Article 815Keeping and Inspection of Documents Concerning a Consolidation-Type Merger Agreement
第八百十五条（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等）
The stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger must, without delay after the day of its formation, prepare documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger succeeded to by transfer from the companies disappearing in the consolidation-type merger and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning a consolidation-type merger, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded.
新設合併設立株式会社は、その成立の日後遅滞なく、新設合併により新設合併設立株式会社が承継した新設合併消滅会社の権利義務その他の新設合併に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。
The stock company incorporated in an incorporation-type split (limited to the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split where only one or multiple limited liability companies effect an incorporation-type company split) must, without delay after the day of its formation, prepare, jointly with the limited liability company splitting in the incorporation-type split, documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split succeeded to by transfer from the limited liability company splitting in the incorporation-type split through the incorporation-type company split and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning an incorporation-type company split, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded.
新設分割設立株式会社（一又は二以上の合同会社のみが新設分割をする場合における当該新設分割設立株式会社に限る。）は、その成立の日後遅滞なく、新設分割合同会社と共同して、新設分割により新設分割設立株式会社が承継した新設分割合同会社の権利義務その他の新設分割に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。
Each of the stock companies to be incorporated set forth in the following items must, for a period of six months from the day of its formation, keep what is specified respectively in those items at its head office:
次の各号に掲げる設立株式会社は、その成立の日から六箇月間、当該各号に定めるものをその本店に備え置かなければならない。
stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger:the documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in paragraph (1), and documents detailing the contents of the consolidation-type merger agreement and other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded;
新設合併設立株式会社 第一項の書面又は電磁的記録及び新設合併契約の内容その他法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録
stock company incorporated in an incorporation-type split:the documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in the preceding paragraph or Article 811, paragraph (1), item (i); and
新設分割設立株式会社 前項又は第八百十一条第一項第一号の書面又は電磁的記録
wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer:the documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in Article 811, paragraph (1), item (ii).
Shareholders and creditors of the stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger may make the following requests to the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):
新設合併設立株式会社の株主及び債権者は、新設合併設立株式会社に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該新設合併設立株式会社の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。
requests for inspection of the documents set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph;
前項第一号の書面の閲覧の請求
requests for delivery of a transcript or extract of the documents referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph;
前項第一号の書面の謄本又は抄本の交付の請求
a request to inspect anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph; and
a request to be provided with the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph by an electronic or magnetic means that the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger has designated, or a request to be issued a document showing that information.
前項第一号の電磁的記録に記録された事項を電磁的方法であって新設合併設立株式会社の定めたものにより提供することの請求又はその事項を記載した書面の交付の請求
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (ii) of the preceding paragraph".
The provisions of paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders and share option holders", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (iii) of the preceding paragraph".
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consolidation-type merger
「新設合併」
A merger of two or more companies in which all of them cease to exist and a new company formed by the merger takes over all their rights and obligations.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxviii)· applies throughout the law
incorporation-type company split
「新設分割」
One or more stock companies or limited liability companies handing over all or part of the rights and obligations of their business to a new company formed by the split.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxx)· applies throughout the law
electronic or magnetic means
「電磁的方法」
A method that uses an electronic data processing system or other information and communications technology, of a kind set by Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxiv)
electronic or magnetic record
「電磁的記録」
A record made in electronic, magnetic or any other form people cannot perceive directly, of a kind that Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令) specifies as used in computer processing.
Defined inArticle 26, paragraph (2)
company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger
「新設合併消滅会社」
A company that ceases to exist in a consolidation-type merger, its rights and obligations passing to the new company formed by the merger.
Short name set inArticle 753, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this part
stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type mergercorrected by this site
「新設合併設立株式会社」
A stock company formed in a consolidation-type merger.
Short name set inArticle 753, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies only in this part
stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split
「新設分割設立株式会社」
A stock company formed in an incorporation-type company split.
Short name set inArticle 763, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this part
wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfermachine translation
「株式移転設立完全親会社」
The new stock company formed in a share transfer, which acquires all the issued shares of the companies carrying it out.
Short name set inArticle 773, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this part
limited liability company splitting in the incorporation-type splitmachine translation
「新設分割合同会社」
A limited liability company that hands over rights and obligations of its business to a new company formed in an incorporation-type company split.
Short name set inArticle 813, paragraph (2)· applies only in this section
incorporated stock company to be incorporated
「設立株式会社」
A stock company formed in a consolidation-type merger, an incorporation-type company split or a share transfer, to whose formation most of the ordinary incorporation rules do not apply.
Short name set inArticle 814, paragraph (1)· applies only in this division