Supplementary Provisions, Article 4Transitional Measures Concerning Incorporation
第四条（設立に関する経過措置）
If certification of the articles of incorporation was received before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern the incorporation of the stock company or limited company under those articles of incorporation, even after this Act comes into effect.
この法律の施行前に定款の認証を受けた場合においては、その定款に係る株式会社又は有限会社の設立に関しては、この法律の施行後も、なお従前の例による。
articles of incorporation
定款
A company's own basic rules, written by its founders when it is formed: at least its purpose, its trade name, where its head office is, the value of the property contributed at incorporation and who the founders are (Companies Act, Article 27). A stock company's must be certified by a notary before it takes effect (Article 30, paragraph (1)), and can later be changed by a resolution of the shareholders meeting (Article 466). Many rules in the Act apply "unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise", so a company's articles decide a great deal of how the Act applies to it.
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 26, 27, 30, 466, 575 as a reference.