# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第百九十九条の三 (Article 199-3)

- 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: 第百九十九条の三 (Article 199-3)（映像等の送受信による通話の方法による開示義務者の陳述） — address `art-199-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第百九十九条の三（映像等の送受信による通話の方法による開示義務者の陳述） — (Statement of Person Obliged to Disclose Communicated by Audio and Visual Transmission)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-199-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-199-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-199-3</sup>

  **第一項**  執行裁判所は、次に掲げる場合であつて、相当と認めるときは、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、映像と音声の送受信により相手の状態を相互に認識しながら通話をすることができる方法によつて、開示義務者に第百九十九条第一項の規定による陳述をさせることができる。
  <sup>art-199-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-199-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-199-3/par-1</sup>
  In the cases stated below, if an enforcement court finds it to be reasonable, the enforcement court may cause a person obliged to disclose to make the statement under Article 199, paragraph (1) by communication that enables mutual communication with an awareness of one another's state of being, through audio and visual transmissions, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  開示義務者の住所、年齢又は心身の状態その他の事情により、開示義務者が執行裁判所に出頭することが困難であると認める場合
    <sup>art-199-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-199-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-199-3/par-1/item-1</sup>
    cases where the enforcement court determines that it would be difficult for the person obliged to disclose to appear before the enforcement court due to the domicile, age, mental or physical state, or any other circumstances of the person obliged to disclose;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  事案の性質、開示義務者の年齢又は心身の状態、開示義務者と申立人本人又はその法定代理人との関係その他の事情により、開示義務者が執行裁判所及び申立人が在席する場所において陳述するときは圧迫を受け精神の平穏を著しく害されるおそれがあると認める場合
    <sup>art-199-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-199-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-199-3/par-1/item-2</sup>
    cases where the enforcement court determines that, due to the nature of the case, the age or mental or physical state of the person obliged to disclose, the relationship between the person obliged to disclose and the petitioner or the petitioner's statutory representative, or any other circumstances, there is a risk of the person obliged to disclose being under pressure or the peace of mind of the person obliged to disclose may be significantly injured if the person obliged to disclose makes a statement at the place where the enforcement court and petitioner are present; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  申立人に異議がない場合
    <sup>art-199-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-199-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-199-3/par-1/item-3</sup>
    cases where the petitioner has no objection.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-199-3/par-1: 第百九十九条第一項 → 民事執行法 第百九十九条第一項 (Article 199, paragraph (1)), art-199/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-199/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-199/par-1

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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