# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百四条 (Article 804) - 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: 第八百四条 (Article 804)（新設合併契約等の承認） — address `art-804` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804 - 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. --- ### 第八百四条（新設合併契約等の承認） — (Approval of the Consolidation-Type Merger Agreement) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-804 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804 **第一項** 消滅株式会社等は、株主総会の決議によって、新設合併契約等の承認を受けなければならない。 art-804/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-1 A disappearing stock company, etc. must obtain the approval of the consolidation-type merger agreement, etc. by a resolution at a shareholders meeting. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定にかかわらず、新設合併設立会社が持分会社である場合には、新設合併契約について新設合併消滅株式会社の総株主の同意を得なければならない。 art-804/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger is a membership company, consent of all shareholders of the stock companies disappearing in the consolidation-type merger must be obtained with regard to the consolidation-type merger agreement. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 新設合併消滅株式会社又は株式移転完全子会社が種類株式発行会社である場合において、新設合併消滅株式会社又は株式移転完全子会社の株主に対して交付する新設合併設立株式会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社の株式等の全部又は一部が譲渡制限株式等であるときは、当該新設合併又は株式移転は、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-804/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-3 If a stock company disappearing in a consolidation-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer is a company with classes shares, if all or part of the shares, etc. of the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer to be delivered to shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer are shares with a restriction on transfer, etc., the consolidation-type merger or the share transfer does not become effective without a resolution at a general meeting of class shareholders constituted by 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 relevant 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 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** 消滅株式会社等は、第一項の株主総会の決議の日（第二項に規定する場合にあっては、同項の総株主の同意を得た日）から二週間以内に、その登録株式質権者（次条に規定する場合における登録株式質権者を除く。）及び第八百八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、新設合併、新設分割又は株式移転（以下この節において「新設合併等」という。）をする旨を通知しなければならない。 art-804/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-4 A disappearing stock company, etc. must notify its registered pledgees of shares (excluding the registered pledgees of shares in the cases prescribed in the following Article) and registered pledgees of share options concerning the share options specified in the items of Article 808, paragraph (3) that it will effect the consolidation-type merger, the incorporation-type company split or the share transfer (hereinafter referred to as a "consolidation-type merger, etc." in this Section) within two weeks from the day of the resolution at the shareholders meeting set forth in paragraph (1) (or, in the cases prescribed in paragraph (2), the day of obtainment of the consent of all shareholders set forth in that paragraph). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 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-804/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-5 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-804/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第八百四条第一項 (Article 804, paragraph (1)), art-804/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-1 - art-804/par-4: 第一項 → 会社法 第八百四条第一項 (Article 804, paragraph (1)), art-804/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-1 - art-804/par-4: 第二項 → 会社法 第八百四条第二項 (Article 804, paragraph (2)), art-804/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-2 - art-804/par-4: 次条 → 会社法 第八百五条 (Article 805), art-805 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-805 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-805 - art-804/par-4: 第八百八条第三項 → 会社法 第八百八条第三項 (Article 808, paragraph (3)), art-808/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-808/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-808/par-3 - art-804/par-5: 前項 → 会社法 第八百四条第四項 (Article 804, paragraph (4)), art-804/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-4 ## Cited by 15 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第三百九条第三項第三号（株主総会の決議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-309/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-309/par-3/item-3 - 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 第八百四条第二項（新設合併契約等の承認） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-2 - 会社法 第八百四条第四項（新設合併契約等の承認） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-4 - 会社法 第八百四条第五項（新設合併契約等の承認） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-804/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-804/par-5 - 会社法 第八百五条第一項（新設分割計画の承認を要しない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-805/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-805/par-1 - 会社法 第八百六条第一項第一号（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-806/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-806/par-1/item-1 - 会社法 第八百六条第二項第一号（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-806/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-806/par-2/item-1 - 会社法 第八百六条第三項（反対株主の株式買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-806/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-806/par-3 - 会社法 第八百八条第三項（新株予約権買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-808/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-808/par-3 - 会社法 第九百二十二条第一項第一号イ（新設合併の登記） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-922/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-922/par-1/item-1/sub-1 - 会社法 第九百二十二条第二項第一号イ（新設合併の登記） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-922/par-2/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-922/par-2/item-1/sub-1 - 会社法 第九百二十四条第一項第一号イ（新設分割の登記） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-924/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-924/par-1/item-1/sub-1 - 会社法 第九百二十四条第二項第一号イ（新設分割の登記） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-924/par-2/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-924/par-2/item-1/sub-1 - 会社法 第九百二十五条第一項第一号（株式移転の登記） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-925/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-925/par-1/item-1 --- ## 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