# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第七百九十五条 (Article 795)

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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: 第七百九十五条 (Article 795)（救助料の上限額） — address `art-795`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第七百九十五条（救助料の上限額） — (Maximum Amount of Salvage Charges)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-795 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-795 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-795</sup>

  **第一項**  救助料の額は、特約がないときは、救助された物の価額（救助された積荷の運送賃の額を含む。）の合計額を超えることができない。
  <sup>art-795/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-795/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-795/par-1</sup>
  Unless there is any special agreement to the contrary, the amount of salvage charges may not exceed the total value of the property salvaged (including the amount of freight charges for the cargo salvaged).
  <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