# Article 331, paragraph (1), item (iii), its wordings — Companies Act

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How the wording of Article 331, paragraph (1), item (iii) (第三百三十一条第一項第三号) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
- Provision: Article 331, paragraph (1), item (iii) (第三百三十一条第一項第三号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-331/par-1/item-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/companies-act/art-331/par-1/item-3)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 64 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> この法律若しくは一般社団法人及び一般財団法人に関する法律（平成十八年法律第四十八号）の規定に違反し、又は金融商品取引法第百九十七条第一項第一号から第四号の二まで、第五号若しくは第六号若しくは第二項、第百九十七条の二第一項第一号から第十号の三まで若しくは第十三号から第十五号まで、第百九十八条第一項第八号、第百九十九条、第二百条第一号から第十二号の二まで、第二十号若しくは第二十一号、第二百三条第三項若しくは第二百五条第一号から第六号まで、第十九号若しくは第二十号の罪、民事再生法（平成十一年法律第二百二十五号）第二百五十五条、第二百五十六条、第二百五十八条から第二百六十条まで若しくは第二百六十二条の罪、外国倒産処理手続の承認援助に関する法律（平成十二年法律第百二十九号）第六十五条、第六十六条、第六十八条若しくは第六十九条の罪、会社更生法（平成十四年法律第百五十四号）第二百六十六条、第二百六十七条、第二百六十九条から第二百七十一条まで若しくは第二百七十三条の罪若しくは破産法（平成十六年法律第七十五号）第二百六十五条、第二百六十六条、第二百六十八条から第二百七十二条まで若しくは第二百七十四条の罪を犯し、刑に処せられ、その執行を終わり、又はその執行を受けることがなくなった日から二年を経過しない者

English (Machine translation, not official):

> a person who has been sentenced to a penalty for having violated the provisions of this Act or the Act on General Incorporated Association and General Incorporated Foundation (Act No. 48 of 2006), or for having committed: a crime under Article 197, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iv)-2, (v) or (vi) or paragraph (2), Article 197-2, paragraph (1), items (i) through (x)-3 or (xiii) through (xv), Article 198, paragraph (1), item (viii), Article 199, Article 200, items (i) through (xii)-2, (xx) or (xxi), Article 203, paragraph (3) or Article 205, items (i) through (vi), (xix) or (xx) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act; a crime under Articles 255, 256, 258 through 260 or 262 of the Civil Rehabilitation Act (Act No. 225 of 1999); a crime under Articles 65, 66, 68 or 69 of the Act on Recognition and Assistance for Foreign Insolvency Procedures (Act No. 129 of 2000); a crime under Articles 266, 267, 269 through Article 271 or 273 of the Corporate Reorganization Act (Act No. 154 of 2002); or a crime under Articles 265, 266, 268 through 272 or 274 of the Bankruptcy Act (Act No. 75 of 2004), for whom two years have not elapsed since the day on which the execution of the sentence was completed or the sentence no longer applied;

## 2. By 22 July 2027 — Act No. 64 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 22 July 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 64 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/amendments/20270722_508AC0000000064

Japanese:

> この法律若しくは一般社団法人及び一般財団法人に関する法律（平成十八年法律第四十八号）の規定に違反し、又は金融商品取引法第百九十七条第一項第一号から第四号の三まで、第五号若しくは第六号若しくは第二項、第百九十七条の二第一項第一号から第十号の六まで若しくは第十三号から第十九号まで、第百九十八条第一項第八号、第百九十九条、第二百条第一号から第十二号の二まで、第十二号の五から第十二号の十まで若しくは第二十号から第二十三号まで、第二百三条第三項若しくは第二百五条第一号から第六号まで、第六号の九から第六号の十二まで若しくは第十九号から第二十一号までの罪、民事再生法（平成十一年法律第二百二十五号）第二百五十五条、第二百五十六条、第二百五十八条から第二百六十条まで若しくは第二百六十二条の罪、外国倒産処理手続の承認援助に関する法律（平成十二年法律第百二十九号）第六十五条、第六十六条、第六十八条若しくは第六十九条の罪、会社更生法（平成十四年法律第百五十四号）第二百六十六条、第二百六十七条、第二百六十九条から第二百七十一条まで若しくは第二百七十三条の罪若しくは破産法（平成十六年法律第七十五号）第二百六十五条、第二百六十六条、第二百六十八条から第二百七十二条まで若しくは第二百七十四条の罪を犯し、刑に処せられ、その執行を終わり、又はその執行を受けることがなくなった日から二年を経過しない者

English (Machine translation, not official):

> a person who has been sentenced to a penalty for having violated the provisions of this Act or the Act on General Incorporated Association and General Incorporated Foundation (Act No. 48 of 2006), or for having committed: a crime under Article 197, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iv)-3, (v) or (vi) or paragraph (2), Article 197-2, paragraph (1), items (i) through (x)-6 or (xiii) through (xix), Article 198, paragraph (1), item (viii), Article 199, Article 200, items (i) through (xii)-2, (xii)-5 through (xii)-10 or (xx) through (xxiii), Article 203, paragraph (3) or Article 205, items (i) through (vi), (vi)-9 through (vi)-12 or (xix) through (xxi) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act; a crime under Articles 255, 256, 258 through 260 or 262 of the Civil Rehabilitation Act (Act No. 225 of 1999); a crime under Articles 65, 66, 68 or 69 of the Act on Recognition and Assistance for Foreign Insolvency Procedures (Act No. 129 of 2000); a crime under Articles 266, 267, 269 through Article 271 or 273 of the Corporate Reorganization Act (Act No. 154 of 2002); or a crime under Articles 265, 266, 268 through 272 or 274 of the Bankruptcy Act (Act No. 75 of 2004), for whom two years have not elapsed since the day on which the execution of the sentence was completed or the sentence no longer applied;

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20270401_508AC0000000064)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20270722_508AC0000000064)