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《民法典》第四十六条 宣告死亡的条件

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An interested person may request the people’s court to make a declaration of the death of a natural person under either of the following circumstances: 

(1) the natural person’s whereabouts have been unknown for four years; or

(2) the natural person’s whereabouts have been unknown for two years as a result of an accident. 

The two-year requirement for a natural person to be declared dead does not apply where the person’s whereabouts have been unknown as a result of an accident and if a relevant authority certifies that it is impossible for the said natural person to survive. 

自然人有下列情形之一的，利害关系人可以向人民法院申请宣告该自然人死亡：

（一）下落不明满四年；

（二）因意外事件，下落不明满二年。

因意外事件下落不明，经有关机关证明该自然人不可能生存的，申请宣告死亡不受二年时间的限制。