# Article 886, paragraph (1), its wordings — Companies Act

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How the wording of Article 886, paragraph (1) (第八百八十六条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
- Provision: Article 886, paragraph (1) (第八百八十六条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-886/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/companies-act/art-886/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:

> 利害関係人は、裁判所書記官に対し、第二編第九章第二節若しくはこの節又は非訟事件手続法第二編（特別清算開始の命令があった場合にあっては、同章第一節若しくは第二節若しくは第一節（同章第一節の規定による申立てに係る事件に係る部分に限る。）若しくはこの節又は非訟事件手続法第二編）の規定（これらの規定において準用するこの法律その他の法律の規定を含む。）に基づき、裁判所に提出され、又は裁判所が作成した文書その他の物件（以下この条及び次条第一項において「文書等」という。）の閲覧を請求することができる。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> An interested party may make a request to a court clerk for inspection of the documents or any other articles (hereinafter referred to as the "documents, etc." in this Article and paragraph (1) of the following Article) submitted to the court or prepared by the court based on the provisions of Part II, Chapter IX, Section 2 or this Section or Part II of the Non-Contentious Cases Procedures Act (or, if an order to commence special liquidation has been issued, Part II, Chapter IX, Section 1 or Section 2, or Section 1 of this Chapter (limited to the portion relating to a case relating to a petition under the provisions of Part II, Chapter IX, Section 1) or this Section, or Part II of the Non-Contentious Cases Procedures Act) (including the provisions of this Act or any other Acts applied mutatis mutandis under these provisions).

## 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:

> 利害関係人は、裁判所書記官に対し、第二編第九章第二節若しくはこの節又は非訟事件手続法第二編（特別清算開始の命令があった場合にあっては、同章第一節若しくは第二節若しくは第一節（同章第一節の規定による申立てに係る事件に係る部分に限る。）若しくはこの節又は非訟事件手続法第二編。次条第一項において同じ。）の規定（これらの規定において準用するこの法律その他の法律の規定を含む。同項において同じ。）に基づき、裁判所に提出され、又は裁判所が作成した文書その他の物件（以下この条及び第八百八十七条第一項において「文書等」という。）の閲覧を請求することができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> An interested party may make a request to a court clerk for inspection of the documents or any other articles (hereinafter referred to as the "documents, etc." in this Article and Article 887, paragraph (1)) submitted to the court or prepared by the court based on the provisions of Part II, Chapter IX, Section 2 or this Section or Part II of the Non-Contentious Case Procedures Act (or, if an order to commence special liquidation has been issued, Part II, Chapter IX, Section 1 or Section 2, or Section 1 of this Chapter (limited to the portion relating to a case relating to a petition under the provisions of Part II, Chapter IX, Section 1) or this Section, or Part II of the Non-Contentious Case Procedures Act; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article) (including the provisions of this Act or any other Acts applied mutatis mutandis under these provisions; the same applies in that paragraph).

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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)