# Article 944, paragraph (1), item (i), its wordings — Companies Act

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How the wording of Article 944, paragraph (1), item (i) (第九百四十四条第一項第一号) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
- Provision: Article 944, paragraph (1), item (i) (第九百四十四条第一項第一号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-944/par-1/item-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/companies-act/art-944/par-1/item-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:

> 電子公告調査に必要な電子計算機（入出力装置を含む。以下この号において同じ。）及びプログラム（電子計算機に対する指令であって、一の結果を得ることができるように組み合わされたものをいう。以下この号において同じ。）であって次に掲げる要件のすべてに適合するものを用いて電子公告調査を行うものであること。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> the person carries out the electronic public notice investigation by using the computers (including input-output devices; hereinafter the same applies in this item) and programs (meaning instructions given to a computer, combined so as to obtain a certain result; hereinafter the same applies in this item) necessary for the electronic public notice investigation, which satisfy all of the following requirements:

## 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:

> 電子公告調査に必要な電子計算機及びプログラム（電子計算機に対する指令であって、一の結果を得ることができるように組み合わされたものをいう。以下この号において同じ。）であって次に掲げる要件の全てに適合するものを用いて電子公告調査を行うものであること。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> the person carries out the electronic public notice investigation by using the computers and programs (meaning instructions given to a computer, combined so as to obtain a certain result; hereinafter the same applies in this item) necessary for the electronic public notice investigation, which satisfy all of the following requirements:

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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)