# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第七百七十四条の八 (Article 774-8)

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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: 第七百七十四条の八 (Article 774-8)（株式交付子会社の株式の譲渡しの無効又は取消しの制限） — address `art-774-8`
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### 第七百七十四条の八（株式交付子会社の株式の譲渡しの無効又は取消しの制限） — (Restrictions on Invalidation or Rescission of Transfers of Shares of the Subsidiary Company Resulting from a Partial Share Exchange)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-774-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-774-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-774-8</sup>

  **第一項**  民法第九十三条第一項ただし書及び第九十四条第一項の規定は、第七百七十四条の四第二項の申込み、第七百七十四条の五第一項の規定による割当て及び第七百七十四条の六の契約に係る意思表示については、適用しない。
  <sup>art-774-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-774-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-774-8/par-1</sup>
  The provisions of the proviso to Article 93, paragraph (1) and the provisions of Article 94, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code do not apply to offers under Article 774-4, paragraph (2), allotments under Article 774-5, paragraph (1), and the manifestation of intention relating to agreements under Article 774-6.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  株式交付における株式交付子会社の株式の譲渡人は、第七百七十四条の十一第二項の規定により株式交付親会社の株式の株主となった日から一年を経過した後又はその株式について権利を行使した後は、錯誤、詐欺又は強迫を理由として株式交付子会社の株式の譲渡しの取消しをすることができない。
  <sup>art-774-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-774-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-774-8/par-2</sup>
  If one year has elapsed from the day on which a transferor of the shares issued by the subsidiary company resulting from the partial share exchange of the partial share exchange became a shareholder of the parent company resulting from a partial share exchange pursuant to the provisions of Article 774-11, paragraph (2) or if the transferor has exercised rights in relation to the shares, the transferor may not thereafter rescind the transfer of the shares of the subsidiary company resulting from a partial share exchange on the grounds of mistake, fraud, or duress.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-774-8/par-1: 民法第九十三条第一項 → 民法 第九十三条第一項 (Article 93, paragraph (1)), art-93/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-93/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-93/par-1
- art-774-8/par-1: 第九十四条第一項 → 民法 第九十四条第一項 (Article 94, paragraph (1)), art-94/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-94/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-94/par-1
- art-774-8/par-1: 第七百七十四条の四第二項 → 会社法 第七百七十四条の四第二項 (Article 774-4, paragraph (2)), art-774-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-774-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-774-4/par-2
- art-774-8/par-1: 第七百七十四条の五第一項 → 会社法 第七百七十四条の五第一項 (Article 774-5, paragraph (1)), art-774-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-774-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-774-5/par-1
- art-774-8/par-1: 第七百七十四条の六 → 会社法 第七百七十四条の六 (Article 774-6), art-774-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-774-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-774-6
- art-774-8/par-2: 第七百七十四条の十一第二項 → 会社法 第七百七十四条の十一第二項 (Article 774-11, paragraph (2)), art-774-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-774-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-774-11/par-2

## Cited by

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- 会社法 第七百七十四条の九第一項（株式交付子会社の株式の譲渡しに関する規定の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-774-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-774-9/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
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4482/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
