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Companies Act

会社法(かいしゃほう)

Chapter VI Changes in Articles of Incorporation

The law as Act Partially Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Payment Services Act (Act No. 64 of 2026) leaves it, with the words it changes marked.

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Chapter VI Changes in Articles of Incorporation第六章 定款の変更

Article 466第四百六十六条

Article 466, paragraph (1)

A stock company may change the articles of incorporation by the resolution at a shareholders meeting after its incorporation.

株式会社は、その成立後、株主総会の決議によって、定款を変更することができる。

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