# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第四百十八条 (Article 418)

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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: 第四百十八条 (Article 418)（執行役の権限） — address `art-418`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-418
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### 第四百十八条（執行役の権限） — (Authority of Executive Officers)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-418 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-418 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-418</sup>

      **第一項**  執行役は、次に掲げる職務を行う。
      <sup>art-418/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-418/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-418/par-1</sup>
      Executive officers perform the following duties:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  第四百十六条第四項の規定による取締役会の決議によって委任を受けた指名委員会等設置会社の業務の執行の決定
        <sup>art-418/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-418/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-418/par-1/item-1</sup>
        deciding on the execution of the operations of the company with nominating committee, etc. that were delegated to the executive officers by a resolution at the board of directors meeting pursuant to the provisions of Article 416, paragraph (4); and
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  指名委員会等設置会社の業務の執行
        <sup>art-418/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-418/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-418/par-1/item-2</sup>
        the execution of the operations of the company with nominating committee, etc.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-418/par-1/item-1: 第四百十六条第四項 → 会社法 第四百十六条第四項 (Article 416, paragraph (4)), art-416/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-416/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-416/par-4

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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