# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第三章 (Part 1, Chapter 3)

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- Law: 商法 (Commercial Code), 明治三十二年法律第四十八号
- English title "Commercial Code": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第三章 (Part 1, Chapter 3) — address `pt-1/ch-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/pt-1/ch-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/pt-1/ch-3
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## 第三章　商業登記 — Chapter III Commercial Registration
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>pt-1/ch-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/pt-1/ch-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/pt-1/ch-3</sup>

### 第八条（通則） — (General Rules)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-8</sup>

  **第一項**  この編の規定により登記すべき事項は、当事者の申請により、商業登記法（昭和三十八年法律第百二十五号）の定めるところに従い、商業登記簿にこれを登記する。
  <sup>art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-8/par-1</sup>
  The information that must be registered pursuant to the provisions of this Part is registered in the commercial register at the application of the party concerned, pursuant to the provisions of the Commercial Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1963).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第九条（登記の効力） — (Effect of Registration)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-9</sup>

  **第一項**  この編の規定により登記すべき事項は、登記の後でなければ、これをもって善意の第三者に対抗することができない。登記の後であっても、第三者が正当な事由によってその登記があることを知らなかったときは、同様とする。
  <sup>art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-9/par-1</sup>
  Information that must be registered pursuant to the provisions of this Part may not be asserted against a third party in good faith until after the registration. The same applies after the registration if a third party had a legitimate reason for not knowing that the information was registered.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  故意又は過失によって不実の事項を登記した者は、その事項が不実であることをもって善意の第三者に対抗することができない。
  <sup>art-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-9/par-2</sup>
  A person that registers false information intentionally or through negligence may not assert the falsity of that information against a third party in good faith.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第十条（変更の登記及び消滅の登記） — (Registration of Changes and Lapses)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-10</sup>

  **第一項**  この編の規定により登記した事項に変更が生じ、又はその事項が消滅したときは、当事者は、遅滞なく、変更の登記又は消滅の登記をしなければならない。
  <sup>art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-10/par-1</sup>
  If information registered pursuant to the provisions of this Part changes or ceases to be applicable, the relevant party must register the change or lapse without delay.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 商法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/132AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Commercial Code — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- This site's parser, version 224 — 商法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05