# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百三十二条 (Article 832)

- 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: 第八百三十二条 (Article 832)（持分会社の設立の取消しの訴え） — address `art-832`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-832
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### 第八百三十二条（持分会社の設立の取消しの訴え） — (Action Seeking Rescission of the Incorporation of a Membership Company)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-832 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-832 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-832</sup>

    **第一項**  次の各号に掲げる場合には、当該各号に定める者は、持分会社の成立の日から二年以内に、訴えをもって持分会社の設立の取消しを請求することができる。
    <sup>art-832/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-832/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-832/par-1</sup>
    In the cases set forth in the following items, the persons specified in each of those items may claim rescission of the incorporation of the membership company within two years from the day of formation of the membership company:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  社員が民法その他の法律の規定により設立に係る意思表示を取り消すことができるとき　当該社員
      <sup>art-832/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-832/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-832/par-1/item-1</sup>
      when a member is able to rescind relevant member's manifestation of intention relating to the incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code or any other acts:relevant member; or
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  社員がその債権者を害することを知って持分会社を設立したとき　当該債権者
      <sup>art-832/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-832/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-832/par-1/item-2</sup>
      when a member incorporates a membership company having the knowledge that it will be detrimental to its creditor:relevant creditor.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 会社法 第八百三十四条第一項第十八号（被告） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-18
- 会社法 第八百三十四条第一項第十九号（被告） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-19

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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 211 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17
