# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第五百二十八条 (Article 528)

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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: 第五百二十八条 (Article 528)（監督委員に対する監督等） — address `art-528`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第五百二十八条（監督委員に対する監督等） — (Supervision over Supervisors)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-528 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-528 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-528</sup>

      **第一項**  監督委員は、裁判所が監督する。
      <sup>art-528/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-528/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-528/par-1</sup>
      The court supervises supervisors.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  裁判所は、監督委員が清算株式会社の業務及び財産の管理の監督を適切に行っていないとき、その他重要な事由があるときは、利害関係人の申立てにより又は職権で、監督委員を解任することができる。
      <sup>art-528/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-528/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-528/par-2</sup>
      The court may dismiss supervisors in response to the petition by interested parties or ex officio if the supervisors fail to supervise the management of the business and assets of the liquidating stock company properly or there otherwise are significant grounds to do so.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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