# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第四百六十七条 (Article 467) - 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: 第四百六十七条 (Article 467)（事業譲渡等の承認等） — address `art-467` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467 - 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. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第四百六十七条（事業譲渡等の承認等） — (Approval of Transfers of Business) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-467 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467 **第一項** 株式会社は、次に掲げる行為をする場合には、当該行為がその効力を生ずる日（以下この章において「効力発生日」という。）の前日までに、株主総会の決議によって、当該行為に係る契約の承認を受けなければならない。 art-467/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1 If a stock company intends to commit any of the following acts, it must obtain the approval of the contracts relating to the acts by the resolution at the shareholders meeting no later than the day immediately preceding the day when relevant act takes effect (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as "effective "ay"): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 事業の全部の譲渡 art-467/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-1 the transfer of the entire business; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 事業の重要な一部の譲渡（当該譲渡により譲り渡す資産の帳簿価額が当該株式会社の総資産額として法務省令で定める方法により算定される額の五分の一（これを下回る割合を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）を超えないものを除く。） art-467/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-2 the transfer of significant part of the business (excluding the transfer in which the book value of the assets to be transferred to others by relevant transfer does not exceed one fifth (or, if any proportion less than that is provided for in the articles of incorporation, the proportion) of the amount calculated by the method prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as the total assets of relevant stock company); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二の二** その子会社の株式又は持分の全部又は一部の譲渡（次のいずれにも該当する場合における譲渡に限る。） art-467/par-1/item-2-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-2-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-2-2 the transfer of all or part of shares or equity interests of the subsidiary company (limited to transfers in cases corresponding to all of the following): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 当該譲渡により譲り渡す株式又は持分の帳簿価額が当該株式会社の総資産額として法務省令で定める方法により算定される額の五分の一（これを下回る割合を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）を超えるとき。 art-467/par-1/item-2-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-2-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-2-2/sub-1 if the book value of shares or equity interests to be transferred by the transfer exceeds one fifth (if any proportion less than that is provided for in the articles of incorporation, the proportion) of the amount calculated by the method prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as the total assets of the stock company; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ロ** 当該株式会社が、効力発生日において当該子会社の議決権の総数の過半数の議決権を有しないとき。 art-467/par-1/item-2-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-2-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-2-2/sub-2 if the stock company does not have the majority of the total votes of the subsidiary company on the effective day; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 他の会社（外国会社その他の法人を含む。次条において同じ。）の事業の全部の譲受け art-467/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-3 the acceptance of transfer of entire business of another company (including foreign corporations and other corporations; the same applies in the following Article); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 事業の全部の賃貸、事業の全部の経営の委任、他人と事業上の損益の全部を共通にする契約その他これらに準ずる契約の締結、変更又は解約 art-467/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-4 the entering into, changing or termination of contracts for the lease of the entire business, contracts for the entrustment of the management of the entire business, contracts for sharing with others the entirety of profit and loss of business and other contracts equivalent to the above; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 当該株式会社（第二十五条第一項各号に掲げる方法により設立したものに限る。以下この号において同じ。）の成立後二年以内におけるその成立前から存在する財産であってその事業のために継続して使用するものの取得。ただし、イに掲げる額のロに掲げる額に対する割合が五分の一（これを下回る割合を当該株式会社の定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）を超えない場合を除く。 art-467/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-5 the acquisition at any time within two years after the incorporation of relevant stock company (limited to the stock company that was incorporated by the method set forth in each item of Article 25, paragraph (1); hereinafter the same applies in this item) of assets of relevant stock company that existed prior to relevant incorporation and continues to be used for its business; provided, however, that the cases where the proportion of the amount set forth in (a) to the amount set forth in (b) does not exceed one fifth (or, if any lower proportion is provided for in the articles of incorporation, the proportion) are excluded: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 当該財産の対価として交付する財産の帳簿価額の合計額 art-467/par-1/item-5/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-5/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-5/sub-1 the total book value of the assets that are issued as the consideration for relevant assets; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ロ** 当該株式会社の純資産額として法務省令で定める方法により算定される額 art-467/par-1/item-5/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-5/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-5/sub-2 the amount calculated by the method prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as the net assets of relevant stock company. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項第三号に掲げる行為をする場合において、当該行為をする株式会社が譲り受ける資産に当該株式会社の株式が含まれるときは、取締役は、同項の株主総会において、当該株式に関する事項を説明しなければならない。 art-467/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-2 If the act set forth in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph is committed, if the assets transferred to the stock company which commits relevant act include shares of relevant stock company, directors must explain the matters regarding relevant shares at a shareholders meeting under that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-467/par-1/item-3: 次条 → 会社法 第四百六十八条 (Article 468), art-468 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-468 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-468 - art-467/par-1/item-5: 第二十五条第一項 → 会社法 第二十五条第一項 (Article 25, paragraph (1)), art-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-25/par-1 - art-467/par-1/item-5: この号 → 会社法 第四百六十七条第一項第五号 (Article 467, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-467/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-5 - art-467/par-2: 前項第三号 → 会社法 第四百六十七条第一項第三号 (Article 467, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-467/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-3 - art-467/par-2: 同項 → 会社法 第四百六十七条第一項 (Article 467, paragraph (1)), art-467/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1 ## Cited by 15 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第三百九十九条の十三第五項第十六号（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-5/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-399-13/par-5/item-16 - 会社法 第四百十六条第四項第十八号（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-4/item-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-416/par-4/item-18 - 会社法 第四百六十七条第一項第五号（事業譲渡等の承認等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-1/item-5 - 会社法 第四百六十七条第二項（事業譲渡等の承認等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-467/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-467/par-2 - 会社法 第四百六十八条第一項（事業譲渡等の承認を要しない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-468/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-468/par-1 - 会社法 第四百六十八条第二項（事業譲渡等の承認を要しない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-468/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-468/par-2 - 会社法 第四百六十八条第三項（事業譲渡等の承認を要しない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-468/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-468/par-3 - 会社法 第四百六十九条第一項第一号（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-469/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-469/par-1/item-1 - 会社法 第四百六十九条第三項（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-469/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-469/par-3 - 会社法 第四百六十九条第四項第二号（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-469/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-469/par-4/item-2 - 会社法 第五百三十六条第三項（事業の譲渡の制限等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-536/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-536/par-3 - 会社法 附則第十七条第一項（子会社の株式又は持分の譲渡に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/suppl-4261-90/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/suppl-4261-90/art-17/par-1 - 法人税法 第二条第一項第二十九号の二ハ（１）（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act/art-2/par-1/item-29-2/sub-3/sub2-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/340AC0000000034/art-2/par-1/item-29-2/sub-3/sub2-1 - 消費税法 第十二条第七項第三号（分割等があつた場合の納税義務の免除の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act/art-12/par-7/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/363AC0000000108/art-12/par-7/item-3 - 銀行法 第三十四条第一項（事業の譲渡又は譲受けの場合の債権者の異議の催告等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-34/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 211 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17