# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第五百三十条 (Article 530)

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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
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- Provision: 第五百三十条 (Article 530)（監督委員による調査等） — address `art-530`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第五百三十条（監督委員による調査等） — (Investigations by Supervisors)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-530 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-530 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-530</sup>

      **第一項**  監督委員は、いつでも、清算株式会社の清算人及び監査役並びに支配人その他の使用人に対し、事業の報告を求め、又は清算株式会社の業務及び財産の状況を調査することができる。
      <sup>art-530/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-530/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-530/par-1</sup>
      Supervisors may at any time ask liquidators and company auditors of a liquidating stock company and employees, including managers, to provide a report on the business, or investigate the status of the business and property of the liquidating stock company.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  監督委員は、その職務を行うため必要があるときは、清算株式会社の子会社に対し、事業の報告を求め、又はその子会社の業務及び財産の状況を調査することができる。
      <sup>art-530/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-530/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-530/par-2</sup>
      When it is necessary to perform their duties supervisors may ask subsidiary companies of a liquidating stock company to provide reports on the business, or investigate the status of the business and assets of subsidiary companies of the liquidating stock company.
      <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