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Civil Act — Article 165 (Extinctive prescription of claims established by judgment)

민법 제165조

(1) The period of extinctive prescription of claims established by a judgment shall be ten years, even where the period for the original claim is shorter under the Act.

(2) The preceding paragraph shall also apply to claims established by bankruptcy proceedings, compromise in court, judicial conciliation or any other process having the same effect as a judgment.

(3) The preceding two paragraphs shall not apply to claims which were not yet due at the time the judgment became final and conclusive.

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