裁判所は、次に掲げる場合において、公益を確保するため会社の存立を許すことができないと認めるときは、法務大臣又は株主、社員、債権者その他の利害関係人の申立てにより、会社の解散を命ずることができる。
In the cases set forth below, if the court finds that the existence of a company is unallowable for securing public interests, it may, in response to a petition by the Minister of Justice, shareholders, members, creditors or any other interested parties, order the dissolution of the company:
会社が正当な理由がないのにその成立の日から一年以内にその事業を開始せず、又は引き続き一年以上その事業を休止したとき。
when the company fails to commence its business within one year from the day of its formation or suspends its business continuously for one year or more, without justifiable grounds; or
業務執行取締役、執行役又は業務を執行する社員が、法令若しくは定款で定める会社の権限を逸脱し若しくは濫用する行為又は刑罰法令に触れる行為をした場合において、法務大臣から書面による警告を受けたにもかかわらず、なお継続的に又は反覆して当該行為をしたとき。
if an executive director, an executive officer or a member who executes the business has committed an act that goes beyond or abuses the authority of the company prescribed by laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation or that violates criminal laws and regulations, if that person commits relevant act continuously or repeatedly despite receiving a written warning from the Minister of Justice.
When a shareholder, a member, a creditor or any other interested party files the petition set forth in the preceding paragraph, the court may, in response to a petition by the company, order the person who filed the petition set forth in that paragraph to provide reasonable security.
When a company intends to file the petition under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it must make a prima facie showing that the petition set forth in paragraph (1) has been filed in bad faith.
The provisions of Article 75, paragraphs (5) and (7) and Articles 76 through 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Act No. 109 of 1996) apply mutatis mutandis to the security to be provided with respect to the petition set forth in paragraph (1) pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2).