# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第五十条 (Article 50)

- 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: 第五十条 (Article 50)（催告を受けた者の債権の届出義務） — address `art-50`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50
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### 第五十条（催告を受けた者の債権の届出義務） — (Obligation of a Person Who Received a Demand to File Proof of Their Claims)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-50 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50</sup>

      **第一項**  前条第二項の規定による催告を受けた同項第一号又は第二号に掲げる者は、配当要求の終期までに、その催告に係る事項について届出をしなければならない。
      <sup>art-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50/par-1</sup>
      A person stated in paragraph (2), item (i) or (ii) of the preceding Article who has demanded under that paragraph must make a filing concerning the demanded information by the deadline for a distribution demand.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  前項の届出をした者は、その届出に係る債権の元本の額に変更があつたときは、その旨の届出をしなければならない。
      <sup>art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50/par-2</sup>
      If there is a change in the amount of principal from a claim under a filing as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the person that made that filing must make a filing to that effect.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  前二項の規定により届出をすべき者は、故意又は過失により、その届出をしなかつたとき、又は不実の届出をしたときは、これによつて生じた損害を賠償する責めに任ずる。
      <sup>art-50/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50/par-3</sup>
      If, intentionally or through negligence, a person that is required to make a filing pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs fails to make that filing or makes a false filing, that person is liable to compensate for the damage that results.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-50/par-1: 前条第二項 → 民事執行法 第四十九条第二項 (Article 49, paragraph (2)), art-49/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-49/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-49/par-2
- art-50/par-1: 同項第一号 → 民事執行法 第四十九条第二項第一号 (Article 49, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-49/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-49/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-49/par-2/item-1
- art-50/par-1: 第二号 → 民事執行法 第四十九条第二項第二号 (Article 49, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-49/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-49/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-49/par-2/item-2
- art-50/par-2: 前項 → 民事執行法 第五十条第一項 (Article 50, paragraph (1)), art-50/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50/par-1
- art-50/par-3: 前二項 → 民事執行法 第五十条第一項 (Article 50, paragraph (1)), art-50/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50/par-1
- art-50/par-3: 前二項 → 民事執行法 第五十条第二項 (Article 50, paragraph (2)), art-50/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 民事執行法 第四十七条第三項（二重開始決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-47/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-47/par-3
- 民事執行法 第五十条第二項（催告を受けた者の債権の届出義務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50/par-2
- 民事執行法 第五十条第三項（催告を受けた者の債権の届出義務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-50/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-50/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
