# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百七十一条の三 (Article 171-3)

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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
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- Provision: 第百七十一条の三 (Article 171-3)（全部取得条項付種類株式の取得をやめることの請求） — address `art-171-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百七十一条の三（全部取得条項付種類株式の取得をやめることの請求） — (Demand to Cease Acquisition of Shares Subject to Class-Wide Call)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-171-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-171-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-171-3</sup>

      **第一項**  第百七十一条第一項の規定による全部取得条項付種類株式の取得が法令又は定款に違反する場合において、株主が不利益を受けるおそれがあるときは、株主は、株式会社に対し、当該全部取得条項付種類株式の取得をやめることを請求することができる。
      <sup>art-171-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-171-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-171-3/par-1</sup>
      If acquisition of shares subject to class-wide call pursuant to the provisions of Article 171, paragraph (1) violates laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation, when shareholders are likely to suffer a disadvantage, shareholders may demand to cease the acquisition of the shares subject to class-wide call from the stock company.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-171-3/par-1: 第百七十一条第一項 → 会社法 第百七十一条第一項 (Article 171, paragraph (1)), art-171/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-171/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-171/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