Article 45Special Provisions on Effect of Election or Dismissal of Officers at Incorporation
第四十五条（設立時役員等の選任又は解任の効力についての特則）
If, at the incorporation of a stock company, it issues shares of a class for which the matters set forth in Article 108, paragraph (1), item (viii) are provided, and there are provisions in the articles of incorporation to the effect that a resolution at the general meeting of class shareholders is required with respect to the matters set forth in the following items as the features of the shares of relevant class, the matters provided for in each of those items do not become effective unless, in addition to the determination pursuant to the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (1) or Article 43, paragraph (1), there is a determination by a majority of the votes (limited to the votes with respect to the shares issued at incorporation of relevant class) of the incorporators who subscribe for the shares issued at incorporation of relevant class in accordance with the applicable provisions of the articles of incorporation:
株式会社の設立に際して第百八条第一項第八号に掲げる事項についての定めがある種類の株式を発行する場合において、当該種類の株式の内容として次の各号に掲げる事項について種類株主総会の決議があることを必要とする旨の定款の定めがあるときは、当該各号に定める事項は、定款の定めに従い、第四十条第一項又は第四十三条第一項の規定による決定のほか、当該種類の設立時発行株式を引き受けた発起人の議決権（当該種類の設立時発行株式についての議決権に限る。）の過半数をもってする決定がなければ、その効力を生じない。
election or dismissal of some or all of the directors (excluding director of a company with audit and supervisory committee):election or dismissal of directors at incorporation who are to become relevant directors;
取締役（監査等委員会設置会社の取締役を除く。）の全部又は一部の選任又は解任 当該取締役となる設立時取締役の選任又は解任
election or dismissal of some or all of directors who are audit and supervisory committee members or other directors:election or dismissal of directors at incorporation who are to become these directors;
election or dismissal of some or all of the accounting advisors:election or dismissal of accounting advisors at incorporation who are to become relevant accounting advisors;
会計参与の全部又は一部の選任又は解任 当該会計参与となる設立時会計参与の選任又は解任
election or dismissal of some or all of the company auditors:election or dismissal of company auditors at incorporation who are to become relevant company auditors; and
監査役の全部又は一部の選任又は解任 当該監査役となる設立時監査役の選任又は解任
election or dismissal of some or all of the financial auditors:election or dismissal of financial auditors at incorporation who are to become relevant financial auditors.
会計監査人の全部又は一部の選任又は解任 当該会計監査人となる設立時会計監査人の選任又は解任
In the cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, an incorporator is entitled to one vote for each one share issued at incorporation of that class for which the performance of contributions is fulfilled; provided, however, that, if the share unit is provided for in the articles of incorporation, an incorporator is entitled to one vote for each one unit of the shares issued at incorporation of relevant class.
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company with audit and supervisory committee
「監査等委員会設置会社」
A stock company that has an audit and supervisory committee, made up of directors.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xi-2)· applies throughout the law
general meeting of class shareholders
「種類株主総会」
A meeting of the shareholders who hold a particular class of shares in a company with class shares.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xiv)· applies throughout the law
share unit
「単元株式数」
The number of shares that a stock company's articles of incorporation make one unit, carrying one vote at a shareholders meeting.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xx)· applies throughout the law
shares issued at incorporationmachine translation
「設立時発行株式」
The shares a stock company issues when it is formed.
Defined inArticle 25, paragraph (1), item (i)
performance of contributions
「出資の履行」
Paying in the money, or handing over the property other than money, that a person has undertaken to contribute in exchange for shares, whether at a company's incorporation or when subscribing for shares it offers.
Short name set inArticle 35, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
director at incorporation
「設立時取締役」
A person who is to become a director when the stock company is formed.
Defined inArticle 38, paragraph (1)
audit and supervisory committee membermachine translation
「監査等委員」
A member of the audit and supervisory committee of a company with audit and supervisory committee.
Defined inArticle 38, paragraph (2)
accounting advisor at incorporationmachine translation
「設立時会計参与」
The person who is to become an accounting advisor when the stock company is formed.
Defined inArticle 38, paragraph (3), item (i)
company auditor at incorporationmachine translation
「設立時監査役」
A person who is to become a company auditor when the stock company is formed.
Defined inArticle 38, paragraph (3), item (ii)
financial auditor at incorporationmachine translation
「設立時会計監査人」
The person who is to become the financial auditor when the stock company is formed.
Defined inArticle 38, paragraph (3), item (iii)
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.
company auditor
監査役
An officer of a stock company, elected by the shareholders meeting (Companies Act, Article 329, paragraph (1)), whose job is to audit how the directors carry out their duties and to write an audit report on it (Article 381, paragraph (1)). Not an outside accountant — that is the financial auditor (会計監査人) — and not a director: a company auditor may not also be a director or employee of the company or its subsidiaries (Article 335, paragraph (2)). The term normally runs to the annual shareholders meeting for the last business year ending within four years of election (Article 336, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 329, 335, 336, 381 as a reference.
director
取締役
An officer of a stock company, elected by the shareholders meeting (Companies Act, Article 329, paragraph (1)). Every stock company has at least one (Article 326, paragraph (1)). Where there is no board of directors, the directors run the company's business unless the articles of incorporation say otherwise (Article 348, paragraph (1)), and each of them represents it unless the company has chosen representative directors (代表取締役) or others to do that (Article 349, paragraphs (1) and (3)). Where there is a board (取締役会, board of directors), the directors are its members, and the board decides the business and normally chooses the representative directors from among them (Article 362). The term normally runs to the annual shareholders meeting for the last business year ending within two years of election (Article 332, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 326, 329, 332, 348, 349, 362 as a reference.