# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第七百八十三条 (Article 783) - 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: 第七百八十三条 (Article 783)（吸収合併契約等の承認等） — address `art-783` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783 - 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. --- ### 第七百八十三条（吸収合併契約等の承認等） — (Approval of the Absorption-Type Merger Agreement) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-783 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783 **第一項** 消滅株式会社等は、効力発生日の前日までに、株主総会の決議によって、吸収合併契約等の承認を受けなければならない。 art-783/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-1 A disappearing stock company, etc. must obtain the approval of the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. by a resolution at a shareholders meeting by the day immediately preceding the effective day. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定にかかわらず、吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社が種類株式発行会社でない場合において、吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社の株主に対して交付する金銭等（以下この条及び次条第一項において「合併対価等」という。）の全部又は一部が持分等（持分会社の持分その他これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるものをいう。以下この条において同じ。）であるときは、吸収合併契約又は株式交換契約について吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社の総株主の同意を得なければならない。 art-783/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if a stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange is not a company with classes shares, if all or part of the monies, etc. to be delivered to shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange (hereinafter referred to as the "consideration for the merger, etc." in this Article and paragraph (1) of the following Article) are equity interests, etc. (meaning equity interests of a membership company or those prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), the consent of all shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange must be obtained with regard to the absorption-type merger agreement or the share exchange agreement. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社が種類株式発行会社である場合において、合併対価等の全部又は一部が譲渡制限株式等（譲渡制限株式その他これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるものをいう。以下この章において同じ。）であるときは、吸収合併又は株式交換は、当該譲渡制限株式等の割当てを受ける種類の株式（譲渡制限株式を除く。）の種類株主を構成員とする種類株主総会（当該種類株主に係る株式の種類が二以上ある場合にあっては、当該二以上の株式の種類別に区分された種類株主を構成員とする各種類株主総会）の決議がなければ、その効力を生じない。ただし、当該種類株主総会において議決権を行使することができる株主が存しない場合は、この限りでない。 art-783/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-3 If a stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange is a company with classes shares, if all or part of the consideration for the merger, etc. are shares with a restriction on transfer, etc. (meaning shares with a restriction on transfer and those prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter), the absorption-type merger or the share exchange does not become effective without a resolution at a general meeting of class shareholders constituted by the class shareholders of the class of shares subject to the allotment of the shares with a restriction on transfer, etc. (excluding shares with a restriction on transfer) (if there are two or more classes of shares relating to the class shareholders, the respective general meetings of class shareholders constituted by class shareholders categorized by the class of relevant two or more classes of shares); provided, however, that this does not apply to cases where there is no class shareholder who is able to exercise a voting right at relevant general meeting of class shareholders. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社が種類株式発行会社である場合において、合併対価等の全部又は一部が持分等であるときは、吸収合併又は株式交換は、当該持分等の割当てを受ける種類の株主の全員の同意がなければ、その効力を生じない。 art-783/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-4 If a stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange is a company with classes shares, and all or part of the consideration for the merger, etc. are equity interests, etc., the absorption-type merger or the share exchange does not become effective without the consent of all shareholders of the class subject to the allotment of the equity interests, etc. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 消滅株式会社等は、効力発生日の二十日前までに、その登録株式質権者（次条第二項に規定する場合における登録株式質権者を除く。）及び第七百八十七条第三項各号に定める新株予約権の登録新株予約権質権者に対し、吸収合併等をする旨を通知しなければならない。 art-783/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-5 An disappearing stock company, etc. must notify its registered pledgees of shares (excluding the registered pledgees of shares in the cases prescribed in paragraph (2) of the following Article) and registered pledgees of share options concerning the share options specified in the items of Article 787, paragraph (3) that it will effect the absorption-type merger, etc. by twenty days prior to the effective day. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 前項の規定による通知は、公告をもってこれに代えることができる。 art-783/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-6 A public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-783/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第七百八十三条第一項 (Article 783, paragraph (1)), art-783/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-1 - art-783/par-2: この条 → 会社法 第七百八十三条 (Article 783), art-783 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783 - art-783/par-2: 次条第一項 → 会社法 第七百八十四条第一項 (Article 784, paragraph (1)), art-784/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-784/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-784/par-1 - art-783/par-5: 次条第二項 → 会社法 第七百八十四条第二項 (Article 784, paragraph (2)), art-784/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-784/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-784/par-2 - art-783/par-5: 第七百八十七条第三項 → 会社法 第七百八十七条第三項 (Article 787, paragraph (3)), art-787/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-787/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-787/par-3 - art-783/par-6: 前項 → 会社法 第七百八十三条第五項 (Article 783, paragraph (5)), art-783/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-5 ## Cited by 10 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第三百九条第三項第二号（株主総会の決議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-309/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-309/par-3/item-2 - 会社法 第三百二十四条第三項第二号（種類株主総会の決議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-324/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-324/par-3/item-2 - 会社法 第七百八十三条第二項（吸収合併契約等の承認等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-2 - 会社法 第七百八十三条第六項（吸収合併契約等の承認等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-783/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-783/par-6 - 会社法 第七百八十四条第一項（吸収合併契約等の承認を要しない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-784/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-784/par-1 - 会社法 第七百八十四条第二項（吸収合併契約等の承認を要しない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-784/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-784/par-2 - 会社法 第七百八十五条第一項第一号（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-785/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-785/par-1/item-1 - 会社法 第七百八十五条第二項（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-785/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-785/par-2 - 会社法 第七百八十五条第三項（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-785/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-785/par-3 - 会社法 第七百八十五条第四項第二号（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-785/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-785/par-4/item-2 --- ## 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