54th Meeting (August 7, 2012)

Agenda

 Discussion on issues for reforming the Civil Code (law of obligations)

Summary of minutes

1. Discussion on issues for reforming the Civil Code (law of obligations)

  Members discussed issues for reforming the Civil Code (law of obligations) based on Material No. 44 (distributed at the 53rd meeting). Concrete issues discussed are as follows.

  ・ Loans for consumption.

 

  Among issues for deliberation, the following issues were left to sectional meetings for supplementary discussion:

  ・ Lapse of loans for consumption due to commencement of bankruptcy proceedings before delivery of the subject matter (Material No.44, Part II, 1(3) (d)).

  ・ General principle on “Liability duty for damages accrued from payment before the due date (waiver of the interest of time period)” (Material No.44, Part II, 4(2) (a)).

  ・ Exemption in case of financing consumer by the business on “Liability duty for damages accrued from payment before the due date (waiver of the interest of time period)” (Material No.44, Part II, 4(2)(b)).

 

2. Report

  The Chair reported that the issues which were decided to left to sectional meetings for supplementary discussion would be deliberated at the Second Sectional Meeting.

 

Materials

 Omitted.