# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第四百二十九条 (Article 429) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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: 第四百二十九条 (Article 429)（役員等の第三者に対する損害賠償責任） — address `art-429` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第四百二十九条（役員等の第三者に対する損害賠償責任） — (Liability for Damages of Officers to Third Parties) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-429 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429 **第一項** 役員等がその職務を行うについて悪意又は重大な過失があったときは、当該役員等は、これによって第三者に生じた損害を賠償する責任を負う。 art-429/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-1 If officers, etc. have acted in bad faith or with gross negligence in performing their duties, relevant officers, etc. are liable to a third party for damages arising as a result thereof. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 次の各号に掲げる者が、当該各号に定める行為をしたときも、前項と同様とする。ただし、その者が当該行為をすることについて注意を怠らなかったことを証明したときは、この限りでない。 art-429/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply if the persons set forth in the following items carry out the acts provided for in each item; provided, however, that this does not apply if those persons prove that they did not fail to exercise due care with respect to the performance of their duties: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 取締役及び執行役　次に掲げる行為 art-429/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2/item-1 directors and executive officers: the following acts: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 株式、新株予約権、社債若しくは新株予約権付社債を引き受ける者の募集をする際に通知しなければならない重要な事項についての虚偽の通知又は当該募集のための当該株式会社の事業その他の事項に関する説明に用いた資料についての虚偽の記載若しくは記録 art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-1 the giving of false notice with respect to important matters, notice of which must be given when soliciting persons to subscribe for shares, share options, bonds or bonds with share option, or the making of false statements or records with respect to materials used for explanations regarding the business of the relevant stock company and other matters for the purpose of that solicitation; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ロ** 計算書類及び事業報告並びにこれらの附属明細書並びに臨時計算書類に記載し、又は記録すべき重要な事項についての虚偽の記載又は記録 art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-2 the making of false statements or records with respect to important matters to be specified or recorded in financial statements and business reports as well as the annexed detailed statements thereof and provisional financial statements; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ハ** 虚偽の登記 art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-3 the false registration; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ニ** 虚偽の公告（第四百四十条第三項に規定する措置を含む。） art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-4 the false public notice (including the measures provided for in Article 440, paragraph (3)); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 会計参与　計算書類及びその附属明細書、臨時計算書類並びに会計参与報告に記載し、又は記録すべき重要な事項についての虚偽の記載又は記録 art-429/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2/item-2 accounting advisors:the making of false statements or records with respect to important matters to be specified or recorded in financial statements or in the annexed detailed statements accompanying them, provisional financial statements and accounting advisor's reports; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 監査役、監査等委員及び監査委員　監査報告に記載し、又は記録すべき重要な事項についての虚偽の記載又は記録 art-429/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2/item-3 company auditors, audit and supervisory committee members, and audit committee members:the making of false statements or records with respect to important matters to be specified or recorded in audit reports; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 会計監査人　会計監査報告に記載し、又は記録すべき重要な事項についての虚偽の記載又は記録 art-429/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2/item-4 financial auditor:the making of false statements or records with respect to important matters to be specified or recorded in financial audit reports. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-429/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第四百二十九条第一項 (Article 429, paragraph (1)), art-429/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-1 - art-429/par-2/item-1/sub-4: 第四百四十条第三項 → 会社法 第四百四十条第三項 (Article 440, paragraph (3)), art-440/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-440/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-440/par-3 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第四百二十九条第二項（役員等の第三者に対する損害賠償責任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-429/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-429/par-2 - 銀行法 第七条の三第一項（役員等の第三者に対する損害賠償責任の規定の適用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-7-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-7-3/par-1 --- ## 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