次の各号に掲げる株式会社(以下この目において「消滅株式会社等」という。)は、吸収合併契約等備置開始日から吸収合併、吸収分割又は株式交換(以下この節において「吸収合併等」という。)がその効力を生ずる日(以下この節において「効力発生日」という。)後六箇月を経過する日(吸収合併消滅株式会社にあっては、効力発生日)までの間、当該各号に定めるもの(以下この節において「吸収合併契約等」という。)の内容その他法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。
Each of the stock companies set forth in the following items (hereinafter referred to as an "disappearing stock company, etc." in this division) must, from the day on which the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept until the day on which six months have elapsed from the day on which the absorption-type merger, absorption-type company split or share exchange (hereinafter referred to as an "absorption-type merger, etc." in this Section) becomes effective (hereinafter referred to as the "effective day" in this Section) (or, in the case of a stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger, until the effective day), keep documents detailing the particulars specified respectively in those items (hereinafter referred to as the "absorption-type merger agreement, etc." in this Section) and other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded, at its head office: