# Article 521, paragraph (1), its wordings — Companies Act

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How the wording of Article 521, paragraph (1) (第五百二十一条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
- Provision: Article 521, paragraph (1) (第五百二十一条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-521/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/companies-act/art-521/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 53 of 2023

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 特別清算開始の命令があった場合には、清算株式会社は、第四百九十二条第三項の承認があった後遅滞なく、財産目録等（同項に規定する財産目録等をいう。以下この条において同じ。）を裁判所に提出しなければならない。ただし、財産目録等が電磁的記録をもって作成されているときは、当該電磁的記録に記録された事項を記載した書面を裁判所に提出しなければならない。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> If an order to commence special liquidation is issued, the liquidating stock company must, without delay after the approval under Article 492, paragraph (3) is given, submit the inventory of property (meaning the inventory of property provided for in that paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this Article); provided, however, that, if the inventory of property has been prepared as an electronic or magnetic record, a document showing the information recorded in that electronic or magnetic record must be submitted to the court.

## 2. By 13 June 2028 — Act No. 53 of 2023

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 13 June 2028
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 53 of 2023) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053

Japanese:

> 特別清算開始の命令があった場合には、清算株式会社は、第四百九十二条第三項の承認があった後遅滞なく、財産目録等（同項に規定する財産目録等をいう。以下この条において同じ。）を裁判所に提出しなければならない。ただし、財産目録等が電磁的記録をもって作成されているときは、当該電磁的記録に記録された事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を裁判所に提出しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If an order to commence special liquidation is issued, the liquidating stock company must, without delay after the approval under Article 492, paragraph (3) is given, submit the inventory of property (meaning the inventory of property provided for in that paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this Article);provided, however, that, if the inventory of property has been prepared as an electronic or magnetic record, a document showing, or an electronic or magnetic record recording, the information recorded in that electronic or magnetic record must be submitted to the court.

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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/417AC0000000086/20271205_507AC0000000057)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20280613_505AC0000000053)