# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第三百六十二条 (Article 362)

- 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: 第三百六十二条 (Article 362)（取締役会の権限等） — address `art-362`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362
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### 第三百六十二条（取締役会の権限等） — (Authority of Board of Directors)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-362 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362</sup>

      **第一項**  取締役会は、すべての取締役で組織する。
      <sup>art-362/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-1</sup>
      Board of directors is composed of all directors.
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      **第二項**  取締役会は、次に掲げる職務を行う。
      <sup>art-362/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-2</sup>
      Board of directors performs the following duties:
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        **一**  取締役会設置会社の業務執行の決定
        <sup>art-362/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-2/item-1</sup>
        deciding the execution of the operations of the company with board of directors;
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        **二**  取締役の職務の執行の監督
        <sup>art-362/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-2/item-2</sup>
        supervising the execution of the duties by directors; and
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        **三**  代表取締役の選定及び解職
        <sup>art-362/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-2/item-3</sup>
        appointing and removing representative directors.
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      **第三項**  取締役会は、取締役の中から代表取締役を選定しなければならない。
      <sup>art-362/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-3</sup>
      Board of directors must appoint representative directors from among the directors.
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      **第四項**  取締役会は、次に掲げる事項その他の重要な業務執行の決定を取締役に委任することができない。
      <sup>art-362/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4</sup>
      Board of directors may not delegate the decision on the execution of important operations such as the following matters to directors:
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        **一**  重要な財産の処分及び譲受け
        <sup>art-362/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-1</sup>
        the disposal of and acceptance of transfer of important assets;
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        **二**  多額の借財
        <sup>art-362/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-2</sup>
        borrowing in a significant amount;
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        **三**  支配人その他の重要な使用人の選任及び解任
        <sup>art-362/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-3</sup>
        the appointment and dismissal of an important employee including managers;
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        **四**  支店その他の重要な組織の設置、変更及び廃止
        <sup>art-362/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-4</sup>
        the establishment, changes or abolition of important structures including branch offices;
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        **五**  第六百七十六条第一号に掲げる事項その他の社債を引き受ける者の募集に関する重要な事項として法務省令で定める事項
        <sup>art-362/par-4/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-5</sup>
        matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as important matters regarding the solicitation of persons who subscribe for bonds such as the matters set forth in Article 676, item (i);
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **六**  取締役の職務の執行が法令及び定款に適合することを確保するための体制その他株式会社の業務並びに当該株式会社及びその子会社から成る企業集団の業務の適正を確保するために必要なものとして法務省令で定める体制の整備
        <sup>art-362/par-4/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-6</sup>
        the development of systems necessary to ensure that the execution of duties by directors complies with laws and regulations and the articles of incorporation, and other systems prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as systems necessary to ensure the properness of operations of a stock company and operations of group of enterprises consisting of the stock company and its subsidiary companies; or
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        **七**  第四百二十六条第一項の規定による定款の定めに基づく第四百二十三条第一項の責任の免除
        <sup>art-362/par-4/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-7</sup>
        exemption from liability under Article 423, paragraph (1) pursuant to provisions of the articles of incorporation under the provisions of Article 426, paragraph (1).
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      **第五項**  大会社である取締役会設置会社においては、取締役会は、前項第六号に掲げる事項を決定しなければならない。
      <sup>art-362/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-5</sup>
      In cases of a company with board of directors that is a large company, the board of directors must decide the matters set forth in item (vi) of the preceding paragraph.
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## Cites
- art-362/par-4/item-5: 第六百七十六条第一号 → 会社法 第六百七十六条第一項第一号 (Article 676, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-676/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-676/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-676/par-1/item-1
- art-362/par-4/item-7: 第四百二十六条第一項 → 会社法 第四百二十六条第一項 (Article 426, paragraph (1)), art-426/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-426/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-426/par-1
- art-362/par-4/item-7: 第四百二十三条第一項 → 会社法 第四百二十三条第一項 (Article 423, paragraph (1)), art-423/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-423/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-423/par-1
- art-362/par-5: 前項第六号 → 会社法 第三百六十二条第四項第六号 (Article 362, paragraph (4), item (vi)), art-362/par-4/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-6

## Cited by

7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 会社法 第三百六十二条第五項（取締役会の権限等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-5
- 会社法 第三百七十三条第一項（特別取締役による取締役会の決議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-1
- 会社法 第三百七十三条第二項（特別取締役による取締役会の決議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-2
- 会社法 第三百九十九条の十三第一項（監査等委員会設置会社の取締役会の権限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-399-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-399-13/par-1
- 会社法 第四百十六条第一項（指名委員会等設置会社の取締役会の権限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-416/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-416/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第百五条の四第四項（権限等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-105-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-105-4/par-4
- 金融商品取引法 第百五条の四第五項（権限等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-105-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-105-4/par-5

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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 211 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17