If the Minister of Justice gives a public notice to a dormant company (meaning a stock company for which twelve years have elapsed from the day when a registration regarding relevant stock company was last effected; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) in Official Gazette to the effect that the dormant company should submit a notice to the effect that it has not abolished its business pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order to the register office that has jurisdiction over the area where dormant company's head office is located within two months, if that dormant company fails to submit that notice, the dormant company is deemed to have dissolved upon expiration of that two month period;provided, however, that this does not apply if any registration regarding relevant dormant company is effected during relevant period.
休眠会社（株式会社であって、当該株式会社に関する登記が最後にあった日から十二年を経過したものをいう。以下この条において同じ。）は、法務大臣が休眠会社に対し二箇月以内に法務省令で定めるところによりその本店の所在地を管轄する登記所に事業を廃止していない旨の届出をすべき旨を官報に公告した場合において、その届出をしないときは、その二箇月の期間の満了の時に、解散したものとみなす。ただし、当該期間内に当該休眠会社に関する登記がされたときは、この限りでない。
If the public notice has been given under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the register office must issue a notice to that effect to dormant companies.