# 商法 / Commercial Code — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-3301-28`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/suppl-3301-28
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/suppl-3301-28
- Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it.
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## 附　則 昭和三〇年六月三〇日法律第二八号
<sup>suppl-3301-28 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/suppl-3301-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/suppl-3301-28</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、昭和三十年七月一日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-3301-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/suppl-3301-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/suppl-3301-28/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on July 1, 1955.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  この法律による改正後の商法は、特別の定がある場合を除いては、この法律の施行前に生じた事項にも適用する。ただし、従前の商法によつて生じた効力を妨げない。
<sup>suppl-3301-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/suppl-3301-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/suppl-3301-28/par-2</sup>
The Commercial Code as amended by this Act also applies to matters that arose before this Act comes into effect, except where there are special provisions; provided, however, that this does not impair the effect that arose under the previous Commercial Code.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  この法律の施行前に定めた新株の引受権に関する定款の規定の不備は、会社の設立、新株の発行、合併、組織変更又は定款の他の規定の効力を妨げない。
<sup>suppl-3301-28/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/suppl-3301-28/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/suppl-3301-28/par-3</sup>
A deficiency in a provision of the articles of incorporation concerning subscription rights for new shares that was established before this Act comes into effect does not impair the incorporation of a company, the issue of new shares, a merger, a change of organization, or the effect of other provisions of the articles of incorporation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第四項**  この法律の施行前に定めた株主の新株の引受権に関する定款の規定は、この法律の施行の際における会社が発行する株式の総数のうち未発行の部分について、その効力を有する。ただし、その定款の規定を廃止し、又は変更することを妨げない。
<sup>suppl-3301-28/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/suppl-3301-28/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/suppl-3301-28/par-4</sup>
A provision of the articles of incorporation concerning the subscription right for new shares of shareholders that was established before this Act comes into effect has effect with respect to the portion not yet issued of the total number of shares that the company may issue at the time this Act comes into effect; provided, however, that this does not preclude repealing or changing that provision of the articles of incorporation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第五項**  この法律の施行前に定めた株主以外の者の新株の引受権に関する定款の規定は、この法律の施行後はその効力を有しない。ただし、この法律の施行前に申込があつた新株の引受権については、従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3301-28/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/suppl-3301-28/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/suppl-3301-28/par-5</sup>
A provision of the articles of incorporation concerning the subscription right for new shares of persons other than shareholders that was established before this Act comes into effect ceases to have effect after this Act comes into effect; provided, however, that with respect to subscription rights for new shares for which an application was made before this Act comes into effect, the previous practice is followed.
<sup>machine translation, not official</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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch commercial-code-20261105T141039-002, translated 2026-11-05
- This site's parser, version 224 — 商法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05