The following particulars do not become effective without the authorization by the Prime Minister:
次に掲げる事項は、内閣総理大臣の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。
a resolution at a shareholders meeting to amend the articles of incorporation concerning the discontinuation of banking;
銀行業の廃止に係る定款の変更についての株主総会の決議
a merger in which banks are all or some of the parties (other than a merger prescribed in Article 30, paragraph (1) or a merger that falls under a merger pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 (Mergers) of the Act on Financial Institutions' Merger and Conversion); or
When an application is filed for the authorization referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister must examine whether any of the following criteria is met:
内閣総理大臣は、前項の認可の申請があつたときは、次に掲げる基準のいずれかに適合するかどうかを審査しなければならない。
If an application for the authorization referred to in paragraph (1) is filed by a bank that the Prime Minister has ordered to suspend all or part of its services pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) or Article 27, the Prime Minister must not grant the bank the authorization referred to in paragraph (1). The same applies if an application for the authorization referred to in paragraph (1) is filed by a bank to which the Prime Minister finds it necessary to issue the order or revoke the license under Article 4, paragraph (1) pursuant to the provisions of Article 27.