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Companies Act

会社法（かいしゃほう）

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  1. Part I General Provisions第一編　総則
  2. Chapter I Common Provisions第一章　通則Articles 1–5 · 5
  3. Chapter II Trade Name of Company第二章　会社の商号Articles 6–9 · 4
  4. Chapter III Employees of a Company第三章　会社の使用人等Articles 10–20 · 11
  5. Chapter IV Non-Competition after Transfers of Business第四章　事業の譲渡をした場合の競業の禁止等Articles 21–24 · 5
  6. Part II Stock Company第二編　株式会社
  7. Chapter I Incorporation第一章　設立Articles 25–103 · 81
  8. Chapter II Shares第二章　株式
  9. Section 1 General Provisions第一節　総則Articles 104–120 · 17
  10. Section 2 Shareholder Registers第二節　株主名簿Articles 121–126 · 6
  11. Section 3 Transferring Shares第三節　株式の譲渡等Articles 127–154-2 · 29
  12. Section 4 Acquisition of Own Shares by Stock Company第四節　株式会社による自己の株式の取得Articles 155–178 · 27
  13. Section 4-2 Demand for Share Cash-Out of Special Controlling Shareholders第四節の二　特別支配株主の株式等売渡請求Articles 179–179-10 · 10
  14. Section 5 Consolidation of Shares第五節　株式の併合等Articles 180–187 · 13
  15. Section 6 Share Units第六節　単元株式数Articles 188–195 · 8
  16. Section 7 Omission of Notices to Shareholders第七節　株主に対する通知の省略等Articles 196–198 · 3
  17. Section 8 Issuing Shares for Subscription第八節　募集株式の発行等Articles 199–213-3 · 19
  18. Section 9 Share Certificate第九節　株券Articles 214–233 · 20
  19. Section 10 Miscellaneous Provisions第十節　雑則Articles 234–235 · 2
  20. Chapter III Share Option第三章　新株予約権Articles 236–294 · 63
  21. Chapter IV Organs第四章　機関
  22. Section 1 Shareholders Meeting and General Meetings of Class Shareholders第一節　株主総会及び種類株主総会等Articles 295–325-7 · 37
  23. Section 2 Establishment of Organs Other than Shareholders Meeting第二節　株主総会以外の機関の設置Articles 326–328 · 4
  24. Section 3 Election and Dismissal of Officers and Financial Auditors第三節　役員及び会計監査人の選任及び解任Articles 329–347 · 22
  25. Section 4 Directors第四節　取締役Articles 348–361 · 15
  26. Section 5 Board of Directors第五節　取締役会Articles 362–373 · 12
  27. Section 6 Accounting Advisors第六節　会計参与Articles 374–380 · 7
  28. Section 7 Company Auditors第七節　監査役Articles 381–389 · 9
  29. Section 8 Board of Company Auditors第八節　監査役会Articles 390–395 · 6
  30. Section 9 Financial Auditors第九節　会計監査人Articles 396–399 · 4
  31. Section 9-2 Audit and Supervisory Committee第九節の二　監査等委員会Articles 399-2–399-14 · 13
  32. Section 10 Nominating Committee and Executive Officers第十節　指名委員会等及び執行役Articles 400–422 · 23
  33. Section 11 Liability for Damages of Officers第十一節　役員等の損害賠償責任Articles 423–430 · 8
  34. Section 12 Indemnity Agreements and Insurance Policies Concluded for the Benefit of Officers第十二節　補償契約及び役員等のために締結される保険契約Articles 430-2–430-3 · 2
  35. Chapter V Accounting第五章　計算等Articles 431–465 · 35
  36. Chapter VI Changes in Articles of Incorporation第六章　定款の変更Article 466
  37. Chapter VII Transfers of Business第七章　事業の譲渡等Articles 467–470 · 4
  38. Chapter VIII Dissolution第八章　解散Articles 471–474 · 4
  39. Chapter IX Liquidation第九章　清算Articles 475–574 · 101
  40. Part III Membership Companies第三編　持分会社
  41. Chapter I Incorporation第一章　設立Articles 575–579 · 5
  42. Chapter II Members第二章　社員Articles 580–589 · 10
  43. Chapter III Administration第三章　管理Articles 590–603 · 14
  44. Chapter IV Admission and Withdrawal of Members第四章　社員の加入及び退社Articles 604–613 · 10
  45. Chapter V Accounting第五章　計算等Articles 614–636 · 23
  46. Chapter VI Change in Articles of Incorporation第六章　定款の変更Articles 637–640 · 4
  47. Chapter VII Dissolution第七章　解散Articles 641–643 · 3
  48. Chapter VIII Liquidation第八章　清算Articles 644–675 · 32
  49. Part IV Bonds第四編　社債
  50. Chapter I General Provisions第一章　総則Articles 676–701 · 27
  51. Chapter II Bond Administrators第二章　社債管理者Articles 702–714 · 13
  52. Chapter II-2 Bond Administration Assistant第二章の二　社債管理補助者Articles 714-2–714-7 · 6
  53. Chapter III Bondholders Meetings第三章　社債権者集会Articles 715–742 · 29
  54. Part V Entity Conversion, Mergers, Company Splits, Share Exchanges, Share Transfers, and Partial Share Exchange第五編　組織変更、合併、会社分割、株式交換、株式移転及び株式交付
  55. Chapter I Entity Conversion第一章　組織変更Articles 743–747 · 5
  56. Chapter II Mergers第二章　合併Articles 748–756 · 9
  57. Chapter III Company Split第三章　会社分割Articles 757–766 · 10
  58. Chapter IV Share Exchanges and Share Transfers第四章　株式交換及び株式移転Articles 767–774 · 8
  59. Chapter IV-2 Partial Share Exchange第四章の二　株式交付Articles 774-2–774-11 · 10
  60. Chapter V Procedures of Entity Conversion, Merger, Company Split, Share Exchange, Share Transfer, and Partial Share Exchange第五章　組織変更、合併、会社分割、株式交換、株式移転及び株式交付の手続Articles 775–816-10 · 54
  61. Part VI Foreign Companies第六編　外国会社Articles 817–823 · 7
  62. Part VII Miscellaneous Provisions第七編　雑則
  63. Chapter I Dissolution Order for a Company第一章　会社の解散命令等Articles 824–827 · 4
  64. Chapter II Suits第二章　訴訟Articles 828–867 · 53
  65. Chapter III Non-Contentious Cases第三章　非訟Articles 868–906 · 41
  66. Chapter IV Registration第四章　登記Articles 907–938 · 30
  67. Chapter V Public Notice第五章　公告Articles 939–959 · 21
  68. Part VIII Penal Provisions第八編　罰則Articles 960–979 · 20