# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第六十四条 (Article 64)

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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: 第六十四条 (Article 64)（払込金の保管証明） — address `art-64`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-64
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-64
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### 第六十四条（払込金の保管証明） — (Certificate of Deposit of Paid Money)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-64 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-64 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-64</sup>

      **第一項**  第五十七条第一項の募集をした場合には、発起人は、第三十四条第一項及び前条第一項の規定による払込みの取扱いをした銀行等に対し、これらの規定により払い込まれた金額に相当する金銭の保管に関する証明書の交付を請求することができる。
      <sup>art-64/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-64/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-64/par-1</sup>
      If solicitation under Article 57, paragraph (1) has been carried out, the incorporators may request the bank, etc. that handled the payment pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) and paragraph (1) of the preceding Article to issue a certificate of deposit of a money amount paid in pursuant to the provisions.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  前項の証明書を交付した銀行等は、当該証明書の記載が事実と異なること又は第三十四条第一項若しくは前条第一項の規定により払い込まれた金銭の返還に関する制限があることをもって成立後の株式会社に対抗することができない。
      <sup>art-64/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-64/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-64/par-2</sup>
      The bank, etc. that issued the certificate referred to in the preceding paragraph may not assert against the stock company after formation any misstatement in relevant certificate or the existence of restrictions regarding the return of money paid in pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-64/par-1: 第五十七条第一項 → 会社法 第五十七条第一項 (Article 57, paragraph (1)), art-57/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-57/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-57/par-1
- art-64/par-1: 第三十四条第一項 → 会社法 第三十四条第一項 (Article 34, paragraph (1)), art-34/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-34/par-1
- art-64/par-1: 前条第一項 → 会社法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-63/par-1
- art-64/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第六十四条第一項 (Article 64, paragraph (1)), art-64/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-64/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-64/par-1
- art-64/par-2: 第三十四条第一項 → 会社法 第三十四条第一項 (Article 34, paragraph (1)), art-34/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-34/par-1
- art-64/par-2: 前条第一項 → 会社法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-63/par-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 会社法 第六十四条第二項（払込金の保管証明） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-64/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-64/par-2

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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
