# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第四十四条 (Article 44)

- 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: 第四十四条 (Article 44)（補助参加についての異議等） — address `art-44`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-44
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-44
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### 第四十四条（補助参加についての異議等） — (Objection to Supporting Intervention)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-44 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-44 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-44</sup>

    **第一項**  当事者が補助参加について異議を述べたときは、裁判所は、補助参加の許否について、決定で、裁判をする。この場合においては、補助参加人は、参加の理由を疎明しなければならない。
    <sup>art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-44/par-1</sup>
    If a party objects to a supporting intervention, the court reaches a judicial decision, in the form of a ruling, on whether or not to permit the supporting intervention. In such a case, the supporting intervener must make a prima facie showing of the reasons for the intervention.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の異議は、当事者がこれを述べないで弁論をし、又は弁論準備手続において申述をした後は、述べることができない。
    <sup>art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-44/par-2</sup>
    After having presented oral arguments or entered a statement in preparatory proceedings without having raised the objection referred to in the preceding paragraph, a party may not then raise such an objection.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  第一項の裁判に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。
    <sup>art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-44/par-3</sup>
    An immediate appeal may be filed against a judicial decision as referred to in paragraph (1).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-44/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第四十四条第一項 (Article 44, paragraph (1)), art-44/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-44/par-1
- art-44/par-3: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第四十四条第一項 (Article 44, paragraph (1)), art-44/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-44/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 民事訴訟法 第四十四条第二項（補助参加についての異議等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-44/par-2
- 民事訴訟法 第四十四条第三項（補助参加についての異議等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-44/par-3
- 民事訴訟法 第四十五条第五項（補助参加人の訴訟行為等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-45/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-45/par-5

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
