# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第九百七十五条 (Article 975)

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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
- 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: 第九百七十五条 (Article 975)（両罰規定） — address `art-975`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-975
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-975
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### 第九百七十五条（両罰規定） — (Dual Liability)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-975 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-975 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-975</sup>

**第一項**  法人の代表者又は法人若しくは人の代理人、使用人その他の従業者が、その法人又は人の業務に関し、前二条の違反行為をしたときは、行為者を罰するほか、その法人又は人に対しても、各本条の罰金刑を科する。
<sup>art-975/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-975/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-975/par-1</sup>
When the representative of a corporation, or an agent, employee or other worker of a corporation or individual commits any one of the violations referred to in the preceding two Articles with regard to the business of the corporation or individual, not only the offender is punished but also the corporation or individual is punished by the fine prescribed in the respective Articles.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-975/par-1: 前二条 → 会社法 第九百七十三条 (Article 973), art-973 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-973 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-973
- art-975/par-1: 前二条 → 会社法 第九百七十四条 (Article 974), art-974 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-974 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-974

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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