# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第五百二十五条 (Article 525)

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- Law: 商法 (Commercial Code), 明治三十二年法律第四十八号
- English title "Commercial Code": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第五百二十五条 (Article 525)（定期売買の履行遅滞による解除） — address `art-525`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第五百二十五条（定期売買の履行遅滞による解除） — (Cancellation Due to Delays in Performance in Sales Transactions in Which Time Is of the Essence)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-525 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-525 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-525</sup>

  **第一項**  商人間の売買において、売買の性質又は当事者の意思表示により、特定の日時又は一定の期間内に履行をしなければ契約をした目的を達することができない場合において、当事者の一方が履行をしないでその時期を経過したときは、相手方は、直ちにその履行の請求をした場合を除き、契約の解除をしたものとみなす。
  <sup>art-525/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-525/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-525/par-1</sup>
  In a sales transaction between merchants in which, due to the nature of the sale or the manifestation of intention of the parties, the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved unless the obligation is performed at a specified date and time or within a fixed period of time, if one of the parties fails to perform the obligation before the date and time or period passes, the other party is deemed to cancel the contract unless it immediately demands that the non-performing party perform the obligation.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 商法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/132AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Commercial Code — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- This site's parser, version 224 — 商法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05