# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第百六十七条の八 (Article 167-8)

- 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
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- Provision: 第百六十七条の八 (Article 167-8)（差押禁止債権の範囲の変更） — address `art-167-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第百六十七条の八（差押禁止債権の範囲の変更） — (Change in the Scope of Seizure-Prohibited Claims)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-167-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-8</sup>

      **第一項**  執行裁判所は、申立てにより、債務者及び債権者の生活の状況その他の事情を考慮して、差押処分の全部若しくは一部を取り消し、又は第百六十七条の十四第一項において準用する第百五十二条の規定により差し押さえてはならない金銭債権の部分について差押処分をすべき旨を命ずることができる。
      <sup>art-167-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-8/par-1</sup>
      An enforcement court may, upon petition, order voidance of all or part of a disposition of seizure or order that a disposition of seizure be made for the portion of a monetary claim of which seizure is prohibited pursuant to the provisions of Article 152 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 167-14, paragraph (1), taking into consideration the living conditions of the obligor and the obligee and any other circumstances.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  事情の変更があつたときは、執行裁判所は、申立てにより、前項の規定により差押処分が取り消された金銭債権について差押処分をすべき旨を命じ、又は同項の規定によりされた差押処分の全部若しくは一部を取り消すことができる。
      <sup>art-167-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-8/par-2</sup>
      When there has been a change in circumstances, an enforcement court may, upon petition, order that a disposition of seizure be made for a monetary claim for which a disposition of seizure had been voided pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph or void all or part of a disposition of seizure that has been made provided in that paragraph.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  第百五十三条第三項から第五項までの規定は、前二項の申立てがあつた場合について準用する。この場合において、同条第四項中「差押命令」とあるのは、「差押処分」と読み替えるものとする。
      <sup>art-167-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-8/par-3</sup>
      The provisions of Article 153, paragraphs (3) through (5) apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the petition referred to in the preceding two paragraphs has been filed. In this case, the term "an order of seizure" in paragraph (4) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "a disposition of seizure."
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-167-8/par-1: 第百六十七条の十四第一項 → 民事執行法 第百六十七条の十四第一項 (Article 167-14, paragraph (1)), art-167-14/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-14/par-1
- art-167-8/par-1: 第百五十二条 → 民事執行法 第百五十二条 (Article 152), art-152 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-152 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-152
- art-167-8/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第百六十七条の八第一項 (Article 167-8, paragraph (1)), art-167-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-8/par-1
- art-167-8/par-3: 第百五十三条第三項から第五項まで → 民事執行法 第百五十三条第三項 (Article 153, paragraph (3)), art-153/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-153/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-153/par-3
- art-167-8/par-3: 第百五十三条第三項から第五項まで → 民事執行法 第百五十三条第四項 (Article 153, paragraph (4)), art-153/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-153/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-153/par-4
- art-167-8/par-3: 第百五十三条第三項から第五項まで → 民事執行法 第百五十三条第五項 (Article 153, paragraph (5)), art-153/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-153/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-153/par-5
- art-167-8/par-3: 前二項 → 民事執行法 第百六十七条の八第一項 (Article 167-8, paragraph (1)), art-167-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-8/par-1
- art-167-8/par-3: 前二項 → 民事執行法 第百六十七条の八第二項 (Article 167-8, paragraph (2)), art-167-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-8/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 民事執行法 第百六十七条の五第二項（差押処分） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-5/par-2
- 民事執行法 第百六十七条の八第二項（差押禁止債権の範囲の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-8/par-2
- 民事執行法 第百六十七条の八第三項（差押禁止債権の範囲の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-8/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
