# Article 883, paragraph (1), its wordings — Companies Act

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How the wording of Article 883, paragraph (1) (第八百八十三条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
- Provision: Article 883, paragraph (1) (第八百八十三条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-883/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/companies-act/art-883/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:

> この節の規定による裁判書の送達については、民事訴訟法第一編第五章第四節（第百条第二項、第百四条、第三款、第百十一条及び第百十三条を除く。）の規定を準用する。この場合において、同法第百十二条第一項本文中「前条の規定による措置を開始した」とあるのは「裁判所書記官が送達すべき裁判書を保管し、いつでも送達を受けるべき者に交付すべき旨の裁判所の掲示場への掲示を始めた」と、同項ただし書中「前条の規定による措置を開始した」とあるのは「当該掲示を始めた」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Part I, Chapter V, Section 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding Article 100, paragraph (2), Article 104, Subsection 3, Article 111 and Article 113) apply mutatis mutandis to the service of a written judgment under the provisions of this Section. In these cases, in the main clause of Article 112, paragraph (1) of that Code, the phrase "commenced the measures under the provisions of the preceding Article" is deemed to be replaced with "a court clerk commenced posting on the notice board of the court a notice to the effect that the court clerk keeps the written judgment to be served and will deliver it at any time to the person who is to receive service"; and in the proviso to that paragraph, the phrase "commenced the measures under the provisions of the preceding Article" is deemed to be replaced with "the relevant posting commenced".

## 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:

> この節の規定による電子裁判書（非訟事件手続法第五十七条第一項に規定する電子裁判書であって、同条第三項の規定によりファイルに記録されたものをいう。以下この節において同じ。）の送達については、民事訴訟法第一編第五章第四節（第百四条を除く。）の規定を準用する。この場合において、同法第百九条の四第一項中「第百三十二条の十一第一項各号」とあるのは、「会社法第八百八十七条の二第二項の規定により読み替えて適用する非訟事件手続法第四十二条第一項において読み替えて準用する第百三十二条の十一第一項各号」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Part I, Chapter V, Section 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding Article 104) apply mutatis mutandis to the service of an electronic written judgment under the provisions of this Section (meaning an electronic written judgment prescribed in Article 57, paragraph (1) of the Non-Contentious Case Procedures Act that has been recorded in a file pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article; the same applies hereinafter in this Section). In these cases, in Article 109-4, paragraph (1) of that Code, the phrase "each item of Article 132-11, paragraph (1)" is deemed to be replaced with "each item of Article 132-11, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Non-Contentious Case Procedures Act as applied following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 887-2, paragraph (2) of the Companies Act".

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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)