合同会社が資本金の額を減少する場合には、当該合同会社の債権者は、当該合同会社に対し、資本金の額の減少について異議を述べることができる。
If a limited liability company reduces the amount of stated capital, creditors of relevant limited liability company may state their objections to the reduction in the stated capital to relevant limited liability company.
In cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, the limited liability company must give public notice of the matters set forth below in Official Gazette and must give notice of the same separately to each known creditor;provided, however, that the period under item (ii) cannot be less than one month:
当該資本金の額の減少の内容
the details of relevant reduction in stated capital; and
債権者が一定の期間内に異議を述べることができる旨
a statement to the effect that creditors may state their objections within a certain period of time.
前項の規定にかかわらず、合同会社が同項の規定による公告を、官報のほか、第九百三十九条第一項の規定による定款の定めに従い、同項第二号又は第三号に掲げる公告方法によりするときは、前項の規定による各別の催告は、することを要しない。
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if, in addition to a notice in Official Gazette, a limited liability company effects the public notice under that paragraph in a manner set forth in Article 939, paragraph (1), item (ii) or item (iii) in accordance with the provisions of the articles of incorporation under the provisions of that paragraph, the limited liability company is no longer required to give separate notices under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
債権者が第二項第二号の期間内に異議を述べなかったときは、当該債権者は、当該資本金の額の減少について承認をしたものとみなす。
If the creditors do not raise any objection within the period under paragraph (2), item (ii), relevant creditors are deemed to have approved relevant reduction of the stated capital.
債権者が第二項第二号の期間内に異議を述べたときは、合同会社は、当該債権者に対し、弁済し、若しくは相当の担保を提供し、又は当該債権者に弁済を受けさせることを目的として信託会社等に相当の財産を信託しなければならない。ただし、当該資本金の額の減少をしても当該債権者を害するおそれがないときは、この限りでない。
If the creditors raise any objection within the period under paragraph (2), item (ii), the limited liability company must make the payment or provide appropriate security to relevant creditors, or entrust equivalent assets to a qualified trust company for the purpose of assuring the payment to relevant creditors;provided, however, that this does not apply if relevant reduction in the stated capital is unlikely to be detrimental to the relevant creditors.
資本金の額の減少は、前各項の手続が終了した日に、その効力を生ずる。
The reduction in stated capital takes effect on the day when the procedures in each of the preceding paragraphs has ended.