# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第七十四条 (Article 74)

- 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: 第七十四条 (Article 74)（売却の許可又は不許可の決定に対する執行抗告） — address `art-74`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74
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### 第七十四条（売却の許可又は不許可の決定に対する執行抗告） — (Appeal Against a Ruling to Permit or Not Permit a Sale)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-74</sup>

      **第一項**  売却の許可又は不許可の決定に対しては、その決定により自己の権利が害されることを主張するときに限り、執行抗告をすることができる。
      <sup>art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-74/par-1</sup>
      An appeal may be filed against a ruling to permit or not permit a sale, but only if the appellant asserts that the appellant's rights will be prejudiced by the ruling.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  売却許可決定に対する執行抗告は、第七十一条各号に掲げる事由があること又は売却許可決定の手続に重大な誤りがあることを理由としなければならない。
      <sup>art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-74/par-2</sup>
      The grounds for an appeal against a ruling to permit a sale must be that any of the grounds stated in the items of Article 71 exist or that there is a serious error in the proceedings for the ruling to permit the sale.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  民事訴訟法第三百三十八条第一項各号に掲げる事由は、前二項の規定にかかわらず、売却の許可又は不許可の決定に対する執行抗告の理由とすることができる。
      <sup>art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-74/par-3</sup>
      Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the grounds stated in the items of Article 338, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure may serve as the basis for an appeal against a ruling to permit or not permit a sale.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第四項**  抗告裁判所は、必要があると認めるときは、抗告人の相手方を定めることができる。
      <sup>art-74/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-74/par-4</sup>
      A court of appeal may, if it finds it to be necessary, specify the opposite party of the appellant.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第五項**  売却の許可又は不許可の決定は、確定しなければその効力を生じない。
      <sup>art-74/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-74/par-5</sup>
      A ruling to permit or not permit a sale does not take effect until it becomes final and binding.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-74/par-2: 第七十一条 → 民事執行法 第七十一条 (Article 71), art-71 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-71 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-71
- art-74/par-3: 民事訴訟法第三百三十八条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第三百三十八条第一項 (Article 338, paragraph (1)), art-338/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-338/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-338/par-1
- art-74/par-3: 前二項 → 民事執行法 第七十四条第一項 (Article 74, paragraph (1)), art-74/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-74/par-1
- art-74/par-3: 前二項 → 民事執行法 第七十四条第二項 (Article 74, paragraph (2)), art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-74/par-2

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民事執行法 第七十四条第三項（売却の許可又は不許可の決定に対する執行抗告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-74/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
