In the following cases, a court clerk must commission the registration, ex officio, to the registry office having jurisdiction over the location of the head office of the company without delay:
次に掲げる場合には、裁判所書記官は、職権で、遅滞なく、会社の本店の所在地を管轄する登記所にその登記を嘱託しなければならない。
when a judgment upholding a claim relating to any one of the following actions becomes final and binding:
次に掲げる訴えに係る請求を認容する判決が確定したとき。
an action seeking invalidation of a share issue after the formation of a stock company;
株式会社の成立後における株式の発行の無効の訴え
an action seeking invalidation of an issue of share options (if relevant share options are those attached to bonds with share options, they include the bonds concerning relevant bonds with share options; hereinafter the same applies in this Section);
an action seeking invalidation of a reduction in the amount of stated capital of a stock company;
株式会社における資本金の額の減少の無効の訴え
an action for a declaratory judgment of absence of a share issue after the formation of a stock company;
株式会社の成立後における株式の発行が存在しないことの確認の訴え
an action for a declaratory judgment of absence of an issuance of share options;
新株予約権の発行が存在しないことの確認の訴え
the following actions if matters resolved at a shareholders meeting, etc. have been registered:
株主総会等の決議した事項についての登記があった場合における次に掲げる訴え
an action for a declaratory judgment of invalidation of a resolution at a shareholders meeting, etc. on the grounds that the resolution at the shareholders meeting, etc. does not exist or that the contents of the resolution at the shareholders meeting, etc. violate laws and regulations;
株主総会等の決議が存在しないこと又は株主総会等の決議の内容が法令に違反することを理由として当該決議が無効であることの確認の訴え
an action seeking revocation of a resolution at a shareholders meeting, etc.;
株主総会等の決議の取消しの訴え
an action seeking rescission of the incorporation of a membership company;
持分会社の設立の取消しの訴え
an action seeking removal of a member of membership company; or
when any one of the following judicial decisions is made:
次に掲げる裁判があったとき。
a judicial decision on the appointment of a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a director (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, a director who is an audit and supervisory committee member or other director), accounting advisor, company auditor, representative director, committee member (meaning a member of a nominating committee, audit committee, or remuneration committee), executive officer or representative executive officer under the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (2), Article 351, paragraph (2) or Article 401, paragraph (3) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 403, paragraph (3) and Article 420, paragraph (3));
第三百四十六条第二項、第三百五十一条第二項又は第四百一条第三項（第四百三条第三項及び第四百二十条第三項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による一時取締役（監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役）、会計参与、監査役、代表取締役、委員（指名委員会、監査委員会又は報酬委員会の委員をいう。）、執行役又は代表執行役の職務を行うべき者の選任の裁判
a judicial decision on the appointment of a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a liquidator or representative liquidator under the provisions of Article 351, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 346, paragraph (2) or Article 483, paragraph (6) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 479, paragraph (4) (excluding the judicial decision prescribed in paragraph (2), item (i) of the following Article);
第四百七十九条第四項において準用する第三百四十六条第二項又は第四百八十三条第六項において準用する第三百五十一条第二項の規定による一時清算人又は代表清算人の職務を行うべき者の選任の裁判（次条第二項第一号に規定する裁判を除く。）
a judicial decision revoking the judicial decision set forth in (a) or (b) (excluding the judicial decision prescribed in paragraph (2), item (ii) of the following Article);
イ又はロに掲げる裁判を取り消す裁判（次条第二項第二号に規定する裁判を除く。）
a judicial decision revoking a judicial decision on the appointment or selection of a liquidator, a representative liquidator or a liquidator who represents a liquidating membership company (excluding the judicial decision prescribed in paragraph (2), item (iii) of the following Article); or
a judicial decision on the dismissal of a liquidator (excluding the judicial decision prescribed in paragraph (2), item (iv) of the following Article); and
清算人の解任の裁判（次条第二項第四号に規定する裁判を除く。）
when any one of the following judicial decisions becomes final and binding:
次に掲げる裁判が確定したとき。
a judicial decision revoking the judicial decision set forth in (e) of the preceding item; or
前号ホに掲げる裁判を取り消す裁判
a judicial decision ordering the dissolution of a company under the provisions of Article 824, paragraph (1).
第八百二十四条第一項の規定による会社の解散を命ずる裁判
When a judicial decision ordering the prohibition of a foreign company's continuous transactions in Japan or closure of its business office in Japan under the provisions of Article 827, paragraph (1) becomes final and binding, a court clerk must commission the registration, ex officio, to the registry office having jurisdiction over the locations specified in the following items for the categories of foreign companies set forth respectively in those items without delay:
第八百二十七条第一項の規定による外国会社の日本における取引の継続の禁止又は営業所の閉鎖を命ずる裁判が確定したときは、裁判所書記官は、職権で、遅滞なく、次の各号に掲げる外国会社の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める地を管轄する登記所にその登記を嘱託しなければならない。
foreign company that has not established a business office in Japan:the address of its representative in Japan (limited to those whose address is in Japan); and
日本に営業所を設けていない外国会社 日本における代表者（日本に住所を有するものに限る。）の住所地
foreign company that has established a business office in Japan:the location of relevant business office.
日本に営業所を設けている外国会社 当該営業所の所在地
If a judgment upholding a claim relating to the actions set forth in the following items becomes final and binding, a court clerk must commission the registrations specified respectively in those items, ex officio, to the registry office having jurisdiction over the location of the head office of each company without delay:
次の各号に掲げる訴えに係る請求を認容する判決が確定した場合には、裁判所書記官は、職権で、遅滞なく、各会社の本店の所在地を管轄する登記所に当該各号に定める登記を嘱託しなければならない。
an action seeking invalidation of an entity conversion of a company:registration of dissolution with regard to the company after the entity conversion and registration of restoration with regard to the company effecting the entity conversion;
an action seeking invalidation of an absorption-type merger of a company:registration of a change with regard to the company surviving the absorption-type merger and registration of restoration with regard to the company disappearing in the absorption-type merger;
an action seeking invalidation of a consolidation-type merger of a company:registration of dissolution with regard to the company that is incorporated in the consolidation-type merger and registration of restoration with regard to the companies disappearing in the consolidation-type merger;
an action seeking invalidation of an absorption-type company split:registration of a change with regard to the company effecting the absorption-type company split and the company succeeding to all or part of the rights and obligations held by relevant company in connection with its business by transfer from the company;
an action seeking invalidation of an incorporation-type company split:registration of a change with regard to the company effecting the incorporation-type company split and registration of dissolution with regard to the company that is incorporated in the incorporation-type company split;
an action seeking invalidation of a share exchange of a stock company:registration of a change with regard to the stock company effecting the share transfer (limited to cases where there are provisions on the matters set forth in Article 768, paragraph (1), item (iv)) and the company acquiring all of the issued shares of the stock company effecting the share transfer;
株式会社の株式交換の無効の訴え 株式交換をする株式会社（第七百六十八条第一項第四号に掲げる事項についての定めがある場合に限る。）及び株式交換をする株式会社の発行済株式の全部を取得する会社についての変更の登記
an action seeking invalidation of a share exchange of a stock company:registration of a change with regard to the company effecting the share transfer (limited to cases where there are provisions on the matters set forth in Article 773, paragraph (1), item (ix)) and registration of dissolution with regard to the stock company that is incorporated in the share transfer; and
株式会社の株式移転の無効の訴え 株式移転をする株式会社（第七百七十三条第一項第九号に掲げる事項についての定めがある場合に限る。）についての変更の登記及び株式移転により設立する株式会社についての解散の登記
an action seeking invalidation of a partial share exchange of a stock company:registration of the change with regard to the parent company resulting from a partial share exchange.
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(Measures When Vacancies Arise among Officers)
In the case provided for in the preceding paragraph, if the court finds it necessary, it may, in response to a petition by interested persons, appoint a person who is to temporarily perform the…
前項に規定する場合において、裁判所は、必要があると認めるときは、利害関係人の申立てにより、一時役員の職務を行うべき者を選任することができる。
Open this provision(Measures When Vacancy Arises in Office of Representative Director)
In the case provided for in the preceding paragraph, if the court finds it necessary, it may, in response to the petition by the interested persons, appoint a person who is to temporarily perform the…
前項に規定する場合において、裁判所は、必要があると認めるときは、利害関係人の申立てにより、一時代表取締役の職務を行うべき者を選任することができる。
Open this provision(Removal of Committee Members)
In the case provided for in the preceding paragraph, if the court finds it necessary, it may appoint a person who is to temporarily perform the duties of a committee member in response to a petition…
前項に規定する場合において、裁判所は、必要があると認めるときは、利害関係人の申立てにより、一時委員の職務を行うべき者を選任することができる。
Open this provision(Dismissal of Executive Officers)
The provisions of Article 401, paragraph (2) through paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the cases where there are no executive officers in office…
第四百一条第二項から第四項までの規定は、執行役が欠けた場合又は定款で定めた執行役の員数が欠けた場合について準用する。
Open this provision(Representative Executive Officers)
The provisions of Article 349, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to representative executive officers, the provisions of Article 352 apply mutatis mutandis to a person appointed by a…
第三百四十九条第四項及び第五項の規定は代表執行役について、第三百五十二条の規定は民事保全法第五十六条に規定する仮処分命令により選任された執行役又は代表執行役の職務を代行する者について、第四百一条第二項から第四項までの規定は代表執行役が欠けた場合又は定款で定めた代表執行役の員数が欠けた場合について、それぞれ準用する。
Open this provision(Dismissal of Liquidators)
The provisions of Article 346, paragraphs (1) through (3) apply mutatis mutandis to liquidators.
第三百四十六条第一項から第三項までの規定は、清算人について準用する。
Open this provision(Representatives of Liquidating Stock Companies)
The provisions of Article 349, paragraphs (4) and (5) and Article 351 apply mutatis mutandis to representative liquidators, and the provisions of Article 352 apply mutatis mutandis to persons who are…
第三百四十九条第四項及び第五項並びに第三百五十一条の規定は代表清算人について、第三百五十二条の規定は民事保全法第五十六条に規定する仮処分命令により選任された清算人又は代表清算人の職務を代行する者について、それぞれ準用する。
Open this provision(Share Exchange Agreement Which Causes a Stock Company to Acquire the Issued Shares)
if the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from the share exchange is to deliver to holders of share options in the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange share…
株式交換完全親株式会社が株式交換に際して株式交換完全子会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して当該新株予約権に代わる当該株式交換完全親株式会社の新株予約権を交付するときは、当該新株予約権についての次に掲げる事項
Open this provision(Share Transfer Plans)
if the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer is to deliver to holders of share options of the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer share options of…
株式移転設立完全親会社が株式移転に際して株式移転完全子会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して当該新株予約権に代わる当該株式移転設立完全親会社の新株予約権を交付するときは、当該新株予約権についての次に掲げる事項
Open this provision(Dissolution Order for a Company)
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…
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。
Open this provisionIn the cases set forth below, the court may, in response to a petition by the Minister of Justice, shareholders, members, creditors or any other interested parties…
裁判所は、次に掲げる場合には、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、外国会社が日本において取引を継続してすることの禁止又はその日本に設けられた営業所の閉鎖を命ずることができる。
Open this provision(Commissioning of Registration by a Judicial Decision)
when any one of the following judicial decisions is made:
次に掲げる裁判があったとき。
Open this provision(Commissioning of Registration by a Juridical Decision Concerning Special Liquidation)
when the court makes a judicial decision on the appointment of a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a liquidator or representative liquidator under the provisions of Article 351…
特別清算開始後における第四百七十九条第四項において準用する第三百四十六条第二項又は第四百八十三条第六項において準用する第三百五十一条第二項の規定による一時清算人又は代表清算人の職務を行うべき者の選任の裁判があったとき。
Open this provision(Commissioning of Registration by a Juridical Decision Concerning Special Liquidation)
when the court makes a judicial decision revoking the judicial decision referred to in the preceding item;
前号の裁判を取り消す裁判があったとき。
Open this provision(Commissioning of Registration by a Juridical Decision Concerning Special Liquidation)
when the court makes a judicial decision revoking a judicial decision on the appointment or selection of a liquidator or representative liquidator after the commencement of special liquidation;
特別清算開始後における清算人又は代表清算人の選任又は選定の裁判を取り消す裁判があったとき。
Open this provision(Commissioning of Registration by a Juridical Decision Concerning Special Liquidation)
when the court makes a judicial decision on the dismissal of a liquidator after the commencement of special liquidation; and
特別清算開始後における清算人の解任の裁判があったとき。
Open this provisioncompany
「会社」
Any of the four kinds of company this Act governs: a stock company (株式会社), a general partnership company (合名会社), a limited partnership company (合資会社) or a limited liability company (合同会社).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
foreign company
「外国会社」
A corporation or other body formed under a foreign country's law that is of the same kind as, or similar to, a company under this Act.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies throughout the law
company with audit and supervisory committee
「監査等委員会設置会社」
A stock company that has an audit and supervisory committee, made up of directors.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xi-2)· applies throughout the law
share option
「新株予約権」
A right that entitles its holder, by exercising it against a stock company, to receive shares of that company.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxi)· applies throughout the law
bonds with share options
「新株予約権付社債」
A bond with share options attached to it.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxii)· applies throughout the law
bond
「社債」
A money claim against a company, arising from an allotment the company makes under this Act, that is to be repaid according to the terms set under Article 676.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxiii)· applies throughout the law
entity conversion
「組織変更」
A company's changing its legal form, either from a stock company into a membership company (a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company) or the other way round.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxvi)· applies throughout the law
absorption-type merger
「吸収合併」
A merger in which one existing company survives and takes over all the rights and obligations of the other company, which ceases to exist.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxvii)· applies throughout the law
consolidation-type merger
「新設合併」
A merger of two or more companies in which all of them cease to exist and a new company formed by the merger takes over all their rights and obligations.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxviii)· applies throughout the law
absorption-type company split
「吸収分割」
A stock company or limited liability company's handing over all or part of the rights and obligations of its business to another existing company, which takes them over.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxix)· applies throughout the law
incorporation-type company split
「新設分割」
One or more stock companies or limited liability companies handing over all or part of the rights and obligations of their business to a new company formed by the split.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxx)· applies throughout the law
share exchange
「株式交換」
A stock company's having all of its issued shares acquired by another existing stock company or limited liability company, which becomes its sole owner.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxi)· applies throughout the law
issued shares
「発行済株式」
The shares a stock company has issued.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxi)
share transfer
「株式移転」
One or more stock companies having all of their issued shares acquired by a newly formed stock company, which becomes their sole owner.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxii)· applies throughout the law
partial share exchange
「株式交付」
A stock company's acquiring shares of another stock company to make it a subsidiary, handing its own shares to the sellers in exchange; unlike a share exchange, it need not acquire all of them.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxii-2)· applies throughout the law
audit and supervisory committee membermachine translation
「監査等委員」
A member of the audit and supervisory committee of a company with audit and supervisory committee.
Defined inArticle 38, paragraph (2)
representative director
「代表取締役」
A director who represents a stock company, acting in its name toward everyone else.
Defined inArticle 47, paragraph (1)
representative liquidatormachine translation
「代表清算人」
A liquidator who represents a stock company that is being wound up (a liquidating stock company).
Defined inArticle 483, paragraph (1)
membership company
「持分会社」
General partnership companies, limited partnership companies and limited liability companies taken together: the three kinds of company under this Act that are owned by members rather than by shareholders.
Short name set inArticle 575, paragraph (1)
liquidating membership companies
「清算持分会社」
A membership company that is being wound up, which is treated as still existing for the purposes of the liquidation until the liquidation is completed.
Short name set inArticle 645, paragraph (1)
parent company resulting from a partial share exchangemachine translation
「株式交付親会社」
The stock company that carries out a partial share exchange, acquiring another stock company's shares in exchange for its own.
Defined inArticle 774-3, paragraph (1), item (i)
shareholders meeting, etc.
「株主総会等」
In the section on lawsuits about a company's organization and Article 937, paragraph (1), item (i)(g), a shareholders meeting (株主総会), class shareholders meeting (種類株主総会), organizational meeting (創立総会) or class organizational meeting (種類創立総会).
Short name set inArticle 830, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section and in Article 937, paragraph (1), item (i), (g)
action seeking dismissal of an officer of a stock company
「株式会社の役員の解任の訴え」
A lawsuit under Article 854, paragraph (1), brought within 30 days of a shareholders' meeting by shareholders who meet the holding requirements of that paragraph, seeking the dismissal of an officer (役員) of a stock company (株式会社) who has acted dishonestly or seriously violated laws or the articles of incorporation in performing their duties, where the meeting voted down a proposal to dismiss the officer or its resolution to dismiss the officer did not take effect under Article 323.
Short name set inArticle 855, paragraph (1)· applies only in this provision and in Article 856; and Article 937, paragraph (1), item (i), (j)
action seeking removal of a member of a membership company
「持分会社の社員の除名の訴え」
A lawsuit under Article 859 in which a membership company (持分会社), on a resolution of a majority of its other members, seeks the expulsion of a member (社員) on one of the grounds that Article lists, such as failing to make the promised contribution or otherwise failing in an important duty.
Short name set inArticle 861, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this provision and in Article 862; and Article 937, paragraph (1), item (i), (k)
action seeking extinguishment of right to execute business or authority of representation of member executing business of a membership companymachine translation
「持分会社の業務を執行する社員の業務執行権又は代表権の消滅の訴え」
A lawsuit under Article 860 in which a membership company (持分会社), on a resolution of a majority of its other members, seeks to end a member's right to execute the company's business or authority to represent it, because the member has given one of the grounds for expulsion in Article 859 or is grossly unfit to execute the company's business or represent it.
Short name set inArticle 861, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies only in this provision and in Article 862; and Article 937, paragraph (1), item (i), (l)
company auditor
監査役
An officer of a stock company, elected by the shareholders meeting (Companies Act, Article 329, paragraph (1)), whose job is to audit how the directors carry out their duties and to write an audit report on it (Article 381, paragraph (1)). Not an outside accountant — that is the financial auditor (会計監査人) — and not a director: a company auditor may not also be a director or employee of the company or its subsidiaries (Article 335, paragraph (2)). The term normally runs to the annual shareholders meeting for the last business year ending within four years of election (Article 336, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 329, 335, 336, 381 as a reference.
director
取締役
An officer of a stock company, elected by the shareholders meeting (Companies Act, Article 329, paragraph (1)). Every stock company has at least one (Article 326, paragraph (1)). Where there is no board of directors, the directors run the company's business unless the articles of incorporation say otherwise (Article 348, paragraph (1)), and each of them represents it unless the company has chosen representative directors (代表取締役) or others to do that (Article 349, paragraphs (1) and (3)). Where there is a board (取締役会, board of directors), the directors are its members, and the board decides the business and normally chooses the representative directors from among them (Article 362). The term normally runs to the annual shareholders meeting for the last business year ending within two years of election (Article 332, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 326, 329, 332, 348, 349, 362 as a reference.
registration
登記
Entry in a public register kept by a registry office (登記所) — a Legal Affairs Bureau or one of its branch offices — so that the matter is made public (Real Property Registration Act, Articles 1 and 6, paragraph (1)). Rights in land and buildings, such as ownership, a superficies (地上権), a statutory lien (先取特権), a mortgage and a right of lease (賃借権), can be registered under that Act (Article 3), and matters the Commercial Code, the Companies Act and other Acts require to be registered are registered under the Commercial Registration Act (Article 1). Registration also lets a right be asserted against third parties: acquiring, losing or changing a right in rem (物権) in land or a building, such as ownership, cannot be asserted against third parties until it is registered (Civil Code, Article 177), and a matter the Companies Act requires to be registered cannot be asserted against a third party who does not know of it until it has been registered, nor, even after that, against one who had a justifiable reason for not knowing of the registration (Companies Act, Article 908, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Real Property Registration Act, Arts. 1, 3, 6, Commercial Registration Act, Art. 1, Civil Code, Art. 177 and Companies Act, Art. 908 as a reference.