# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第五百四十四条 (Article 544)

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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
- 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: 第五百四十四条 (Article 544)（当事者のために給付を受けることの制限） — address `art-544`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第五百四十四条（当事者のために給付を受けることの制限） — (Restriction on Receiving Performance on Behalf of Parties)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-544 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-544 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-544</sup>

  **第一項**  仲立人は、その媒介により成立させた行為について、当事者のために支払その他の給付を受けることができない。ただし、当事者の別段の意思表示又は別段の慣習があるときは、この限りでない。
  <sup>art-544/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-544/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-544/par-1</sup>
  A broker may not receive a payment or other such performance on a party's behalf for an act that the broker has formed and effected through its brokerage; provided, however, that this does not apply if a party manifests a different intention or if custom dictates otherwise.
  <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