# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第四十五条 (Article 45) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45. 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: 第四十五条 (Article 45)（設立時役員等の選任又は解任の効力についての特則） — address `art-45` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45 - 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. --- ### 第四十五条（設立時役員等の選任又は解任の効力についての特則） — (Special Provisions on Effect of Election or Dismissal of Officers at Incorporation) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45 **第一項** 株式会社の設立に際して第百八条第一項第八号に掲げる事項についての定めがある種類の株式を発行する場合において、当該種類の株式の内容として次の各号に掲げる事項について種類株主総会の決議があることを必要とする旨の定款の定めがあるときは、当該各号に定める事項は、定款の定めに従い、第四十条第一項又は第四十三条第一項の規定による決定のほか、当該種類の設立時発行株式を引き受けた発起人の議決権（当該種類の設立時発行株式についての議決権に限る。）の過半数をもってする決定がなければ、その効力を生じない。 art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45/par-1 If, at the incorporation of a stock company, it issues shares of a class for which the matters set forth in Article 108, paragraph (1), item (viii) are provided, and there are provisions in the articles of incorporation to the effect that a resolution at the general meeting of class shareholders is required with respect to the matters set forth in the following items as the features of the shares of relevant class, the matters provided for in each of those items do not become effective unless, in addition to the determination pursuant to the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (1) or Article 43, paragraph (1), there is a determination by a majority of the votes (limited to the votes with respect to the shares issued at incorporation of relevant class) of the incorporators who subscribe for the shares issued at incorporation of relevant class in accordance with the applicable provisions of the articles of incorporation: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 取締役（監査等委員会設置会社の取締役を除く。）の全部又は一部の選任又は解任　当該取締役となる設立時取締役の選任又は解任 art-45/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45/par-1/item-1 election or dismissal of some or all of the directors (excluding director of a company with audit and supervisory committee):election or dismissal of directors at incorporation who are to become relevant directors; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役の全部又は一部の選任又は解任　これらの取締役となる設立時取締役の選任又は解任 art-45/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45/par-1/item-2 election or dismissal of some or all of directors who are audit and supervisory committee members or other directors:election or dismissal of directors at incorporation who are to become these directors; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 会計参与の全部又は一部の選任又は解任　当該会計参与となる設立時会計参与の選任又は解任 art-45/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45/par-1/item-3 election or dismissal of some or all of the accounting advisors:election or dismissal of accounting advisors at incorporation who are to become relevant accounting advisors; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 監査役の全部又は一部の選任又は解任　当該監査役となる設立時監査役の選任又は解任 art-45/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45/par-1/item-4 election or dismissal of some or all of the company auditors:election or dismissal of company auditors at incorporation who are to become relevant company auditors; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 会計監査人の全部又は一部の選任又は解任　当該会計監査人となる設立時会計監査人の選任又は解任 art-45/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45/par-1/item-5 election or dismissal of some or all of the financial auditors:election or dismissal of financial auditors at incorporation who are to become relevant financial auditors. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の場合には、発起人は、出資の履行をした種類の設立時発行株式一株につき一個の議決権を有する。ただし、単元株式数を定款で定めている場合には、一単元の種類の設立時発行株式につき一個の議決権を有する。 art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45/par-2 In the cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, an incorporator is entitled to one vote for each one share issued at incorporation of that class for which the performance of contributions is fulfilled; provided, however, that, if the share unit is provided for in the articles of incorporation, an incorporator is entitled to one vote for each one unit of the shares issued at incorporation of relevant class. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-45/par-1: 第百八条第一項第八号 → 会社法 第百八条第一項第八号 (Article 108, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-108/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-108/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-108/par-1/item-8 - art-45/par-1: 第四十条第一項 → 会社法 第四十条第一項 (Article 40, paragraph (1)), art-40/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-40/par-1 - art-45/par-1: 第四十三条第一項 → 会社法 第四十三条第一項 (Article 43, paragraph (1)), art-43/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-43/par-1 - art-45/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第四十五条第一項 (Article 45, paragraph (1)), art-45/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45/par-1 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第四十五条第二項（設立時役員等の選任又は解任の効力についての特則） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-45/par-2 --- ## 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