A medical corporation as an association must obtain the consent of all members of the relevant medical corporation for an absorption-type merger agreement.
社団たる医療法人は、吸収合併契約について当該医療法人の総社員の同意を得なければならない。
A medical corporation as a foundation may conduct an absorption-type merger only when its act of endowment provides that it may do so.
A medical corporation as a foundation must obtain the consent of two-thirds or more of its directors for an absorption-type merger agreement, unless otherwise provided for in its act of endowment.
財団たる医療法人は、吸収合併契約について理事の三分の二以上の同意を得なければならない。ただし、寄附行為に別段の定めがある場合は、この限りでない。
An absorption-type merger must not take effect unless approved by the prefectural governor (meaning the prefectural governor of the location of the principal office of the surviving medical corporation in the absorption-type merger).
吸収合併は、都道府県知事（吸収合併存続医療法人の主たる事務所の所在地の都道府県知事をいう。）の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。
The provisions of Article 55, paragraph (7) apply mutatis mutandis to the approval set forth in the preceding paragraph.
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