With regard to the actions set forth in the following items (hereinafter collectively referred to as an "action concerning organization of company" in this Section), the persons specified in each of those items are to be the defendant:
次の各号に掲げる訴え（以下この節において「会社の組織に関する訴え」と総称する。）については、当該各号に定める者を被告とする。
an action seeking invalidation of the incorporation of a company:the incorporated company;
会社の設立の無効の訴え 設立する会社
an action seeking invalidation of a share issue after the formation of a stock company (referred to as an "action seeking invalidation of new share issue" in Article 840, paragraph (1)):the stock company that has issued the shares;
株式会社の成立後における株式の発行の無効の訴え（第八百四十条第一項において「新株発行の無効の訴え」という。） 株式の発行をした株式会社
an action seeking invalidation of a disposition of treasury shares:the stock company that has disposed of the treasury shares;
自己株式の処分の無効の訴え 自己株式の処分をした株式会社
an action seeking invalidation of an issuance of share options:the stock company that has issued the share options;
新株予約権の発行の無効の訴え 新株予約権の発行をした株式会社
an action seeking invalidation of a reduction in the amount of stated capital of a stock company:the relevant stock company;
株式会社における資本金の額の減少の無効の訴え 当該株式会社
an action seeking invalidation of an entity conversion of a company:the company after the entity conversion;
an action seeking invalidation of an absorption-type merger of a company:the company surviving the absorption-type merger;
an action seeking invalidation of a consolidation-type merger of a company:the company that is incorporated in the consolidation-type merger;
an action seeking invalidation of an absorption-type company split:the company that has concluded the absorption-type company split agreement;
an action seeking invalidation of an incorporation-type company split:the company effecting the incorporation-type company split and the company that is incorporated in the incorporation-type company split;
an action seeking invalidation of a share exchange of a stock company:the company that has concluded the share exchange agreement;
an action seeking invalidation of a share transfer of a stock company:the stock company effecting the share transfer and the stock company that is incorporated in the share transfer;
株式会社の株式移転の無効の訴え 株式移転をする株式会社及び株式移転により設立する株式会社
an action seeking invalidation of a partial share exchange of a stock company:the parent company resulting from a partial share exchange;
an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a share issue after the formation of a stock company:the stock company that has issued the shares;
株式会社の成立後における株式の発行が存在しないことの確認の訴え 株式の発行をした株式会社
an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a disposition of treasury shares:the stock company that has disposed of the treasury shares;
自己株式の処分が存在しないことの確認の訴え 自己株式の処分をした株式会社
an action for declaratory judgment of absence of an issuance of share options:the stock company that has issued the share options;
新株予約権の発行が存在しないことの確認の訴え 新株予約権の発行をした株式会社
an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a resolution at a shareholders meeting, etc. or invalidation of a resolution at a shareholders meeting, etc. based on a reason that the contents of relevant resolution violate laws and regulations:the relevant stock company;
株主総会等の決議が存在しないこと又は株主総会等の決議の内容が法令に違反することを理由として当該決議が無効であることの確認の訴え 当該株式会社
an action seeking revocation of a resolution at a shareholders meeting, etc.:the relevant stock company;
株主総会等の決議の取消しの訴え 当該株式会社
an action seeking rescission of the incorporation of a membership company under the provisions of Article 832, item (i):relevant membership company;
第八百三十二条第一号の規定による持分会社の設立の取消しの訴え 当該持分会社
an action seeking rescission of the incorporation of a membership company under the provisions of Article 832, item (ii):relevant membership company and the member referred to in that item;
第八百三十二条第二号の規定による持分会社の設立の取消しの訴え 当該持分会社及び同号の社員
an action seeking dissolution of a stock company:the relevant stock company; and
株式会社の解散の訴え 当該株式会社
an action seeking dissolution of a membership company:relevant membership company.
持分会社の解散の訴え 当該持分会社
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(Action Seeking Rescission of the Incorporation of a Membership Company)
when a member is able to rescind relevant member's manifestation of intention relating to the incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code or any other acts:relevant member; or
社員が民法その他の法律の規定により設立に係る意思表示を取り消すことができるとき 当該社員
Open this provision(Action Seeking Rescission of the Incorporation of a Membership Company)
when a member incorporates a membership company having the knowledge that it will be detrimental to its creditor:relevant creditor.
社員がその債権者を害することを知って持分会社を設立したとき 当該債権者
Open this provision(Effects of a Judgment of Invalidation of New Share Issue)
When a judgment upholding a claim relating to an action seeking invalidation of a new share issue becomes final and binding, the relevant stock company must pay…
新株発行の無効の訴えに係る請求を認容する判決が確定したときは、当該株式会社は、当該判決の確定時における当該株式に係る株主に対し、払込みを受けた金額又は給付を受けた財産の給付の時における価額に相当する金銭を支払わなければならない。
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「会社」
Any of the four kinds of company this Act governs: a stock company (株式会社), a general partnership company (合名会社), a limited partnership company (合資会社) or a limited liability company (合同会社).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
share option
「新株予約権」
A right that entitles its holder, by exercising it against a stock company, to receive shares of that company.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxi)· applies throughout the law
entity conversion
「組織変更」
A company's changing its legal form, either from a stock company into a membership company (a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company) or the other way round.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxvi)· applies throughout the law
absorption-type merger
「吸収合併」
A merger in which one existing company survives and takes over all the rights and obligations of the other company, which ceases to exist.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxvii)· applies throughout the law
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
absorption-type company split
「吸収分割」
A stock company or limited liability company's handing over all or part of the rights and obligations of its business to another existing company, which takes them over.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxix)· 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
share exchange
「株式交換」
A stock company's having all of its issued shares acquired by another existing stock company or limited liability company, which becomes its sole owner.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxi)· applies throughout the law
share transfer
「株式移転」
One or more stock companies having all of their issued shares acquired by a newly formed stock company, which becomes their sole owner.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxii)· applies throughout the law
partial share exchange
「株式交付」
A stock company's acquiring shares of another stock company to make it a subsidiary, handing its own shares to the sellers in exchange; unlike a share exchange, it need not acquire all of them.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxii-2)· applies throughout the law
treasury sharesmachine translation
「自己株式」
Shares of a stock company that the company itself holds.
Defined inArticle 113, paragraph (4)
membership company
「持分会社」
General partnership companies, limited partnership companies and limited liability companies taken together: the three kinds of company under this Act that are owned by members rather than by shareholders.
Short name set inArticle 575, paragraph (1)
parent company resulting from a partial share exchangemachine translation
「株式交付親会社」
The stock company that carries out a partial share exchange, acquiring another stock company's shares in exchange for its own.
Defined inArticle 774-3, paragraph (1), item (i)
shareholders meeting, etc.
「株主総会等」
In the section on lawsuits about a company's organization and Article 937, paragraph (1), item (i)(g), a shareholders meeting (株主総会), class shareholders meeting (種類株主総会), organizational meeting (創立総会) or class organizational meeting (種類創立総会).
Short name set inArticle 830, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section and in Article 937, paragraph (1), item (i), (g)
action concerning organization of company
「会社の組織に関する訴え」
The lawsuits listed in Article 834 that challenge a company's basic acts, such as its incorporation, a merger, a company split, a share exchange, a share issue or a shareholders meeting resolution, each of which must be brought against the defendant that Article names.
Short name set inArticle 834, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
action seeking invalidation of new share issue
「新株発行の無効の訴え」
An action asking the court to declare invalid an issue of shares that a stock company made after it was incorporated, brought against the company that issued them.
Short name set inArticle 834, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies only in this provision and in Article 840, paragraph (1)