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Article 977

第九百七十七条

A person who falls under any one of the following items is punished by a civil fine of not more than one million yen:

次のいずれかに該当する者は、百万円以下の過料に処する。

a person who fails to make a report or makes a false report in violation of the provisions of Article 946, paragraph (3);

第九百四十六条第三項の規定に違反して、報告をせず、又は虚偽の報告をした者

a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 951, paragraph (1), fails to keep financial statements, etc. (meaning the financial statements, etc. prescribed in that paragraph; the same applies hereinafter) or fails to state or record matters to be stated or recorded in financial statements, etc. or states or records false matters; or

第九百五十一条第一項の規定に違反して、財務諸表等(同項に規定する財務諸表等をいう。以下同じ。)を備え置かず、又は財務諸表等に記載し、若しくは記録すべき事項を記載せず、若しくは記録せず、若しくは虚偽の記載若しくは記録をした者

a person who refuses any one of the requests set forth in the items of Article 951, paragraph (2) or the items of Article 955, paragraph (2) without justifiable grounds.

正当な理由がないのに、第九百五十一条第二項各号又は第九百五十五条第二項各号に掲げる請求を拒んだ者

Article 978

第九百七十八条

A person who falls under any one of the following items is punished by a civil fine of not more than one million yen:

次のいずれかに該当する者は、百万円以下の過料に処する。

a company that uses in its trade name any word which makes it likely that the company may be mistaken for a different form of company in violation of the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (3);

第六条第三項の規定に違反して、他の種類の会社であると誤認されるおそれのある文字をその商号中に用いた者

a person who uses in that person's own name or trade name any word which makes it likely that the person may be mistaken for a company in violation of the provisions of Article 7; or

第七条の規定に違反して、会社であると誤認されるおそれのある文字をその名称又は商号中に使用した者

a person who uses any name or trade name which makes it likely that the person may be mistaken for another company (including a foreign company).

第八条第一項の規定に違反して、他の会社(外国会社を含む。)であると誤認されるおそれのある名称又は商号を使用した者

Article 979

第九百七十九条

A person who engages in business by using the name of a company prior to the formation of relevant company is punished by a civil fine of an amount equivalent to the registration and license tax for the incorporation of the company.

会社の成立前に当該会社の名義を使用して事業をした者は、会社の設立の登録免許税の額に相当する過料に処する。

The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to a person who carries out a transaction in violation of the provisions of Article 818, paragraph (1) or Article 821, paragraph (1).

第八百十八条第一項又は第八百二十一条第一項の規定に違反して取引をした者も、前項と同様とする。

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