# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第五百八十五条 (Article 585)

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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: 第五百八十五条 (Article 585)（持分の譲渡） — address `art-585`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第五百八十五条（持分の譲渡） — (Transfers of Equity Interest)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-585 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585</sup>

    **第一項**  社員は、他の社員の全員の承諾がなければ、その持分の全部又は一部を他人に譲渡することができない。
    <sup>art-585/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-1</sup>
    A member cannot transfer all or part of the member's own equity interests to others without the approval of all other members.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の規定にかかわらず、業務を執行しない有限責任社員は、業務を執行する社員の全員の承諾があるときは、その持分の全部又は一部を他人に譲渡することができる。
    <sup>art-585/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-2</sup>
    Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a member with limited liability who does not execute business may transfer some or all of the 'ember's own equity interests to others if the approval of all other members who execute the business is obtained.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  第六百三十七条の規定にかかわらず、業務を執行しない有限責任社員の持分の譲渡に伴い定款の変更を生ずるときは、その持分の譲渡による定款の変更は、業務を執行する社員の全員の同意によってすることができる。
    <sup>art-585/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-3</sup>
    Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 637, if a change in the articles of incorporation arises in conjunction with the transfer of equity interests of any member with limited liability who does not execute the business, the change in the articles of incorporation due to the transfer of that equity interest may be effected with the consent of all members who execute the business.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第四項**  前三項の規定は、定款で別段の定めをすることを妨げない。
    <sup>art-585/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-4</sup>
    The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs do not preclude the provisions to the contrary in the articles of incorporation.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-585/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第五百八十五条第一項 (Article 585, paragraph (1)), art-585/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-1
- art-585/par-3: 第六百三十七条 → 会社法 第六百三十七条 (Article 637), art-637 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-637 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-637
- art-585/par-4: 前三項 → 会社法 第五百八十五条第一項 (Article 585, paragraph (1)), art-585/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-1
- art-585/par-4: 前三項 → 会社法 第五百八十五条第二項 (Article 585, paragraph (2)), art-585/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-2
- art-585/par-4: 前三項 → 会社法 第五百八十五条第三項 (Article 585, paragraph (3)), art-585/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第五百八十五条第二項（持分の譲渡） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-2
- 会社法 第五百八十五条第四項（持分の譲渡） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-585/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-585/par-4
- 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第一項（一般社団法人及び一般財団法人に関する法律及び会社法の準用等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-25/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 223 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17