# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第四百七十一条 (Article 471)

- 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: 第四百七十一条 (Article 471)（解散の事由） — address `art-471`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-471
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### 第四百七十一条（解散の事由） — (Grounds for Dissolution)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-471 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-471 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471</sup>

  **第一項**  株式会社は、次に掲げる事由によって解散する。
  <sup>art-471/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-471/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471/par-1</sup>
  A stock company dissolves on the grounds set forth below:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  定款で定めた存続期間の満了
    <sup>art-471/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-471/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the expiration of the duration provided for in the articles of incorporation;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  定款で定めた解散の事由の発生
    <sup>art-471/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-471/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the grounds for dissolution provided for in the articles of incorporation;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  株主総会の決議
    <sup>art-471/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-471/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471/par-1/item-3</sup>
    a resolution at a shareholders meeting;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  合併（合併により当該株式会社が消滅する場合に限る。）
    <sup>art-471/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-471/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471/par-1/item-4</sup>
    merger (but only if the stock company disappears in the merger);
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **五**  破産手続開始の決定
    <sup>art-471/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-471/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471/par-1/item-5</sup>
    a ruling to commence bankruptcy proceedings; or
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **六**  第八百二十四条第一項又は第八百三十三条第一項の規定による解散を命ずる裁判
    <sup>art-471/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-471/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471/par-1/item-6</sup>
    judgment that orders the dissolution pursuant to the provisions of Article 824, paragraph (1) or Article 833, paragraph (1).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-471/par-1/item-6: 第八百二十四条第一項 → 会社法 第八百二十四条第一項 (Article 824, paragraph (1)), art-824/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-824/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-1
- art-471/par-1/item-6: 第八百三十三条第一項 → 会社法 第八百三十三条第一項 (Article 833, paragraph (1)), art-833/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-833/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-833/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 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 第四百七十三条第一項（株式会社の継続） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-473/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-473/par-1
- 会社法 第四百七十五条第一項第一号（清算の開始原因） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-475/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-475/par-1/item-1
- 会社法 第四百七十八条第三項（清算人の就任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-478/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-478/par-3
- 会社法 第九百二十六条第一項（解散の登記） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-926/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-926/par-1
- 銀行法 第三十九条第一項（定款の解散事由の規定の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-39/par-1

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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