A liquidating stock company cannot perform its obligations during the period of time under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article. In these cases, a liquidating stock company cannot be exempted from the liability arising from its failure to perform.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, even during the period of time under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, a liquidating stock company may, with the permission of the court, perform its obligations relating to claims of minor claims, claims secured by security interests over the assets of the liquidating stock company, or other claims unlikely to be detrimental to other creditors even if performed. In these cases, if there are two or more liquidators, the petition for relevant permission must be made with the consent of all of the liquidators.
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liquidating stock companies
「清算株式会社」
A stock company that is being wound up, which is treated as still existing for the purposes of the liquidation until the liquidation is completed.
Short name set inArticle 476, paragraph (1)