Article 156-12Authorization to Change the Articles of Incorporation or Business Rules
第百五十六条の十二（定款又は業務方法書の変更の認可）
A financial instruments clearing organization must obtain the authorization of the Prime Minister if it seeks to change its articles of incorporation or business rules.
金融商品取引清算機関は、定款又は業務方法書を変更しようとするときは、内閣総理大臣の認可を受けなければならない。
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financial instruments clearing organization
「金融商品取引清算機関」
A person carrying on financial instruments obligation assumption service (金融商品債務引受業) under a licence from the Prime Minister under Article 156-2 or an approval under Article 156-19, paragraph (1).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (29)· applies throughout the law
articles of incorporation
定款
A company's own basic rules, written by its founders when it is formed: at least its purpose, its trade name, where its head office is, the value of the property contributed at incorporation and who the founders are (Companies Act, Article 27). A stock company's must be certified by a notary before it takes effect (Article 30, paragraph (1)), and can later be changed by a resolution of the shareholders meeting (Article 466). Many rules in the Act apply "unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise", so a company's articles decide a great deal of how the Act applies to it.
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 26, 27, 30, 466, 575 as a reference.
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.