# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第百三十二条の六 (Article 132-6) - Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号 - English title "Code of Civil Procedure": 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: 第百三十二条の六 (Article 132-6)（証拠収集の処分の手続等） — address `art-132-6` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百三十二条の六（証拠収集の処分の手続等） — (Procedures for a Disposition on the Collection of Evidence) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-132-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6 **第一項** 裁判所は、第百三十二条の四第一項第一号から第三号までの処分をする場合には、嘱託を受けた者が文書若しくは電磁的記録の送付、調査結果の報告又は意見の陳述をすべき期間を定めなければならない。 art-132-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6/par-1 If the court reaches a disposition as referred to in Article 132-4, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iii), it must specify a time frame during which the person issued the request is required to send the document or electronic or magnetic record, report the examination results, or state an opinion. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第百三十二条の四第一項第二号の嘱託若しくは同項第四号の命令に係る調査結果の報告又は同項第三号の嘱託に係る意見の陳述は、書面でしなければならない。 art-132-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6/par-2 A report of examination results connected with a request as referred to in Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (ii) or an order as referred to in Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (iv), or a statement of opinion connected with a request as referred to in Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (iii) must be offered by means of a paper document. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第百三十二条の四第一項第二号若しくは第三号の嘱託を受けた者又は同項第四号の命令を受けた者（以下この項において「嘱託等を受けた者」という。）は、前項の規定による書面による調査結果の報告又は意見の陳述に代えて、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、当該書面に記載すべき事項を最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織を使用してファイルに記録する方法又は当該事項に係る電磁的記録を記録した記録媒体を提出する方法による調査結果の報告又は意見の陳述を行うことができる。この場合において、当該嘱託等を受けた者は、同項の規定による書面による調査結果の報告又は意見の陳述をしたものとみなす。 art-132-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6/par-3 In lieu of providing a written report of examination results or statement of opinions under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a person who has received a request under Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii) or an order under item (iv) of that paragraph (collectively referred to below as a "requested party" in this paragraph) may provide that report or statement by using an electronic data processing system as specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court to record the information to be stated in the paper document into the court's computer files, or by submitting a recording medium containing an electronic or magnetic record of that information, as provided by the Rules of the Supreme Court. Having done so, the requested party is deemed to have provided the written report of examination results or statement of opinions under the provisions of that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 裁判所は、第百三十二条の四第一項の処分に基づいて文書若しくは電磁的記録の送付、調査結果の報告又は意見の陳述がされたときは、申立人及び相手方にその旨を通知しなければならない。この場合において、送付に係る文書若しくは電磁的記録を記録した記録媒体又は調査結果の報告若しくは意見の陳述に係る書面若しくは電磁的記録を記録した記録媒体については、第百三十二条の十三の規定は、適用しない。 art-132-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6/par-4 If a document or electronic or magnetic record has been sent, the results of an examination have been reported, or an opinion has been stated based on a disposition as referred to in Article 132-4, paragraph (1), the court must notify the petitioner and the adverse party of this. In such a case, the provisions of Article 132-13 do not apply to the document that has been sent, the recording medium in which the electronic or magnetic records that have been sent are recorded, the paper document containing the report of examination results or statement of opinions, or the recording medium in which the electronic or magnetic records containing that report or statement are recorded. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 裁判所は、次条の定める手続による申立人及び相手方の利用に供するため、前項に規定する通知を発した日から一月間、送付に係る文書若しくは電磁的記録又は調査結果の報告若しくは意見の陳述に係る書面若しくは電磁的記録を保管しなければならない。 art-132-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6/par-5 The court must retain any document or electronic or magnetic record sent to it and any paper document or electronic or magnetic record containing a report of examination results or statement of opinion for the one-month period from the day on which the court notifies the petitioner and the adverse party as prescribed in the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in order to provide them for the petitioner's and the adverse party's use through the process specified in the following Article. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 第百八十条第一項の規定は第百三十二条の四第一項の処分について、第百八十四条第一項の規定は第百三十二条の四第一項第一号から第三号までの処分について、第二百十三条の規定は同号の処分について、第二百三十一条の三第二項の規定は第百三十二条の四第一項第一号の処分について、それぞれ準用する。 art-132-6/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6/par-6 The provisions of Article 180, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to a disposition as referred to in Article 132-4, paragraph (1), the provisions of Article 184, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to a disposition as referred to in Article 132-4, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iii), the provisions of Article 213 apply mutatis mutandis to a disposition as referred to in Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (iii), and the provisions of Article 231-3, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to a disposition as referred to in Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (i). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-132-6/par-1: 第百三十二条の四第一項第一号から第三号まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第一号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-132-4/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-1 - art-132-6/par-1: 第百三十二条の四第一項第一号から第三号まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第二号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-132-4/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-2 - art-132-6/par-1: 第百三十二条の四第一項第一号から第三号まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第三号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-132-4/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-3 - art-132-6/par-2: 第百三十二条の四第一項第二号 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第二号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-132-4/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-2 - art-132-6/par-2: 同項第四号 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第四号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-132-4/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-4 - art-132-6/par-2: 同項第三号 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第三号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-132-4/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-3 - art-132-6/par-3: 第百三十二条の四第一項第二号 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第二号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-132-4/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-2 - art-132-6/par-3: 第三号 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第三号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-132-4/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-3 - art-132-6/par-3: 同項第四号 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第四号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-132-4/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-4 - art-132-6/par-3: この項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の六第三項 (Article 132-6, paragraph (3)), art-132-6/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6/par-3 - art-132-6/par-3: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の六第二項 (Article 132-6, paragraph (2)), art-132-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6/par-2 - art-132-6/par-4: 第百三十二条の四第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1)), art-132-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1 - art-132-6/par-4: 第百三十二条の十三 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の十三 (Article 132-13), art-132-13 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-13 - art-132-6/par-5: 次条 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の七 (Article 132-7), art-132-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-7 - art-132-6/par-5: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の六第四項 (Article 132-6, paragraph (4)), art-132-6/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-6/par-4 - art-132-6/par-6: 第百八十条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百八十条第一項 (Article 180, paragraph (1)), art-180/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-180/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-180/par-1 - art-132-6/par-6: 第百三十二条の四第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1)), art-132-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1 - art-132-6/par-6: 第百八十四条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百八十四条第一項 (Article 184, paragraph (1)), art-184/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-184/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-184/par-1 - art-132-6/par-6: 第百三十二条の四第一項第一号から第三号まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第一号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-132-4/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-1 - art-132-6/par-6: 第百三十二条の四第一項第一号から第三号まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第二号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-132-4/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-2 - art-132-6/par-6: 第百三十二条の四第一項第一号から第三号まで → 民事訴訟法 第百三十二条の四第一項第三号 (Article 132-4, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-132-4/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-132-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-132-4/par-1/item-3 - art-132-6/par-6: 第二百十三条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百十三条 (Article 213), art-213 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-213 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-213 - art-132-6/par-6: 第二百三十一条の三第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百三十一条の三第二項 (Article 231-3, paragraph (2)), art-231-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-231-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-231-3/par-2 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. 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