22nd Meeting (January 25, 2011)

Civil Code Reform

Agenda

Discussion on individual issues relating to the Civil Code (law of obligations) reform.

Summary of minutes

Members discussed on the following individual items relating to the Civil Code (law of obligations) reform based on Material No.22.  Concrete topics for the discussion are as follows (the numbers are consecutive from the issues discussed in the 21st Meeting):

 

11．Assignment of claims

12．Provisions on securities-like claims

13．Assumption of obligations

14．Transfer (assignment) of contractual status

15．Payment

16．Set-off

17．Novation

18．Release and merger

19．Necessity to correspond to sophisticated and complex situation of means of ettlement (About the issue on settlement among multiple parties)

20．General principles on contracts

21．Stage of contract negotiation

22．Offer and acceptance

23．Advertisements offering prizes

24．General conditions (definition and requirements)

25．General principles on juridical acts

26．Mental capacity

27．Manifestation of intention

 

Among the issues presented in Material No.22, discussion on “No.28 Regulation of Unfair Terms” was left to the next meeting.

Material

Material No.22 Working draft for the interim report of points at issue on the Civil Code (law of obligations) reform (2) [under preparation].