# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百六条 (Article 106)

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- Law: 会社法 (Companies Act), 平成十七年法律第八十六号
- English title "Companies Act": 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: 第百六条 (Article 106)（共有者による権利の行使） — address `art-106`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-106
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### 第百六条（共有者による権利の行使） — (Exercise of Rights by Co-owners)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-106 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-106 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-106</sup>

    **第一項**  株式が二以上の者の共有に属するときは、共有者は、当該株式についての権利を行使する者一人を定め、株式会社に対し、その者の氏名又は名称を通知しなければ、当該株式についての権利を行使することができない。ただし、株式会社が当該権利を行使することに同意した場合は、この限りでない。
    <sup>art-106/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-106/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-106/par-1</sup>
    If any share is co-owned by two or more persons, the co-owners may not exercise their rights in relation to relevant share unless they specify one person who exercises the rights in relation to relevant share, and notify the stock company of the name of that person; provided, however, that this does not apply if the stock company agrees to the exercise of relevant rights.
    <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) — 会社法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-09-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb), retrieved 2026-09-17
- This site's parser, version 223 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17