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The provisions of the preceding paragraph, however, do not apply to juristic acts done under the provisions of the law of family or succession or to juristic acts relating to immovables situated in a foreign country.

The causes for which a person may be adjudged incompetent are determined by the law of his nationality, the effect of such adjudication by the law of the country in which it is made.

If as to a foreigner having his domicile or residence in Japan a cause for such adjudication exists according to the law of his nationality, the court may make such adjudication, unless the Japanese law does not recognize such cause.

The provisions of the preceding article apply correspondingly to quasi-incompetent persons.

If it is uncertain whether a foreigner is living or dead, a court may make an adjudication of disappearance according to Japanese Law; but only in regard to property in Japan or to such legal relations as are subject to Japanese law.

The question as to what law is applicable in regard to the existence or effect of a juristic act is determined by the intention of the parties to it.

If such intention cannot be ascertained, the law of the place where the act was done applies.