# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第七百七十九条 (Article 779) - 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: 第七百七十九条 (Article 779)（債権者の異議） — address `art-779` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七百七十九条（債権者の異議） — (Objections of Creditors) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-779 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779 **第一項** 組織変更をする株式会社の債権者は、当該株式会社に対し、組織変更について異議を述べることができる。 art-779/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-1 Creditors of a stock company effecting entity conversion may state their objections to the entity conversion to the stock company. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 組織変更をする株式会社は、次に掲げる事項を官報に公告し、かつ、知れている債権者には、各別にこれを催告しなければならない。ただし、第三号の期間は、一箇月を下ることができない。 art-779/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-2 A stock company effecting entity conversion must give public notice of the matters set forth below in Official Gazette and must give notices separately to each known creditor, if any; provided, however, that the period under item (iii) may not be less than one month: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 組織変更をする旨 art-779/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-2/item-1 a statement that entity conversion will be effected; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 組織変更をする株式会社の計算書類（第四百三十五条第二項に規定する計算書類をいう。以下この章において同じ。）に関する事項として法務省令で定めるもの art-779/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-2/item-2 the matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as the matters regarding the financial statements (meaning the financial statements prescribed in Article 435, paragraph (2); hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) of the stock company effecting entity conversion; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 債権者が一定の期間内に異議を述べることができる旨 art-779/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-2/item-3 a statement to the effect that creditors may state their objections within a certain period of time. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項の規定にかかわらず、組織変更をする株式会社が同項の規定による公告を、官報のほか、第九百三十九条第一項の規定による定款の定めに従い、同項第二号又は第三号に掲げる公告方法によりするときは、前項の規定による各別の催告は、することを要しない。 art-779/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-3 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if a stock company effecting entity conversion gives public notice under that paragraph by the method of public notice set forth in Article 939, paragraph (1), item (ii) or item (iii) in accordance with the provisions of the articles of incorporation under the provisions of that paragraph in addition to Official Gazette, the stock company is not required to give separate notices under the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 債権者が第二項第三号の期間内に異議を述べなかったときは、当該債権者は、当該組織変更について承認をしたものとみなす。 art-779/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-4 If creditors do not raise any objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (iii), the creditors are deemed to have approved the entity conversion. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 債権者が第二項第三号の期間内に異議を述べたときは、組織変更をする株式会社は、当該債権者に対し、弁済し、若しくは相当の担保を提供し、又は当該債権者に弁済を受けさせることを目的として信託会社等に相当の財産を信託しなければならない。ただし、当該組織変更をしても当該債権者を害するおそれがないときは、この限りでない。 art-779/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-5 If creditors raise objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (iii), the stock company effecting entity conversion must make payment or provide reasonable security to the creditors, or entrust equivalent property to a trust company, etc. for the purpose of having the creditors receive the payment; provided, however, that this does not apply if there is no risk of harm to the creditors by the entity conversion. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-779/par-2: 第三号 → 会社法 第七百七十九条第二項第三号 (Article 779, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-779/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-2/item-3 - art-779/par-2/item-2: 第四百三十五条第二項 → 会社法 第四百三十五条第二項 (Article 435, paragraph (2)), art-435/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-435/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-435/par-2 - art-779/par-3: 前項 → 会社法 第七百七十九条第二項 (Article 779, paragraph (2)), art-779/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-2 - art-779/par-3: 第九百三十九条第一項 → 会社法 第九百三十九条第一項 (Article 939, paragraph (1)), art-939/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-939/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-939/par-1 - art-779/par-3: 同項第二号 → 会社法 第九百三十九条第一項第二号 (Article 939, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-939/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-939/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-939/par-1/item-2 - art-779/par-3: 第三号 → 会社法 第九百三十九条第一項第三号 (Article 939, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-939/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-939/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-939/par-1/item-3 - art-779/par-4: 第二項第三号 → 会社法 第七百七十九条第二項第三号 (Article 779, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-779/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-2/item-3 - art-779/par-5: 第二項第三号 → 会社法 第七百七十九条第二項第三号 (Article 779, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-779/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-2/item-3 ## Cited by 11 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第七百四十条第一項（債権者の異議手続の特則） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-740/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-740/par-1 - 会社法 第七百四十条第三項（債権者の異議手続の特則） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-740/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-740/par-3 - 会社法 第七百四十五条第六項（株式会社の組織変更の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-745/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-745/par-6 - 会社法 第七百四十七条第五項（持分会社の組織変更の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-747/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-747/par-5 - 会社法 第七百七十五条第二項第三号（組織変更計画に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-775/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-775/par-2/item-3 - 会社法 第七百七十九条第二項（債権者の異議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-2 - 会社法 第七百七十九条第三項（債権者の異議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-3 - 会社法 第七百七十九条第四項（債権者の異議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-4 - 会社法 第七百七十九条第五項（債権者の異議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-779/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-779/par-5 - 会社法 第七百八十一条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-781/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-781/par-2 - 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第二十六号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1/item-26 --- ## 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 211 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17