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Article 934Registration of Appointment of a Representative in Japan

第九百三十四条(日本における代表者の選任の登記等)

If a foreign company that has not established a business office in Japan specifies a new representative in Japan after registration of the foreign company (excluding cases where the address of the relevant representative is within the jurisdictional district of the registry having jurisdiction over the address of another representative in Japan), the registration of the foreign company must also be completed at the address of the newly specified representative in Japan, within three weeks.

日本に営業所を設けていない外国会社が外国会社の登記後に日本における代表者を新たに定めた場合(その住所地が登記がされた他の日本における代表者の住所地を管轄する登記所の管轄区域内にある場合を除く。)には、三週間以内に、その新たに定めた日本における代表者の住所地においても、外国会社の登記をしなければならない。

If a foreign company that has established a business office in Japan establishes a new business office in Japan after registration of the foreign company (excluding cases where the location of the relevant business office is within the jurisdictional district of the registry office having jurisdiction over the location of another registered business office), the registration of the foreign company must also be completed at the location of the newly established business office in Japan, within three weeks.

日本に営業所を設けた外国会社が外国会社の登記後に日本に営業所を新たに設けた場合(その所在地が登記がされた他の営業所の所在地を管轄する登記所の管轄区域内にある場合を除く。)には、三週間以内に、その新たに設けた日本における営業所の所在地においても、外国会社の登記をしなければならない。

Article 935Registration of the Relocation of the Address of a Representative in Japan

第九百三十五条(日本における代表者の住所の移転の登記等)

When a representative in Japan of a foreign company that has not established a business office in Japan relocates representative's address to the jurisdictional district of another registry office after registration of the foreign company, the registration of relocation must be completed at the location of the old address within three weeks and the registration of the foreign company must be completed at the location of the new address within four weeks; provided, however, that it is sufficient to have the relocation of the address registered at the location of the new address when the representative relocates the representative's address to the jurisdictional district of the registry office having jurisdiction over the location of the address of another registered representative in Japan.

日本に営業所を設けていない外国会社の日本における代表者が外国会社の登記後にその住所を他の登記所の管轄区域内に移転したときは、旧住所地においては三週間以内に移転の登記をし、新住所地においては四週間以内に外国会社の登記をしなければならない。ただし、登記がされた他の日本における代表者の住所地を管轄する登記所の管轄区域内に住所を移転したときは、新住所地においては、その住所を移転したことを登記すれば足りる。

When a foreign company that has established a business office in Japan relocates its business office to the jurisdictional district of another registry office after registration of the foreign company, the registration of relocation must be completed at the old location within three weeks and the registration of the foreign company must be completed at the new location within four weeks; provided, however, that it is sufficient to have the relocation of the business office registered at the new location when it relocates a business office to the jurisdictional district of the registry office having jurisdiction over the location of the address of another registered business office.

日本に営業所を設けた外国会社が外国会社の登記後に営業所を他の登記所の管轄区域内に移転したときは、旧所在地においては三週間以内に移転の登記をし、新所在地においては四週間以内に外国会社の登記をしなければならない。ただし、登記がされた他の営業所の所在地を管轄する登記所の管轄区域内に営業所を移転したときは、新所在地においては、その営業所を移転したことを登記すれば足りる。

Article 936Registration of Establishment of a Business Office in Japan

第九百三十六条(日本における営業所の設置の登記等)

When a foreign company that has not established a business office in Japan establishes a business office in Japan after registration of the foreign company, the registration of the establishment of the business office must be completed at the location of the address of its representative in Japan within three weeks and the registration of the foreign company must be completed at the location of the business office within four weeks; provided, however, that it is sufficient to have the establishment of the business office registered when it establishes a business office to the jurisdictional district of the registry office having jurisdiction over the address of a registered representative in Japan.

日本に営業所を設けていない外国会社が外国会社の登記後に日本に営業所を設けたときは、日本における代表者の住所地においては三週間以内に営業所を設けたことを登記し、その営業所の所在地においては四週間以内に外国会社の登記をしなければならない。ただし、登記がされた日本における代表者の住所地を管轄する登記所の管轄区域内に営業所を設けたときは、その営業所を設けたことを登記すれば足りる。

When a foreign company that has established a business office in Japan closes all of its business offices in Japan after registration of the foreign company, the registration of the closure of the business office must be complete at the location of its business office within three weeks and the registration of the foreign company must be completed at the location of the address of its representative in Japan within four weeks, except if all of its representatives in Japan of the foreign company intend to resign; provided, however, that it is sufficient to have the closure of all business offices registered when the address of its representative in Japan is within the jurisdictional district of the registry office having jurisdiction over the location of the registered business office.

日本に営業所を設けた外国会社が外国会社の登記後にすべての営業所を閉鎖した場合には、その外国会社の日本における代表者の全員が退任しようとするときを除き、その営業所の所在地においては三週間以内に営業所を閉鎖したことを登記し、日本における代表者の住所地においては四週間以内に外国会社の登記をしなければならない。ただし、登記がされた営業所の所在地を管轄する登記所の管轄区域内に日本における代表者の住所地があるときは、すべての営業所を閉鎖したことを登記すれば足りる。

Section 4 Commissioning of Registration

第四節 登記の嘱託

Article 937Commissioning of Registration by a Judicial Decision

第九百三十七条(裁判による登記の嘱託)

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 the incorporation of a company;

会社の設立の無効の訴え

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);

新株予約権(当該新株予約権が新株予約権付社債に付されたものである場合にあっては、当該新株予約権付社債についての社債を含む。以下この節において同じ。)の発行の無効の訴え

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 dissolution of a company;

会社の解散の訴え

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

清算人又は代表清算人若しくは清算持分会社を代表する清算人の選任又は選定の裁判を取り消す裁判(次条第二項第三号に規定する裁判を除く。)

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;

会社の組織変更の無効の訴え 組織変更後の会社についての解散の登記及び組織変更をする会社についての回復の登記

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;

会社の吸収合併の無効の訴え 吸収合併後存続する会社についての変更の登記及び吸収合併により消滅する会社についての回復の登記

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;

会社の新設合併の無効の訴え 新設合併により設立する会社についての解散の登記及び新設合併により消滅する会社についての回復の登記

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;

会社の吸収分割の無効の訴え 吸収分割をする会社及び当該会社がその事業に関して有する権利義務の全部又は一部を当該会社から承継する会社についての変更の登記

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;

会社の新設分割の無効の訴え 新設分割をする会社についての変更の登記及び新設分割により設立する会社についての解散の登記

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.

株式会社の株式交付の無効の訴え 株式交付親会社についての変更の登記

Article 938Commissioning of Registration by a Juridical Decision Concerning Special Liquidation

第九百三十八条(特別清算に関する裁判による登記の嘱託)

In the cases set forth in the following items, 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 the liquidating stock company without delay:

次の各号に掲げる場合には、裁判所書記官は、職権で、遅滞なく、清算株式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。

when an order to commence special liquidation is issued, registration of commencement of special liquidation;

特別清算開始の命令があったとき 特別清算開始の登記

when a ruling to revoke an order to commence special liquidation becomes final and binding, registration of revocation of commencement of special liquidation; and

特別清算開始の命令を取り消す決定が確定したとき 特別清算開始の取消しの登記

when a ruling to conclude special liquidation becomes final and binding, registration of conclusion of special liquidation.

特別清算終結の決定が確定したとき 特別清算終結の登記

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 liquidating stock 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、清算株式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 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, 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) after the commencement of special liquidation;

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。

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。

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。

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。

when a judicial decision revoking the judicial decision referred to in the preceding item becomes final and binding.

前号の裁判を取り消す裁判が確定したとき。

In the following cases, a court clerk must commission the registration of the relevant provisional order, ex officio, 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、当該保全処分の登記を嘱託しなければならない。

when the court issues a provisional order under the provisions of Article 540, paragraph (1) or (2) concerning a right which is categorized as the property of the liquidating stock company and which is registered; and

清算株式会社の財産に属する権利で登記されたものに関し第五百四十条第一項又は第二項の規定による保全処分があったとき。

when the court issues a provisional order under the provisions of Article 542, paragraph (1) or (2) concerning a registered right.

登記のある権利に関し第五百四十二条第一項又は第二項の規定による保全処分があったとき。

The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to cases where a provisional order as prescribed in that paragraph is changed or revoked or if such a provisional order becomes ineffective.

前項の規定は、同項に規定する保全処分の変更若しくは取消しがあった場合又は当該保全処分が効力を失った場合について準用する。

The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to registered rights.

前二項の規定は、登録のある権利について準用する。

The provisions of the preceding paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to the liquidation of a foreign company's property in Japan under the provisions of Article 822, paragraph (1), excluding those that are not applicable by their nature.

前各項の規定は、その性質上許されないものを除き、第八百二十二条第一項の規定による日本にある外国会社の財産についての清算について準用する。

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