第六百三十八条（定款の変更による持分会社の種類の変更）
Article 638Change in Kind of Membership Companies by Change in Articles of Incorporation
合名会社は、次の各号に掲げる定款の変更をすることにより、当該各号に定める種類の持分会社となる。
A general partnership company, by effecting the change in the articles of incorporation set forth in each of the following items, becomes a membership company of the kind specified in each item:
有限責任社員を加入させる定款の変更 合資会社
changes in the articles of incorporation that admits members with limited liability:limited partnership company;
その社員の一部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合資会社
changes of the articles of incorporation to convert some of its members into members with limited liability:limited partnership company;
その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合同会社
changes of the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with limited liability:limited liability company.
合資会社は、次の各号に掲げる定款の変更をすることにより、当該各号に定める種類の持分会社となる。
A limited partnership company, by effecting the change in the articles of incorporation set forth in each of the following items, becomes a membership company of the kind specified in each of relevant items:
その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合名会社
changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with unlimited liability:general partnership company; and
その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合同会社
changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with limited liability:limited liability company.
合同会社は、次の各号に掲げる定款の変更をすることにより、当該各号に定める種類の持分会社となる。
A limited liability company, by effecting the change in the articles of incorporation set forth in each of the following items, becomes a membership company of the kind specified in each of relevant items:
その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合名会社
changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with unlimited liability:general partnership company;
無限責任社員を加入させる定款の変更 合資会社
changes in the articles of incorporation to admit members with unlimited liability:limited partnership company; and
その社員の一部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合資会社
changes in the articles of incorporation to convert some of its members into members with unlimited liability:limited partnership company.