If the consolidation of shares violates laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation, when shareholders are likely to suffer disadvantage, shareholders may demand to cease the consolidation of shares from the stock company.
株式の併合が法令又は定款に違反する場合において、株主が不利益を受けるおそれがあるときは、株主は、株式会社に対し、当該株式の併合をやめることを請求することができる。
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articles of incorporation
定款
A company's own basic rules, written by its founders when it is formed: at least its purpose, its trade name, where its head office is, the value of the property contributed at incorporation and who the founders are (Companies Act, Article 27). A stock company's must be certified by a notary before it takes effect (Article 30, paragraph (1)), and can later be changed by a resolution of the shareholders meeting (Article 466). Many rules in the Act apply "unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise", so a company's articles decide a great deal of how the Act applies to it.
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 26, 27, 30, 466, 575 as a reference.