# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第十条 (Article 10)

- 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: 第十条 (Article 10)（執行抗告） — address `art-10`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10
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### 第十条（執行抗告） — (Appealing an Enforcement Decision)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**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/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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/art-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**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/art-10/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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。
  <sup>art-10/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-5/item-1</sup>
  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。
  <sup>art-10/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-5/item-2</sup>
  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。
  <sup>art-10/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-5/item-3</sup>
  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。
  <sup>art-10/par-5/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-5/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-5/item-4</sup>
  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/art-10/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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/art-10/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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/art-10/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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/art-10/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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/art-10/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/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.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-10/par-5/item-1: 第三項 → 民事執行法 第十条第三項 (Article 10, paragraph (3)), art-10/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-3
- art-10/par-5/item-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第十条第四項 (Article 10, paragraph (4)), art-10/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-4
- art-10/par-8: 第五項 → 民事執行法 第十条第五項 (Article 10, paragraph (5)), art-10/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-5
- art-10/par-9: 第六項 → 民事執行法 第十条第六項 (Article 10, paragraph (6)), art-10/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-6
- art-10/par-10: 民事訴訟法（平成八年法律第百九号）第三百四十九条 → 民事訴訟法 第三百四十九条 (Article 349), art-349 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-349 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-349

## Cited by

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

- 民事執行法 第十条第五項第一号（執行抗告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-5/item-1
- 民事執行法 第十条第五項第二号（執行抗告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-5/item-2
- 民事執行法 第十条第八項（執行抗告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-8
- 民事執行法 第十条第九項（執行抗告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-10/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-10/par-9
- 民事執行法 第十一条第二項（執行異議） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-11/par-2
- 民事執行法 第四十七条第五項（二重開始決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-47/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-47/par-5
- 民事執行法 第四十九条第六項（開始決定及び配当要求の終期の公告等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-49/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-49/par-6
- 民事執行法 第六十二条第四項（物件明細書） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-62/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-62/par-4
- 民事執行法 第六十四条第七項（売却の方法及び公告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-64/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-64/par-7
- 民事執行法 第七十八条第七項（代金の納付） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-78/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-78/par-7
- 民事執行法 第百六十七条の四第三項（裁判所書記官の執行処分の効力等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-4/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事執行法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/354AC0000000004/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Enforcement Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4900/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 民事執行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
