第一項
Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)
この法律による改正後の会社法（以下「新法」という。）の規定（罰則を除く。）は、この附則に特別の定めがある場合を除き、この法律（前条ただし書に規定する規定については、当該規定。附則第十条において同じ。）の施行前に生じた事項にも適用する。ただし、この法律による改正前の会社法（以下「旧法」という。）の規定によって生じた効力を妨げない。
The provisions (excluding penal provisions) of the Companies Act as amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "the new Act") also apply to matters that arose before this Act (or, for the provisions prescribed in the proviso to the preceding Article, those provisions; the same applies in Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions) comes into effect, except as otherwise provided in these Supplementary Provisions; provided, however, that this does not prejudice the effect that arose under the provisions of the Companies Act prior to the amendment by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "the former Act").