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Article 55

第五十五条

An association of medical corporations is to be dissolved on the following grounds:

社団たる医療法人は、次の事由によつて解散する。

occurrence of grounds for dissolution that are specified by the articles of incorporation;

定款をもつて定めた解散事由の発生

the inability to successfully carry out the intended operations;

目的たる業務の成功の不能

a general meeting resolution;

社員総会の決議

merger with another medical corporation (limited to the case where the relevant medical corporation ceases to exist as a result of the merger; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article and Article 56-3);

他の医療法人との合併(合併により当該医療法人が消滅する場合に限る。次条第一項及び第五十六条の三において同じ。)

a lack of members;

社員の欠亡

a decision to commence bankruptcy proceedings; or

破産手続開始の決定

rescission of authorization for establishment.

設立認可の取消し

An association of medical corporations may not adopt a general meeting resolution as set forth in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph without the support of a three-quarters majority of all members; provided, however, that this does not apply when it is otherwise specified in the articles of incorporation.

社団たる医療法人は、総社員の四分の三以上の賛成がなければ、前項第三号の社員総会の決議をすることができない。ただし、定款に別段の定めがあるときは、この限りでない。

A medical corporation foundation is to be dissolved for the following reasons:

財団たる医療法人は、次に掲げる事由によつて解散する。

occurrence of reasons for dissolution that are specified by the act of endowment; or

寄附行為をもつて定めた解散事由の発生

reasons listed in paragraph (1), item (ii), (iv), (vi), or (vii).

第一項第二号、第四号、第六号又は第七号に掲げる事由

Where a medical corporation can no longer perform on its obligations by means of its assets, a court, in response to a petition from the directors or obligees or sua sponte, is to issue a decision for the commencement of bankruptcy procedures.

医療法人がその債務につきその財産をもつて完済することができなくなつた場合には、裁判所は、理事若しくは債権者の申立てにより又は職権で、破産手続開始の決定をする。

In the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the directors must immediately file a petition for the commencement of bankruptcy procedures.

前項に規定する場合には、理事は、直ちに破産手続開始の申立てをしなければならない。

Dissolution resulting from the grounds listed in paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii) must not be effective without the authorization of the prefectural governor.

第一項第二号又は第三号に掲げる事由による解散は、都道府県知事の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。

In granting or refusing the authorization set forth in the preceding paragraph, a prefectural governor must hear the opinions of the Prefectural Council on Medical Service Facilities in advance.

都道府県知事は、前項の認可をし、又は認可をしない処分をするに当たつては、あらかじめ、都道府県医療審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。

A liquidator, where a medical corporation has been dissolved based on the grounds listed in paragraph (1), items (i) or (v), or paragraph (3), item (i), must notify the prefectural governor to that effect.

清算人は、第一項第一号若しくは第五号又は第三項第一号に掲げる事由によつて医療法人が解散した場合には、都道府県知事にその旨を届け出なければならない。

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