# Article 891, paragraph (5), its wordings — Companies Act

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How the wording of Article 891, paragraph (5) (第八百九十一条第五項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
- Provision: Article 891, paragraph (5) (第八百九十一条第五項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-891/par-5 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/companies-act/art-891/par-5)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/amendments
- 3 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 57 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 第三項に規定する裁判及び同項の即時抗告についての裁判があった場合には、その裁判書を当事者に送達しなければならない。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> If the judicial decision prescribed in paragraph (3) or a judicial decision on the immediate appeal referred to in that paragraph is made, the written judgment thereof must be served on the parties.

## 2. Date not yet set — Act No. 57 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: Date not yet set
- The amendment: Moved to paragraph (6) and reworded (Act No. 57 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/amendments/20271205_507AC0000000057

Japanese:

> 第四項に規定する裁判及び同項の即時抗告についての裁判があった場合には、その裁判書を当事者に送達しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If the judicial decision prescribed in paragraph (4) or a judicial decision on the immediate appeal referred to in that paragraph is made, the written judgment thereof must be served on the parties.

## 3. 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:

> 第四項に規定する裁判及び同項の即時抗告についての裁判があった場合には、その電子裁判書を当事者に送達しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If the judicial decision prescribed in paragraph (4) or a judicial decision on the immediate appeal referred to in that paragraph is made, the electronic written judgment thereof must be served on the parties.

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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/417AC0000000086/20270722_508AC0000000064)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (2 records)