# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百四十三条 (Article 143)

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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: 第百四十三条 (Article 143)（譲渡等承認請求の撤回） — address `art-143`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百四十三条（譲渡等承認請求の撤回） — (Withdrawal of Requests for Approval of Transfer)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-143 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-143 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-143</sup>

      **第一項**  第百三十八条第一号ハ又は第二号ハの請求をした譲渡等承認請求者は、第百四十一条第一項の規定による通知を受けた後は、株式会社の承諾を得た場合に限り、その請求を撤回することができる。
      <sup>art-143/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-143/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-143/par-1</sup>
      A requester for approval of transfer who made a request under Article 138, item (i), (c) or item (ii), (c) may, after having received notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 141, paragraph (1), withdraw the request only if the requester for approval of transfer obtains the approval of the stock company.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  第百三十八条第一号ハ又は第二号ハの請求をした譲渡等承認請求者は、前条第一項の規定による通知を受けた後は、指定買取人の承諾を得た場合に限り、その請求を撤回することができる。
      <sup>art-143/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-143/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-143/par-2</sup>
      A requester of approval of transfer who made a request under Article 138, item (i), (c) or item (ii), (c) may, after having received notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, withdraw the request only if the requester for approval of transfer obtains the approval of the designated purchaser.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-143/par-1: 第百三十八条第一号 → 会社法 第百三十八条第一項第一号 (Article 138, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-138/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-138/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-138/par-1/item-1
- art-143/par-1: 第二号 → 会社法 第百三十八条第一項第二号 (Article 138, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-138/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-138/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-138/par-1/item-2
- art-143/par-1: 第百四十一条第一項 → 会社法 第百四十一条第一項 (Article 141, paragraph (1)), art-141/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-141/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-141/par-1
- art-143/par-2: 第百三十八条第一号 → 会社法 第百三十八条第一項第一号 (Article 138, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-138/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-138/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-138/par-1/item-1
- art-143/par-2: 第二号 → 会社法 第百三十八条第一項第二号 (Article 138, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-138/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-138/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-138/par-1/item-2
- art-143/par-2: 前条第一項 → 会社法 第百四十二条第一項 (Article 142, paragraph (1)), art-142/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-142/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-142/par-1

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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
