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Civil Code (Japanese: 民法 Minpō) (2006)
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Source: Civil Code Japanese Law Translation by the Ministry of Justice on April 1, 2009.

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Civil Code

Law number: Act No. 89 of 1896
Last amendment : Act No. 78 of 2006

Source

Civil Code Japanese Law Translation by the Ministry of Justice on April 1, 2009.

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Original:

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Translation:

This work is in the public domain because, according to Article 13 of the Copyright Act of Japan, this work is not eligible for copyright. The provisions of Article 13 shall not grant copyright to a work falling under any of the following categories:

the Constitution and other laws and regulations;
public notices, instructions, circular notices and the like issued by organs of the State or local public entities, incorporated administrative agencies or local incorporated administrative agencies;
judgments, decisions, orders and decrees of courts, as well as rulings and judgments made by government agencies in proceedings of a quasi-judicial nature;
translations and compilations prepared by organs of the State or local public entities, incorporated administrative agencies or local incorporated administrative agencies of [any of] the materials listed in the preceding three items.

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