# Article 887, paragraph (1), its wordings — Companies Act

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How the wording of Article 887, paragraph (1) (第八百八十七条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
- Provision: Article 887, paragraph (1) (第八百八十七条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-887/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/companies-act/art-887/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:

> 次に掲げる文書等について、利害関係人がその閲覧若しくは謄写、その正本、謄本若しくは抄本の交付又はその複製（以下この条において「閲覧等」という。）を行うことにより、清算株式会社の清算の遂行に著しい支障を生ずるおそれがある部分（以下この条において「支障部分」という。）があることにつき疎明があった場合には、裁判所は、当該文書等を提出した清算株式会社又は調査委員の申立てにより、支障部分の閲覧等の請求をすることができる者を、当該申立てをした者及び清算株式会社に限ることができる。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> If a prima facie showing is made that any one of the following documents, etc. include a part (hereinafter referred to as a "detrimental part") where inspection or copying thereof, delivery of the original or a transcript or an extract thereof, or reproduction thereof (hereinafter referred to as "inspection, etc." in this Article) by interested parties is likely to cause considerable detriment to the implementation of liquidation of the liquidating stock company, the court may, in response to a petition from the liquidating stock company that submitted relevant documents, etc. or by an investigator, limit the persons who are able to request inspection, etc. of the detrimental part to the person who has filed relevant petition and the liquidating stock company:

## 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:

> 次に掲げる文書等について、利害関係人がその閲覧若しくは謄写、その正本、謄本若しくは抄本の交付又はその複製（以下この項から第三項までにおいて「閲覧等」という。）を行うことにより、清算株式会社の清算の遂行に著しい支障を生ずるおそれがある部分（以下この項から第三項までにおいて「支障部分」という。）があることにつき疎明があった場合には、裁判所は、当該文書等を提出した清算株式会社又は調査委員の申立てにより、支障部分の閲覧等の請求をすることができる者を、当該申立てをした者及び清算株式会社に限ることができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If a prima facie showing is made that any one of the following documents, etc. include a part (hereinafter referred to as a "detrimental part" in this paragraph through paragraph (3)) where inspection or copying thereof, delivery of the original or a transcript or an extract thereof, or reproduction thereof (hereinafter referred to as "inspection, etc." in this paragraph through paragraph (3)) by interested parties is likely to cause considerable detriment to the implementation of liquidation of the liquidating stock company, the court may, in response to a petition from the liquidating stock company that submitted relevant documents, etc. or by an investigator, limit the persons who are able to request inspection, etc. of the detrimental part to the person who has filed relevant petition and the liquidating stock company:

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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)