第八百三条（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等）
Article 803Keeping and Inspection of Documents Concerning a Consolidation-Type Merger Agreement
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、新設合併契約等備置開始日から新設合併設立会社、新設分割設立会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社（以下この目において「設立会社」という。）の成立の日後六箇月を経過する日（新設合併消滅株式会社にあっては、新設合併設立会社の成立の日）までの間、当該各号に定めるもの（以下この節において「新設合併契約等」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 a "disappearing stock company, etc." in this Division) must, from the day on which the consolidation-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept until the day on which six months have elapsed from the day of formation of the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger, the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split, or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer (hereinafter referred to as an "incorporated company" in this division) (or, for any stock company disappearing in a consolidation-type merger, the day of formation of the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger), keep documents detailing what is specified in those items (hereinafter referred to as the "consolidation-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:
新設合併消滅株式会社 新設合併契約
stock company disappearing in a consolidation-type merger:the consolidation-type merger agreement;
新設分割株式会社 新設分割計画
stock company splitting in an incorporation-type split:the incorporation-type company split plan; and
株式移転完全子会社 株式移転計画
wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer:the share transfer plan.
前項に規定する「新設合併契約等備置開始日」とは、次に掲げる日のいずれか早い日をいう。
The "day on which the consolidation-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept" prescribed in the preceding paragraph means the earliest of the following days:
if the consolidation-type merger agreement, etc. is required to be approved by a resolution at a shareholders meeting (including a general meeting of class shareholders), the day two weeks prior to the day of the shareholders meeting (or, in the cases prescribed in Article 319, paragraph (1), the day when the proposal under that paragraph is submitted);
if there are shareholders who are to receive the notice under the provisions of Article 806, paragraph (3), the day of the notice under the provisions of that paragraph or the day of the public notice under paragraph (4) of that Article, whichever is earlier;
if there are share option holders who are to receive the notice under the provisions of Article 808, paragraph (3), the day of the notice under the provisions of that paragraph or the day of the public notice under paragraph (4) of that Article, whichever is earlier;
if the procedures under the provisions of Article 810 are required to be carried out, the day of the public notice under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article or the day of the notice under the provisions of that paragraph, whichever is earlier; or
前各号に規定する場合以外の場合には、新設分割計画の作成の日から二週間を経過した日
in cases other than those prescribed in the preceding items, the day on which two weeks have elapsed from the day of preparation of the incorporation-type company split plan.
消滅株式会社等の株主及び債権者（株式移転完全子会社にあっては、株主及び新株予約権者）は、消滅株式会社等に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該消滅株式会社等の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。
Shareholders and creditors of a disappearing stock company, etc. (or, in the case of a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer, shareholders and share option holders) may make the following requests to the disappearing stock company, etc. at any time during its business hours;provided, however, that the fees designated by the disappearing stock company, etc. are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):
第一項の書面の閲覧の請求
requests for inspection of the documents set forth in paragraph (1);
第一項の書面の謄本又は抄本の交付の請求
requests for delivery of a transcript or extract of the documents set forth in paragraph (1);
a request to inspect anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in paragraph (1); and
a request to be provided with the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in paragraph (1) by an electronic or magnetic means that the disappearing stock company, etc. has designated, or a request to be issued a document showing that information.