# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第八百二十二条 (Article 822)

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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: 第八百二十二条 (Article 822)（航海の変更） — address `art-822`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第八百二十二条（航海の変更） — (Change of Voyage)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-822 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-822 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-822</sup>

  **第一項**  保険期間の始期の到来前に航海の変更をしたときは、海上保険契約は、その効力を失う。
  <sup>art-822/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-822/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-822/par-1</sup>
  If there is a change to a voyage before the commencement of the insurance period, the marine insurance policy ceases to be valid.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  保険期間内に航海の変更をしたときは、保険者は、その変更以後に発生した事故によって生じた損害を塡補する責任を負わない。ただし、その変更が保険契約者又は被保険者の責めに帰することができない事由によるものであるときは、この限りでない。
  <sup>art-822/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-822/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-822/par-2</sup>
  If there is a change to a voyage during the insurance period, the insurer is not liable to compensate the relevant person for loss or damage arising from any accident that occurs after the change; provided, however, that this does not apply if the change is due to reasons not attributable to the policyholder or the insured.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  到達港を変更し、その実行に着手した場合においては、海上保険契約で定める航路を離れないときであっても、航海の変更をしたものとみなす。
  <sup>art-822/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-822/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-822/par-3</sup>
  Once the port of arrival is changed and operations for making that change have begun, there is deemed to have been a change to the voyage even if the ship does not deviate from the route specified in the marine insurance policy.
  <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