Supplementary Provisions
附 則
Supplementary Provisions, Article 1Effective Date
第一条（施行期日）
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year and six months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provision amending the table of contents (limited to the part replacing "Shareholders Meeting and General Meetings of Class Shareholders" with "Shareholders Meeting and General Meetings of Class Shareholders, etc.", replacing "Subsection 2 General Meetings of Class Shareholders (Articles 321 to 325)" with "/Subsection 2 General Meetings of Class Shareholders (Articles 321 to 325)/Subsection 3 Measures for Electronic Provision (Articles 325-2 to 325-7)/", and replacing "/Section 2 Registration of Companies/ Subsection 1 Registration at the Location of the Head Office (Articles 911 to 929)/ Subsection 2 Registration at the Location of Branch Offices (Articles 930 to 932)/" with "Section 2 Registration of Companies (Articles 911 to 932)"), the provision amending the title of Part II, Chapter IV, Section 1, the provision amending Article 301, paragraph (1), the provision adding one Subsection to that Section, the provision deleting the title of Part VII, Chapter IV, Section 2, Subsection 1, the provision adding one item after Article 911, paragraph (3), item (xii), the provision deleting the title of Subsection 2 of that Section, the provisions amending Articles 930 through 932, the provision amending Article 937, paragraph (1), the provision deleting paragraph (4) of that Article, the provision amending Article 938, paragraph (1), and the provision in Article 976 renumbering item (xix) as item (xviii)-2 and adding one item after that item come into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding three years and six months from the date of promulgation.
この法律は、公布の日から起算して一年六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。ただし、目次の改正規定（「株主総会及び種類株主総会」を「株主総会及び種類株主総会等」に、「第二款 種類株主総会（第三百二十一条―第三百二十五条）」を「／第二款 種類株主総会（第三百二十一条―第三百二十五条）／第三款 電子提供措置（第三百二十五条の二―第三百二十五条の七）／」に、「／第二節 会社の登記／ 第一款 本店の所在地における登記（第九百十一条―第九百二十九条）／ 第二款 支店の所在地における登記（第九百三十条―第九百三十二条）／」を「第二節 会社の登記（第九百十一条―第九百三十二条）」に改める部分に限る。）、第二編第四章第一節の節名の改正規定、第三百一条第一項の改正規定、同節に一款を加える改正規定、第七編第四章第二節第一款の款名を削る改正規定、第九百十一条第三項第十二号の次に一号を加える改正規定、同節第二款の款名を削る改正規定、第九百三十条から第九百三十二条までの改正規定、第九百三十七条第一項の改正規定、同条第四項を削る改正規定、第九百三十八条第一項の改正規定及び第九百七十六条中第十九号を第十八号の二とし、同号の次に一号を加える改正規定は、公布の日から起算して三年六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 2Principles of Transitional Measures
第二条（経過措置の原則）
The provisions (excluding penal provisions) of the Companies Act as amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "the New Act") also apply to matters that arose before this Act (or, for the provisions prescribed in the proviso to the preceding Article, those provisions; the same applies in Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions) comes into effect, except as otherwise provided in these Supplementary Provisions; provided, however, that this does not prejudice the effect that arose under the provisions of the Companies Act prior to the amendment by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Former Act").
Supplementary Provisions, Article 3Transitional Measures Concerning Shareholder Proposal Rights
第三条（株主提案権に関する経過措置）
With regard to a demand made under the provisions of Article 305, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
この法律の施行前にされた会社法第三百五条第一項の規定による請求については、なお従前の例による。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 4Transitional Measures Concerning Documents Evidencing the Authority of Proxy, etc.
第四条（代理権を証明する書面等に関する経過措置）
With regard to a demand under Article 310, paragraph (7), Article 311, paragraph (4) or Article 312, paragraph (5) of the Former Act made before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
この法律の施行前にされた旧法第三百十条第七項、第三百十一条第四項又は第三百十二条第五項の請求については、なお従前の例による。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 5Transitional Measures Concerning the Obligation to Have Outside Directors, etc.
第五条（社外取締役の設置義務等に関する経過措置）
With regard to a company with board of company auditors (limited to one that is a public company prescribed in Article 2, item (v) of the Companies Act and a large company prescribed in item (vi) of that Article) that actually exists at the time this Act comes into effect and that is required to submit an annual securities report to the Prime Minister with respect to shares that it issues pursuant to the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948), the provisions of Article 327-2 of the New Act do not apply until the conclusion of the annual shareholders meeting for the first business year ending after this Act comes into effect. In this case, with regard to the disclosure of reasons in the case prescribed in Article 327-2 of the Former Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
この法律の施行の際現に監査役会設置会社（会社法第二条第五号に規定する公開会社であり、かつ、同条第六号に規定する大会社であるものに限る。）であって金融商品取引法（昭和二十三年法律第二十五号）第二十四条第一項の規定によりその発行する株式について有価証券報告書を内閣総理大臣に提出しなければならないものについては、新法第三百二十七条の二の規定は、この法律の施行後最初に終了する事業年度に関する定時株主総会の終結の時までは、適用しない。この場合において、旧法第三百二十七条の二に規定する場合における理由の開示については、なお従前の例による。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 6Transitional Measures Concerning Indemnity Agreements
第六条（補償契約に関する経過措置）
The provisions of Article 430-2 of the New Act apply to an indemnity agreement (meaning an indemnity agreement prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article) concluded after this Act comes into effect.
新法第四百三十条の二の規定は、この法律の施行後に締結された補償契約（同条第一項に規定する補償契約をいう。）について適用する。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 7Transitional Measures Concerning Insurance Policies Concluded for Officers, etc.
第七条（役員等のために締結される保険契約に関する経過措置）
The provisions of Article 430-3 of the New Act do not apply to an insurance policy concluded between a stock company and an insurer before this Act comes into effect under which the insurer promises to pay compensation for damage that may arise from officers, etc. (meaning the officers, etc. prescribed in Article 423, paragraph (1) of the Former Act; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) bearing liability in relation to the execution of their duties or receiving a demand pursuing that liability, and under which officers, etc. are the insureds.
この法律の施行前に株式会社と保険者との間で締結された保険契約のうち役員等（旧法第四百二十三条第一項に規定する役員等をいう。以下この条において同じ。）がその職務の執行に関し責任を負うこと又は当該責任の追及に係る請求を受けることによって生ずることのある損害を保険者が塡補することを約するものであって、役員等を被保険者とするものについては、新法第四百三十条の三の規定は、適用しない。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 8Transitional Measures Concerning Bonds
第八条（社債に関する経過措置）
With regard to the procedures for issuing bonds for subscription where the matters prescribed in Article 676 of the Former Act were decided before this Act comes into effect, and for issuing bonds with share options where the subscription requirements prescribed in Article 238, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act were decided before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 676, items (vii)-2 and (viii)-2 of the New Act.
この法律の施行前に旧法第六百七十六条に規定する事項の決定があった場合におけるその募集社債及びこの法律の施行前に会社法第二百三十八条第一項に規定する募集事項の決定があった場合におけるその新株予約権付社債の発行の手続については、新法第六百七十六条第七号の二及び第八号の二の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。
Bonds that actually exist at the time this Act comes into effect and for which no bond administrator has been designated (including bonds issued on or after the effective date of this Act without designating a bond administrator under the provisions then in force pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph) are deemed to have provisions on the matters set forth in Article 676, item (vii)-2 of the New Act.
この法律の施行の際現に存する社債であって、社債管理者を定めていないもの（この法律の施行の日以後に前項の規定によりなお従前の例により社債管理者を定めないで発行された社債を含む。）には、新法第六百七十六条第七号の二に掲げる事項についての定めがあるものとみなす。
With regard to the matters to be stated in bond certificates that actually exist at the time this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
この法律の施行の際現に存する社債券の記載事項については、なお従前の例による。
The provisions of Article 735-2 of the New Act do not apply if a bond-issuing company, a bond administrator or a bondholder submitted a proposal with respect to a matter that is the purpose of a bondholders meeting before this Act comes into effect.
この法律の施行前に社債発行会社、社債管理者又は社債権者が社債権者集会の目的である事項について提案をした場合については、新法第七百三十五条の二の規定は、適用しない。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 9Transitional Measures Concerning Registration Relating to Share Options
第九条（新株予約権に係る登記に関する経過措置）
With regard to the matters to be registered in a registration relating to the issue of share options for which an application for registration was filed before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 911, paragraph (3), item (xii) of the New Act.
この法律の施行前に登記の申請がされた新株予約権の発行に関する登記の登記事項については、新法第九百十一条第三項第十二号の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 10Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
第十条（罰則に関する経過措置）
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
この法律の施行前にした行為及びこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 11Delegation to Cabinet Order
第十一条（政令への委任）
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
company
「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
public company
「公開会社」
A stock company whose articles of incorporation do not require the company's approval for transfers of at least some of its shares; it need not be listed on a stock exchange.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies throughout the law
large company
「大会社」
A stock company whose balance sheet for its most recent business year shows stated capital of 500 million yen or more, or total liabilities of 20 billion yen or more.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vi)· applies throughout the law
company with board of company auditors
「監査役会設置会社」
A stock company that has a board of company auditors, or that this Act requires to have one.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (x)· applies throughout the law
general meeting of class shareholders
「種類株主総会」
A meeting of the shareholders who hold a particular class of shares in a company with class shares.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xiv)· 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
bonds with share options
「新株予約権付社債」
A bond with share options attached to it.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxii)· applies throughout the law
bond
「社債」
A money claim against a company, arising from an allotment the company makes under this Act, that is to be repaid according to the terms set under Article 676.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxiii)· applies throughout the law
subscription requirements
「募集事項」
The terms a stock company must decide each time it invites subscriptions for its shares or share options, such as the number offered and the amount to be paid for them.
Short name set inArticle 238, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
indemnity agreement
「補償契約」
An agreement by which a stock company promises to cover all or part of an officer's costs of dealing with suspected breaches of law or claims against them, or losses from compensating third parties, whose terms must be decided by the shareholders meeting or board of directors.
Short name set inArticle 430-2, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article
the New Actmachine translation
「新法」
This Act as amended by Act No. 70 of 2019.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)
the Former Actmachine translation
「旧法」
This Act as it stood before Act No. 70 of 2019 amended it.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)
officers, etc.
「役員等」
The directors, accounting advisors, company auditors, executive officers and financial auditors to whom Article 423, paragraph (1) applied as it stood before Act No. 70 of 2019 amended it, whose liability a stock company had insured before that Act came into effect, so that Article 430-3 does not apply to that insurance.
Defined inSupplementary Provisions, Article 7, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article
Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.
registration
登記
Entry in a public register kept by a registry office (登記所) — a Legal Affairs Bureau or one of its branch offices — so that the matter is made public (Real Property Registration Act, Articles 1 and 6, paragraph (1)). Rights in land and buildings, such as ownership, a superficies (地上権), a statutory lien (先取特権), a mortgage and a right of lease (賃借権), can be registered under that Act (Article 3), and matters the Commercial Code, the Companies Act and other Acts require to be registered are registered under the Commercial Registration Act (Article 1). Registration also lets a right be asserted against third parties: acquiring, losing or changing a right in rem (物権) in land or a building, such as ownership, cannot be asserted against third parties until it is registered (Civil Code, Article 177), and a matter the Companies Act requires to be registered cannot be asserted against a third party who does not know of it until it has been registered, nor, even after that, against one who had a justifiable reason for not knowing of the registration (Companies Act, Article 908, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Real Property Registration Act, Arts. 1, 3, 6, Commercial Registration Act, Art. 1, Civil Code, Art. 177 and Companies Act, Art. 908 as a reference.
shareholders meeting
株主総会
The meeting of a stock company's shareholders, and the body through which they decide the company's basic matters. It elects the directors and company auditors (Companies Act, Article 329, paragraph (1)) and changes the articles of incorporation (Article 466). In a company without a board of directors it may decide any matter about the company; in one with a board, only what the Act or the articles of incorporation leave to it (Article 295). An annual shareholders meeting must be called after the end of every business year, and another may be called whenever needed (Article 296). A resolution normally passes by a majority of the votes present, with holders of a majority of the votes entitled to vote attending (Article 309, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 295, 296, 309, 329, 466 as a reference.