# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第十一条 (Article 11)

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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: 第十一条 (Article 11)（支配人の代理権） — address `art-11`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-11
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-11
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### 第十一条（支配人の代理権） — (Manager's Authority of Representation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-11</sup>

    **第一項**  支配人は、会社に代わってその事業に関する一切の裁判上又は裁判外の行為をする権限を有する。
    <sup>art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-11/par-1</sup>
    A manager has authority to do any and all judicial and non-judicial acts on behalf of a company in connection with its business.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  支配人は、他の使用人を選任し、又は解任することができる。
    <sup>art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-11/par-2</sup>
    A manager may appoint or dismiss other employee.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  支配人の代理権に加えた制限は、善意の第三者に対抗することができない。
    <sup>art-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-11/par-3</sup>
    No limitation on a manager's authority of representation may be asserted against a third party in good faith.
    <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