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Article 978, paragraph (1)

第一項

A person who falls under any one of the following items is punished by a civil fine of not more than one million yen:

次のいずれかに該当する者は、百万円以下の過料に処する。

a company that uses in its trade name any word which makes it likely that the company may be mistaken for a different form of company in violation of the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (3);

第六条第三項の規定に違反して、他の種類の会社であると誤認されるおそれのある文字をその商号中に用いた者

a person who uses in that person's own name or trade name any word which makes it likely that the person may be mistaken for a company in violation of the provisions of Article 7; or

第七条の規定に違反して、会社であると誤認されるおそれのある文字をその名称又は商号中に使用した者

a person who uses any name or trade name which makes it likely that the person may be mistaken for another company (including a foreign company).

第八条第一項の規定に違反して、他の会社外国会社を含む。)であると誤認されるおそれのある名称又は商号を使用した者

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