# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百五条の二 (Article 805-2)

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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: 第八百五条の二 (Article 805-2)（新設合併等をやめることの請求） — address `art-805-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第八百五条の二（新設合併等をやめることの請求） — (Demanding Cessation of a Consolidation-Type Merger)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-805-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-805-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-805-2</sup>

        **第一項**  新設合併等が法令又は定款に違反する場合において、消滅株式会社等の株主が不利益を受けるおそれがあるときは、消滅株式会社等の株主は、消滅株式会社等に対し、当該新設合併等をやめることを請求することができる。ただし、前条に規定する場合は、この限りでない。
        <sup>art-805-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-805-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-805-2/par-1</sup>
        If a consolidation-type merger, etc. violates laws and regulations or the articles of incorporations, if shareholders of a disappearing stock company, etc. are likely to suffer disadvantages, shareholders of the disappearing stock company, etc. may demand the disappearing stock company, etc. to cease the consolidation-type merger, etc.;provided, however, that this does not apply to cases prescribed in the preceding Article.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-805-2/par-1: 前条 → 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

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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