# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百十五条 (Article 815)

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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: 第八百十五条 (Article 815)（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — address `art-815`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第八百十五条（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — (Keeping and Inspection of Documents Concerning a Consolidation-Type Merger Agreement)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-815 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815</sup>

        **第一項**  新設合併設立株式会社は、その成立の日後遅滞なく、新設合併により新設合併設立株式会社が承継した新設合併消滅会社の権利義務その他の新設合併に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。
        <sup>art-815/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-1</sup>
        The stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger must, without delay after the day of its formation, prepare documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger succeeded to by transfer from the companies disappearing in the consolidation-type merger and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning a consolidation-type merger, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第二項**  新設分割設立株式会社（一又は二以上の合同会社のみが新設分割をする場合における当該新設分割設立株式会社に限る。）は、その成立の日後遅滞なく、新設分割合同会社と共同して、新設分割により新設分割設立株式会社が承継した新設分割合同会社の権利義務その他の新設分割に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。
        <sup>art-815/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-2</sup>
        The stock company incorporated in an incorporation-type split (limited to the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split where only one or multiple limited liability companies effect an incorporation-type company split) must, without delay after the day of its formation, prepare, jointly with the limited liability company splitting in the incorporation-type split, documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split succeeded to by transfer from the limited liability company splitting in the incorporation-type split through the incorporation-type company split and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning an incorporation-type company split, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第三項**  次の各号に掲げる設立株式会社は、その成立の日から六箇月間、当該各号に定めるものをその本店に備え置かなければならない。
        <sup>art-815/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3</sup>
        Each of the stock companies to be incorporated set forth in the following items must, for a period of six months from the day of its formation, keep what is specified respectively in those items at its head office:
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **一**  新設合併設立株式会社　第一項の書面又は電磁的記録及び新設合併契約の内容その他法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録
          <sup>art-815/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-1</sup>
          stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger:the documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in paragraph (1), and documents detailing the contents of the consolidation-type merger agreement and other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded;
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **二**  新設分割設立株式会社　前項又は第八百十一条第一項第一号の書面又は電磁的記録
          <sup>art-815/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-2</sup>
          stock company incorporated in an incorporation-type split:the documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in the preceding paragraph or Article 811, paragraph (1), item (i); and
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **三**  株式移転設立完全親会社　第八百十一条第一項第二号の書面又は電磁的記録
          <sup>art-815/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-3</sup>
          wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer:the documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in Article 811, paragraph (1), item (ii).
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第四項**  新設合併設立株式会社の株主及び債権者は、新設合併設立株式会社に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該新設合併設立株式会社の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。
        <sup>art-815/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4</sup>
        Shareholders and creditors of the stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger may make the following requests to the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **一**  前項第一号の書面の閲覧の請求
          <sup>art-815/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-1</sup>
          requests for inspection of the documents set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph;
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **二**  前項第一号の書面の謄本又は抄本の交付の請求
          <sup>art-815/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-2</sup>
          requests for delivery of a transcript or extract of the documents referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph;
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **三**  前項第一号の電磁的記録に記録された事項を法務省令で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧の請求
          <sup>art-815/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-3</sup>
          a request to inspect anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph; and
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **四**  前項第一号の電磁的記録に記録された事項を電磁的方法であって新設合併設立株式会社の定めたものにより提供することの請求又はその事項を記載した書面の交付の請求
          <sup>art-815/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-4</sup>
          a request to be provided with the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph by an electronic or magnetic means that the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger has designated, or a request to be issued a document showing that information.
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第五項**  前項の規定は、新設分割設立株式会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「株主及び債権者」とあるのは「株主、債権者その他の利害関係人」と、同項各号中「前項第一号」とあるのは「前項第二号」と読み替えるものとする。
        <sup>art-815/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-5</sup>
        The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (ii) of the preceding paragraph".
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第六項**  第四項の規定は、株式移転設立完全親会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「株主及び債権者」とあるのは「株主及び新株予約権者」と、同項各号中「前項第一号」とあるのは「前項第三号」と読み替えるものとする。
        <sup>art-815/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-6</sup>
        The provisions of paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders and share option holders", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (iii) of the preceding paragraph".
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-815/par-3/item-1: 第一項 → 会社法 第八百十五条第一項 (Article 815, paragraph (1)), art-815/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-1
- art-815/par-3/item-2: 前項 → 会社法 第八百十五条第二項 (Article 815, paragraph (2)), art-815/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-2
- art-815/par-3/item-2: 第八百十一条第一項第一号 → 会社法 第八百十一条第一項第一号 (Article 811, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-811/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-811/par-1/item-1
- art-815/par-3/item-3: 第八百十一条第一項第二号 → 会社法 第八百十一条第一項第二号 (Article 811, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-811/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-811/par-1/item-2
- art-815/par-4: 第二号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第四項第二号 (Article 815, paragraph (4), item (ii)), art-815/par-4/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-2
- art-815/par-4: 第四号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第四項第四号 (Article 815, paragraph (4), item (iv)), art-815/par-4/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-4
- art-815/par-4/item-1: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第一号 (Article 815, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-815/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-1
- art-815/par-4/item-2: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第一号 (Article 815, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-815/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-1
- art-815/par-4/item-3: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第一号 (Article 815, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-815/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-1
- art-815/par-4/item-4: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第一号 (Article 815, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-815/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-1
- art-815/par-5: 前項 → 会社法 第八百十五条第四項 (Article 815, paragraph (4)), art-815/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4
- art-815/par-5: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第一号 (Article 815, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-815/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-1
- art-815/par-5: 前項第二号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第二号 (Article 815, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-815/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-2
- art-815/par-6: 第四項 → 会社法 第八百十五条第四項 (Article 815, paragraph (4)), art-815/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4
- art-815/par-6: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第一号 (Article 815, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-815/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-1
- art-815/par-6: 前項第三号 → 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第三号 (Article 815, paragraph (3), item (iii)), art-815/par-3/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-3

## Cited by

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- 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第一号（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-1
- 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第二号（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-2
- 会社法 第八百十五条第四項（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4
- 会社法 第八百十五条第四項第一号（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-1
- 会社法 第八百十五条第四項第二号（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-2
- 会社法 第八百十五条第四項第三号（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-3
- 会社法 第八百十五条第四項第四号（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-4/item-4
- 会社法 第八百十五条第五項（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-5
- 会社法 第八百十五条第六項（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-815/par-6
- 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第七号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-7
- 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第八号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-8

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