の対象となつた事件
  <sup>art-19-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person designated under Article 2, Article 5, paragraph (1), Article 6, paragraph (2), Article 6-2, paragraph (4) or (5), Article 6-3, paragraph (4) or (5), or Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act on the Authority of the Minister of Justice over Suits Relating to the Interests of the State (Act No. 194 of 1947) (including cases where these provisions apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9 of that Act):the case subject to the designation; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第百五十三条第一項の規定による委任を受けた職員　当該委任を受けた事件
  <sup>art-19-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3/par-1/item-3</sup>
  an official delegated under Article 153, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947):the delegated case.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十一第二項の規定は前項各号に掲げる者について、同条第三項の規定は前項本文の申立て等について、それぞれ準用する。
<sup>art-19-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 132-11, paragraph (2) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to the person stated in the items of the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article apply mutatis mutandis tomotion or other statement prescribed in the main clause of the preceding paragraph, respectively.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第十九条の四（書面等による申立て等） — (Filing a Motion or Statement Using a Paper Document)
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<sup>art-19-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4</sup>

**第一項**  民事執行の手続において、裁判所に対する申立て等が書面等により行われたとき（前条第一項の規定に違反して行われたときを除く。）は、裁判所書記官は、当該書面等に記載された事項（次の各号に掲げる場合における当該各号に定める事項を除く。）をファイルに記録しなければならない。ただし、当該事項をファイルに記録することにつき困難な事情があるときは、この限りでない。
<sup>art-19-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4/par-1</sup>
When a motion or statement is filed with the court by document or other tangible medium (unless it is filed in violation of the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article) in a civil enforcement procedure, the court clerk must record in a file the matters detailed in that document or other tangible medium (excluding the matters prescribed in the following items in the cases stated in the respective items); provided, however, that this does not apply if there are circumstances that make it difficult to record these particulars in a file:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  当該申立て等に係る書面等について、当該申立て等とともに第二十条において準用する民事訴訟法第九十二条第一項の申立て（同項第二号に掲げる事由があることを理由とするものに限る。以下この号において同じ。）がされた場合において、当該書面等に記載された営業秘密（不正競争防止法（平成五年法律第四十七号）第二条第六項に規定する営業秘密をいう。以下この号及び次条第一項第一号において同じ。）がその手続の追行の目的以外の目的で使用され、又は当該営業秘密が開示されることにより、当該営業秘密に基づく当事者の事業活動に支障を生ずるおそれがあり、これを防止するため裁判所が特に必要があると認めるとき（当該第二十条において準用する民事訴訟法第九十二条第一項の申立てが却下されたとき又は当該同項の申立てに係る決定を取り消す裁判が確定したときを除く。）　当該書面等に記載された営業秘密
  <sup>art-19-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4/par-1/item-1</sup>
  if, regarding the document or other tangible medium to which that motion or statement pertains, a petition as referred to in Article 92, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 (limited to those filed because the grounds stated in item (ii) of that paragraph exist; the same applies in this item) is filed together with that motion or statement, and the use of a trade secret (meaning a trade secret prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (6) of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of 1993); this applies in this item and paragraph (1), item (i) of the following Article) detailed in that document or other tangible medium for purposes other than that of conducting the procedure or the disclosure of that trade secret would be detrimental to the business activities carried out by a party based on that trade secret, and the court finds it to be particularly necessary to prevent this (unless the petition referred to in that paragraph is denied or a judicial decision revoking a ruling on the petition referred to in Article 92, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 becomes final and binding):the trade secret detailed in that document or other tangible medium;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  書面等により第二十条において準用する民事訴訟法第百三十三条第二項の規定による届出があつた場合　当該書面等に記載された事項
  <sup>art-19-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4/par-1/item-2</sup>
  if a notification under Article 133, paragraph (2) of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 is submitted by a document or other tangible medium:the matters detailed in that document or other tangible medium; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  当該申立て等に係る書面等について、当該申立て等とともに第二十条において準用する民事訴訟法第百三十三条の二第二項の申立てがされた場合において、裁判所が必要があると認めるとき（当該同項の申立てが却下されたとき又は当該同項の申立てに係る決定を取り消す裁判が確定したときを除く。）　当該書面等に記載された同項に規定する秘匿事項記載部分
  <sup>art-19-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4/par-1/item-3</sup>
  if, regarding the document or other tangible medium to which that motion or statement pertains, a petition referred to in Article 133-2, paragraph (2) of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 is filed together with that motion or statement and the court finds it to be necessary (unless the petition referred to in that paragraph is denied or a judicial decision revoking a ruling on the petition referred to in that paragraph becomes final and binding):the part containing concealed information prescribed in that paragraph which is detailed in that document or other tangible medium.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十二第二項及び第三項の規定は、前項の規定により書面等に記載された事項がファイルに記録された場合における当該書面等による裁判所に対する申立て等に係る送達又は送付について準用する。
<sup>art-19-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 132-12, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to service or delivery of a motion or statement with the court by a document or other tangible medium when the matters stated in the document or other tangible medium are recorded in a file pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第十九条の五（書面等に記録された事項のファイルへの記録等） — ( Recording the Information Detailed in Paper Documents into the Court's Computer Files)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-19-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5</sup>

**第一項**  裁判所書記官は、前条第一項に規定する申立て等に係る書面等のほか、民事執行の手続においてこの法律その他の法令の規定に基づき裁判所に提出された書面等又は電磁的記録を記録した記録媒体に記載され、又は記録されている事項（次の各号に掲げる場合における当該各号に定める事項を除く。）をファイルに記録しなければならない。ただし、当該事項をファイルに記録することにつき困難な事情があるときは、この限りでない。
<sup>art-19-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5/par-1</sup>
A court clerk must file the matters recorded in a document or other tangible medium or recorded on a recording medium storing electronic or magnetic records submitted to the court pursuant to the provisions of this Act or any other laws and regulations in civil enforcement proceedings, in addition to documents or other tangible medium concerning a motion or statement prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (excluding the particulars prescribed in the following items in the cases stated in the respective items).;provided, however, that this does not apply if there are circumstances that make it difficult to record these particulars in a file:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  当該書面等又は当該記録媒体について、これらの提出とともに第二十条において準用する民事訴訟法第九十二条第一項の申立て（同項第二号に掲げる事由があることを理由とするものに限る。）がされた場合において、当該書面等若しくは当該記録媒体に記載され、若しくは記録された営業秘密がその手続の追行の目的以外の目的で使用され、又は当該営業秘密が開示されることにより、当該営業秘密に基づく当事者の事業活動に支障を生ずるおそれがあり、これを防止するため裁判所が特に必要があると認めるとき（当該申立てが却下されたとき又は当該申立てに係る決定を取り消す裁判が確定したときを除く。）　当該書面等又は当該記録媒体に記載され、又は記録された営業秘密
  <sup>art-19-5/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5/par-1/item-1</sup>
  if, regarding the document or other tangible medium or recording medium, a petition referred to in Article 92, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 is filed together with these submissions, and the use of a trade secret detailed or recorded in that document or other tangible medium or recording medium for purposes other than the purpose of conducting the procedure or the disclosure of that trade secret would be detrimental to the business activities carried out by a party based on that trade secret, and the court finds it to be particularly necessary in order to prevent this(unless the petition is denied or a judicial decision revoking a ruling on the petition becomes final and binding):the trade secret detailed or recorded in that document or other tangible medium or recording medium;
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  **二**  当該記録媒体を提出する方法により第二十条において準用する民事訴訟法第百三十三条第二項の規定による届出があつた場合　当該記録媒体に記録された事項
  <sup>art-19-5/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5/par-1/item-2</sup>
  if a notification under Article 133, paragraph (2) of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 is submitted through a recording medium:the matters detailed on that recording medium;
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  **三**  当該書面等又は当該記録媒体について、これらの提出とともに第二十条において準用する民事訴訟法第百三十三条の二第二項の申立てがされた場合において、裁判所が必要があると認めるとき（当該申立てが却下されたとき又は当該申立てに係る決定を取り消す裁判が確定したときを除く。）　当該書面等又は当該記録媒体に記載され、又は記録された同項に規定する秘匿事項記載部分
  <sup>art-19-5/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5/par-1/item-3</sup>
  if, regarding the document or other tangible medium or recording medium, a petition referred to in Article 133-2, paragraph (2) of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 is filed together with these submissions, and the court finds it to be necessary (unless the petition is denied or a judicial decision revoking a ruling on the petition becomes final and binding):the part containing concealed information prescribed in that paragraph which is detailed or recorded in that document or other tangible medium or recording medium; and
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  **四**  第二十条において準用する民事訴訟法第百三十三条の三第一項の規定による決定があつた場合において、裁判所が必要があると認めるとき（当該決定を取り消す裁判が確定したときを除く。）　当該決定に係る書面等及び電磁的記録を記録した記録媒体に記載され、又は記録された事項
  <sup>art-19-5/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5/par-1/item-4</sup>
  if a decision under Article 133-3, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 is made and the court finds it to be necessary (unless a judicial decision revoking a ruling on the petition becomes final and binding):the matters detailed in documents or other tangible medium or recorded on a recording medium storing an electronic or magnetic record of the decision.
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**第二項**  民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十二第二項及び第三項の規定は、前項の規定により書面等又は電磁的記録を記録した記録媒体に記載され、又は記録されている事項がファイルに記録された場合における当該書面等又は当該記録媒体に記録された電磁的記録に係る送達又は送付について準用する。
<sup>art-19-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 132-12, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to service or delivery of a document or other tangible medium or a recording medium storing an electronic or magnetic record of the matters stated or recorded in the document or other tangible medium or recording medium storing an electronic or magnetic record are recorded in a file pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
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### 第十九条の六（執行官に対する申立て等） — (Motion or Statement to a Court Enforcement Officer)
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<sup>art-19-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-6</sup>

**第一項**  第十九条の二から第十九条の四までの規定は執行官に対する申立て等について、前条の規定は民事執行の手続においてこの法律その他の法令の規定に基づき執行官に提出された書面等又は電磁的記録を記録した記録媒体について、それぞれ準用する。この場合において、第十九条の二第一項、第十九条の四及び前条中「ファイル」とあるのは「執行官の使用に係る電子計算機（入出力装置を含む。）に備えられたファイル」と、第十九条の三第一項第一号中「第十三条第一項又は民事訴訟法第五十四条第一項ただし書の許可を得て代理人となつたものを除く」とあるのは「弁護士に限る」と読み替えるものとする。
<sup>art-19-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-6/par-1</sup>
The provisions of Articles 19-2 through 19-4 apply mutatis mutandis to a motion or statement filed with a court enforcement officer, and the provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to a document or other tangible medium or a recording medium storing an electronic or magnetic record submitted to a court enforcement officer pursuant to the provisions of this Act of other laws and regulations in a civil enforcement procedure, respectively. In this case, the term "file" in Article 19-2, paragraph (1), Article 19-4, and the preceding Article is deemed to be replaced with "file stored on a computer (including input and output devices) used by the court enforcement officer," and the phrase "excluding a person who became a representative with approval pursuant to Article 13, paragraph (1) of this Act or the proviso to Article 54, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure" in Article 19-3, paragraph (1), item (i) is deemed to be replaced with "limited to attorneys at law."
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### 第二十条（民事訴訟法の準用） — (Application Mutatis Mutandis of the Code of Civil Procedure)
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<sup>art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-20</sup>

**第一項**  特別の定めがある場合を除き、民事執行の手続に関しては、その性質に反しない限り、民事訴訟法第一編から第四編までの規定を準用する。この場合において、同法第百九条の四第一項中「第百三十二条の十一第一項各号」とあるのは、「民事執行法第十九条の三第一項各号（同法第十九条の六において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。）」と読み替えるものとする。
<sup>art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-20/par-1</sup>
Unless otherwise provided, and unless contrary to its nature, the provisions of Part 1 through Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to civil enforcement procedures. In this case, the phrase "the items of Article 132-11, paragraph (1)" in Article 109-4, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure is deemed to be replaced with "the items of Article 19-3, paragraph (1) of the Civil Enforcement Act (including as replaced and applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 19-6)."
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Unless otherwise provided, and unless contrary to its nature, the provisions of Part 1 through Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to civil enforcement procedures. In this case, the phrase "the items of Article 132-11, paragraph (1)" in Article 109-4, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure is deemed to be replaced with "the items of Article 19-3, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure (including as replaced and applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 19-6)."" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4900/tb</sup>

### 第二十一条（最高裁判所規則） — (Rules of the Supreme Court)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-21</sup>

**第一項**  この法律に定めるもののほか、民事執行の手続に関し必要な事項は、最高裁判所規則で定める。
<sup>art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-21/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in this Act, the Rules of the Supreme Court provide the necessary matters concerning civil enforcement procedures.
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- art-13/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-13/par-1
- art-14/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十四条第一項 (Article 14, paragraph (1)), art-14/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-14/par-1
- art-14/par-3: 第一項 → 民事執行法 第十四条第一項 (Article 14, paragraph (1)), art-14/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-14/par-1
- art-14/par-5: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十四条第四項 (Article 14, paragraph (4)), art-14/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-14/par-4
- art-15/par-1: この項 → 民事執行法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-15/par-1
- art-15/par-1: 社債、株式等の振替に関する法律（平成十三年法律第七十五号）第二百七十八条第一項 → e-Gov law 413AC0000000075, 第二百七十八条第一項 (Article 278, paragraph (1)), art-278/par-1 — not held in this collection
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- art-16/par-4: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十六条第三項 (Article 16, paragraph (3)), art-16/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-16/par-3
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- art-16/par-4: 同法第百九条の二 → 民事訴訟法 第百九条の二 (Article 109-2), art-109-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-109-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-109-2
- art-16/par-4: 民間事業者による信書の送達に関する法律（平成十四年法律第九十九号）第二条第六項 → e-Gov law 414AC0000000099, 第二条第六項 (Article 2, paragraph (6)), art-2/par-6 — not held in this collection
- art-16/par-4: 同条第九項 → e-Gov law 414AC0000000099, 第二条第九項 (Article 2, paragraph (9)), art-2/par-9 — not held in this collection
- art-16/par-4: 同条第二項 → e-Gov law 414AC0000000099, 第二条第二項 (Article 2, paragraph (2)), art-2/par-2 — not held in this collection
- art-16/par-4: 民事訴訟法第百七条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百七条第二項 (Article 107, paragraph (2)), art-107/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-107/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-107/par-2
- art-16/par-4: 第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第百七条第三項 (Article 107, paragraph (3)), art-107/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-107/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-107/par-3
- art-17/par-1: 次条第一項 → 民事執行法 第十七条の二第一項 (Article 17-2, paragraph (1)), art-17-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-2/par-1
- art-17/par-2: 民事訴訟法第九十一条第四項 → 民事訴訟法 第九十一条第四項 (Article 91, paragraph (4)), art-91/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-91/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-91/par-4
- art-17/par-2: 第五項 → 民事訴訟法 第九十一条第五項 (Article 91, paragraph (5)), art-91/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-91/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-91/par-5
- art-17/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17/par-1
- art-17-2/par-1: この条 → 民事執行法 第十七条の二 (Article 17-2), art-17-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-2
- art-17-2/par-4: 民事訴訟法第九十一条第五項 → 民事訴訟法 第九十一条第五項 (Article 91, paragraph (5)), art-91/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-91/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-91/par-5
- art-17-2/par-4: 第一項 → 民事執行法 第十七条の二第一項 (Article 17-2, paragraph (1)), art-17-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-2/par-1
- art-17-2/par-4: 第二項 → 民事執行法 第十七条の二第二項 (Article 17-2, paragraph (2)), art-17-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-17-2/par-2
- art-18/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十八条第一項 (Article 18, paragraph (1)), art-18/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18/par-1
- art-18/par-3: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十八条第二項 (Article 18, paragraph (2)), art-18/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18/par-2
- art-18-2/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 民事執行法 第十八条の二第一項第一号 (Article 18-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-18-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2/par-1/item-1
- art-18-2/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 民事執行法 第十八条の二第一項第二号 (Article 18-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-18-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2/par-1/item-2
- art-18-2/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 民事執行法 第十八条の二第一項第三号 (Article 18-2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-18-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-18-2/par-1/item-3
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第二号から第四号の二まで → 民事執行法 第二十二条第一項第二号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-22/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-2/sec-1/from-art-22#art-22/par-1/item-2
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第二号から第四号の二まで → 民事執行法 第二十二条第一項第三号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-22/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-2/sec-1/from-art-22#art-22/par-1/item-3
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第二号から第四号の二まで → 民事執行法 第二十二条第一項第三号の二 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (iii-2)), art-22/par-1/item-3-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-2/sec-1/from-art-22#art-22/par-1/item-3-2
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第二号から第四号の二まで → 民事執行法 第二十二条第一項第三号の三 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (iii-3)), art-22/par-1/item-3-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-2/sec-1/from-art-22#art-22/par-1/item-3-3
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第二号から第四号の二まで → 民事執行法 第二十二条第一項第四号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-22/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-2/sec-1/from-art-22#art-22/par-1/item-4
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第二号から第四号の二まで → 民事執行法 第二十二条第一項第四号の二 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (iv-2)), art-22/par-1/item-4-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-2/sec-1/from-art-22#art-22/par-1/item-4-2
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 民事訴訟法第百六十条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百六十条第一項 (Article 160, paragraph (1)), art-160/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-160/par-1
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 第三十九条第一項第四号 → 民事執行法 第三十九条第一項第四号 (Article 39, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-39/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-2/sec-1/from-art-36#art-39/par-1/item-4
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 第四号の二 → 民事執行法 第三十九条第一項第四号の二 (Article 39, paragraph (1), item (iv-2)), art-39/par-1/item-4-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-2/sec-1/from-art-36#art-39/par-1/item-4-2
- art-18-2/par-1/item-5: 第百六十七条の二第一項第四号 → 民事執行法 第百六十七条の二第一項第四号 (Article 167-2, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-167-2/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-2/sec-2/from-art-165#art-167-2/par-1/item-4
- art-19-2/par-1: この条 → 民事執行法 第十九条の二 (Article 19-2), art-19-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19-2
- art-19-2/par-1: 第十九条の六 → 民事執行法 第十九条の六 (Article 19-6), art-19-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-6
- art-19-2/par-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十第二項から第六項まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十第二項 (Article 132-10, paragraph (2)), art-132-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-10/par-2
- art-19-2/par-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十第二項から第六項まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十第三項 (Article 132-10, paragraph (3)), art-132-10/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-10/par-3
- art-19-2/par-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十第二項から第六項まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十第四項 (Article 132-10, paragraph (4)), art-132-10/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-10/par-4
- art-19-2/par-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十第二項から第六項まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十第五項 (Article 132-10, paragraph (5)), art-132-10/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-10/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-10/par-5
- art-19-2/par-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十第二項から第六項まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十第六項 (Article 132-10, paragraph (6)), art-132-10/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-10/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-10/par-6
- art-19-2/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十九条の二第一項 (Article 19-2, paragraph (1)), art-19-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19-2/par-1
- art-19-3/par-1: 次条 → 民事執行法 第十九条の四 (Article 19-4), art-19-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4
- art-19-3/par-1: 前条第一項 → 民事執行法 第十九条の二第一項 (Article 19-2, paragraph (1)), art-19-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19-2/par-1
- art-19-3/par-1/item-1: 第十三条第一項 → 民事執行法 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-13/par-1
- art-19-3/par-1/item-1: 民事訴訟法第五十四条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第五十四条第一項 (Article 54, paragraph (1)), art-54/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-54/par-1
- art-19-3/par-1/item-2: 国の利害に関係のある訴訟についての法務大臣の権限等に関する法律（昭和二十二年法律第百九十四号）第二条 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000194, 第二条 (Article 2), art-2 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-1/item-2: 第五条第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000194, 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-1/item-2: 第六条第二項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000194, 第六条第二項 (Article 6, paragraph (2)), art-6/par-2 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-1/item-2: 第六条の二第四項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000194, 第六条の二第四項 (Article 6-2, paragraph (4)), art-6-2/par-4 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-1/item-2: 第五項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000194, 第六条の二第五項 (Article 6-2, paragraph (5)), art-6-2/par-5 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-1/item-2: 第六条の三第四項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000194, 第六条の三第四項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (4)), art-6-3/par-4 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-1/item-2: 第五項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000194, 第六条の三第五項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (5)), art-6-3/par-5 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-1/item-2: 第七条第三項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000194, 第七条第三項 (Article 7, paragraph (3)), art-7/par-3 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-1/item-2: 同法第九条 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000194, 第九条 (Article 9), art-9 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-1/item-3: 地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第百五十三条第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000067, 第百五十三条第一項 (Article 153, paragraph (1)), art-153/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-19-3/par-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十一第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十一第二項 (Article 132-11, paragraph (2)), art-132-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-11/par-2
- art-19-3/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十九条の三第一項 (Article 19-3, paragraph (1)), art-19-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3/par-1
- art-19-3/par-2: 同条第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十一第三項 (Article 132-11, paragraph (3)), art-132-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-11/par-3
- art-19-4/par-1: 前条第一項 → 民事執行法 第十九条の三第一項 (Article 19-3, paragraph (1)), art-19-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3/par-1
- art-19-4/par-1/item-1: 第二十条 → 民事執行法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-20
- art-19-4/par-1/item-1: 民事訴訟法第九十二条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第九十二条第一項 (Article 92, paragraph (1)), art-92/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92/par-1
- art-19-4/par-1/item-1: 同項第二号 → 民事訴訟法 第九十二条第一項第二号 (Article 92, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-92/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92/par-1/item-2
- art-19-4/par-1/item-1: この号 → 民事執行法 第十九条の四第一項第一号 (Article 19-4, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-19-4/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4/par-1/item-1
- art-19-4/par-1/item-1: 不正競争防止法（平成五年法律第四十七号）第二条第六項 → 不正競争防止法 第二条第六項 (Article 2, paragraph (6)), art-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-2/par-6
- art-19-4/par-1/item-1: 次条第一項第一号 → 民事執行法 第十九条の五第一項第一号 (Article 19-5, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-19-5/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5/par-1/item-1
- art-19-4/par-1/item-2: 第二十条 → 民事執行法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-20
- art-19-4/par-1/item-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十三条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条第二項 (Article 133, paragraph (2)), art-133/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133/par-2
- art-19-4/par-1/item-3: 第二十条 → 民事執行法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-20
- art-19-4/par-1/item-3: 民事訴訟法第百三十三条の二第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の二第二項 (Article 133-2, paragraph (2)), art-133-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-2/par-2
- art-19-4/par-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十二第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十二第二項 (Article 132-12, paragraph (2)), art-132-12/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-12/par-2
- art-19-4/par-2: 第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十二第三項 (Article 132-12, paragraph (3)), art-132-12/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-12/par-3
- art-19-4/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十九条の四第一項 (Article 19-4, paragraph (1)), art-19-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4/par-1
- art-19-5/par-1: 前条第一項 → 民事執行法 第十九条の四第一項 (Article 19-4, paragraph (1)), art-19-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4/par-1
- art-19-5/par-1/item-1: 第二十条 → 民事執行法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-20
- art-19-5/par-1/item-1: 民事訴訟法第九十二条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第九十二条第一項 (Article 92, paragraph (1)), art-92/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92/par-1
- art-19-5/par-1/item-1: 同項第二号 → 民事訴訟法 第九十二条第一項第二号 (Article 92, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-92/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92/par-1/item-2
- art-19-5/par-1/item-2: 第二十条 → 民事執行法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-20
- art-19-5/par-1/item-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十三条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条第二項 (Article 133, paragraph (2)), art-133/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133/par-2
- art-19-5/par-1/item-3: 第二十条 → 民事執行法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-20
- art-19-5/par-1/item-3: 民事訴訟法第百三十三条の二第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の二第二項 (Article 133-2, paragraph (2)), art-133-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-2/par-2
- art-19-5/par-1/item-4: 第二十条 → 民事執行法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-20
- art-19-5/par-1/item-4: 民事訴訟法第百三十三条の三第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の三第一項 (Article 133-3, paragraph (1)), art-133-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-3/par-1
- art-19-5/par-2: 民事訴訟法第百三十二条の十二第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十二第二項 (Article 132-12, paragraph (2)), art-132-12/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-12/par-2
- art-19-5/par-2: 第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十二第三項 (Article 132-12, paragraph (3)), art-132-12/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-12/par-3
- art-19-5/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十九条の五第一項 (Article 19-5, paragraph (1)), art-19-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5/par-1
- art-19-6/par-1: 第十九条の二から第十九条の四まで → 民事執行法 第十九条の二 (Article 19-2), art-19-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19-2
- art-19-6/par-1: 第十九条の二から第十九条の四まで → 民事執行法 第十九条の三 (Article 19-3), art-19-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3
- art-19-6/par-1: 第十九条の二から第十九条の四まで → 民事執行法 第十九条の四 (Article 19-4), art-19-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-4
- art-19-6/par-1: 前条 → 民事執行法 第十九条の五 (Article 19-5), art-19-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-5
- art-19-6/par-1: 第十九条の二第一項 → 民事執行法 第十九条の二第一項 (Article 19-2, paragraph (1)), art-19-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-16#art-19-2/par-1
- art-19-6/par-1: 第十九条の三第一項第一号 → 民事執行法 第十九条の三第一項第一号 (Article 19-3, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-19-3/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3/par-1/item-1
- art-19-6/par-1: 第十三条第一項 → 民事執行法 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-1#art-13/par-1
- art-19-6/par-1: 民事訴訟法第五十四条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第五十四条第一項 (Article 54, paragraph (1)), art-54/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-54/par-1
- art-20/par-1: 同法第百九条の四第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百九条の四第一項 (Article 109-4, paragraph (1)), art-109-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-109-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-109-4/par-1
- art-20/par-1: 第百三十二条の十一第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十一第一項 (Article 132-11, paragraph (1)), art-132-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-11/par-1
- art-20/par-1: 民事執行法第十九条の三第一項 → 民事執行法 第十九条の三第一項 (Article 19-3, paragraph (1)), art-19-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-3/par-1
- art-20/par-1: 同法第十九条の六 → 民事執行法 第十九条の六 (Article 19-6), art-19-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053/text/ch-1/from-art-19-3#art-19-6

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