Article 626Reductions in Stated Capital Where Contribution Refund or Partnership Interest Refund Is Effected
第六百二十六条（出資の払戻し又は持分の払戻しを行う場合の資本金の額の減少）
Beyond the cases under Article 620, paragraph (1), a limited liability company may reduce the amount of its stated capital to effect a contribution refund or partnership interest refund.
The amount of the stated capital to be reduced pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph may not exceed the amount obtained by subtracting the surplus amount as of the day when the contribution refund is effected from contribution refund amount provided for in Article 632, paragraph (2).
前項の規定により出資の払戻しのために減少する資本金の額は、第六百三十二条第二項に規定する出資払戻額から出資の払戻しをする日における剰余金額を控除して得た額を超えてはならない。
The amount of the stated capital to be reduced by partnership interest refund amount pursuant to the provisions of the paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount obtained by subtracting the surplus amount as of the day when the refund of equity interests is effected from equity interest refund amount provided for in Article 635, paragraph (1).
第一項の規定により持分の払戻しのために減少する資本金の額は、第六百三十五条第一項に規定する持分払戻額から持分の払戻しをする日における剰余金額を控除して得た額を超えてはならない。
The term "surplus amount" provided for in the preceding two paragraphs means the amount obtained by subtracting the total sum of the amounts set forth in item (ii) through item (iv) from the amount set forth in item (i) (the same applies in Subsection 4 and Subsection 5):
前二項に規定する「剰余金額」とは、第一号に掲げる額から第二号から第四号までに掲げる額の合計額を減じて得た額をいう（第四款及び第五款において同じ。）。
amount of assets;
資産の額
amount of debt;
負債の額
amount of stated capital; and
資本金の額
beyond what is set forth in the preceding two items, the total sum of the amounts accounted for in each line item prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order.
前二号に掲げるもののほか、法務省令で定める各勘定科目に計上した額の合計額
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contribution refunds
「出資の払戻し」
A membership company's paying a member back the money or other property the member has contributed.
Short name set inArticle 624, paragraph (1)· applies only in this part
surplus amount
「剰余金額」
A membership company's surplus, calculated under Article 626, paragraph (4), which limits how much a limited liability company may refund or pay out to its members.
Defined inArticle 626, paragraph (4)
amount of contribution refunds
「出資払戻額」
The book value of the money or other property a limited liability company hands a member when refunding the member's contribution.
Short name set inArticle 632, paragraph (2)· applies only in this subsection
partnership interest refund amount
「持分払戻額」
The book value of the money or other property a limited liability company hands a member when it refunds the member's equity interest, as on the member's withdrawal.
Short name set inArticle 635, paragraph (1)· applies only in this subsection