# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第百四十六条 (Article 146) - Law: 金融商品取引法 (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二十五号 - English title "Financial Instruments and Exchange Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第百四十六条 (Article 146)（合併の無効の訴え） — address `art-146` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-146 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-146 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百四十六条（合併の無効の訴え） — (Action to Invalidate a Merger) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-146 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-146 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-146 **第一項** 会社法第八百二十八条第一項（第七号及び第八号に係る部分に限る。）及び第二項（第七号及び第八号に係る部分に限る。）、第八百三十四条（第七号及び第八号に係る部分に限る。）、第八百三十五条第一項、第八百三十六条から第八百三十九条まで、第八百四十三条（第一項第三号及び第四号並びに第二項ただし書を除く。）、第八百四十六条並びに第九百三十七条第三項（第二号及び第三号に係る部分に限る。）の規定は第百三十六条第一項の合併の無効の訴えについて、同法第八百六十八条第六項、第八百七十条第二項（第六号に係る部分に限る。）、第八百七十条の二、第八百七十一条本文、第八百七十二条（第五号に係る部分に限る。）、第八百七十二条の二、第八百七十三条本文、第八百七十五条及び第八百七十六条の規定はこの条において準用する同法第八百四十三条第四項の申立てについて、それぞれ準用する。この場合において、同法第八百二十八条第二項第七号中「株主等若しくは社員等」とあるのは「会員等（会員、理事長、理事、監事又は清算人をいう。以下この号において同じ。）」と、「株主等、社員等」とあるのは「会員等、株主等（株主、取締役又は清算人（監査役会設置会社にあっては株主、取締役、監査役又は清算人、指名委員会等設置会社にあっては株主、取締役、執行役又は清算人）をいう。）」と、同項第八号中「株主等若しくは社員等」とあるのは「会員等（会員、理事長、理事、監事又は清算人をいう。以下この号において同じ。）若しくは株主等（株主、取締役又は清算人（監査役会設置会社にあっては株主、取締役、監査役又は清算人、指名委員会等設置会社にあっては株主、取締役、執行役又は清算人）をいう。以下この号において同じ。）」と、「株主等、社員等」とあるのは「会員等、株主等」と、同法第九百三十七条第三項中「本店」とあるのは「本店（会員金融商品取引所にあっては、主たる事務所）」と読み替えるものとするほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。 art-146/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-146/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-146/par-1 The provisions of Article 828, paragraph (1) (limited to the part that involves item (vii) and item (viii)) and paragraph (2) (limited to the part that involves item (vii) and item (viii)); Article 834 (limited to the part that involves item (vii) and item (viii)); Article 835, paragraph (1); Articles 836 through 839; Article 843 (excluding paragraph (1), item (iii) and item (iv) and the proviso to paragraph (2)); Article 846; and Article 937, paragraph (3) (limited to the part that involves item (ii) and item (iii)) of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to the action to invalidate a merger referred to in Article 136, paragraph (1); and the provisions of Article 868, paragraph (6); Article 870, paragraph (2) (limited to the part that involves item (vi)); Article 870-2; the main clause of Article 871; Article 872 (limited to the part that involves item (v)); Article 872-2; the main clause of Article 873; Article 875; and Article 876 of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to the petition referred to in Article 843, paragraph (4) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to this Article. In this case, in Article 828, paragraph (2), item (vii) of the Companies Act, the phrase "a shareholder, etc. or a member, etc." is deemed to be replaced with "a member, etc. (meaning a member, president, director, inspector, or liquidator; hereinafter the same applies in this item)" and the phrase "a shareholder, etc., a member, etc." is deemed to be replaced with "a member, etc., shareholder, etc. (meaning a shareholder, director, or liquidator (if it is a company with company auditors, this means a shareholder, director, company auditor, or liquidator; and if it is a company with nominating committee, etc., this means a shareholder, director, executive officer, or liquidator))"; in item (viii) of that paragraph, the phrase "a shareholder, etc. or a member, etc." is deemed to be replaced with "a member, etc. (meaning a member, president, director, inspector, or liquidator; hereinafter the same applies in this item) or shareholder, etc. (meaning a shareholder, director, or liquidator (if it is a company with company auditors, this means a shareholder, director, company auditor, or liquidator; and if it is a company with nominating committee, etc., this means a shareholder, director, executive officer, or liquidator); hereinafter the same applies in this item)" and the phrase "a shareholder, etc., a member, etc." is deemed to be replaced with "a member, etc., shareholder, etc."; in Article 937, paragraph (3) of that Act, the term "head office" is deemed to be replaced with "head office (if it is an incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange, the principal office)"; and any other necessary technical replacement of terms is specified by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-146/par-1: 会社法第八百二十八条第一項 → 会社法 第八百二十八条第一項 (Article 828, paragraph (1)), art-828/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-828/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-828/par-1 - art-146/par-1: 第七号 → 会社法 第八百二十八条第一項第七号 (Article 828, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-828/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-828/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-828/par-1/item-7 - art-146/par-1: 第八号 → 会社法 第八百二十八条第一項第八号 (Article 828, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-828/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-828/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-828/par-1/item-8 - art-146/par-1: 第二項 → 会社法 第八百二十八条第二項 (Article 828, paragraph (2)), art-828/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-828/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-828/par-2 - art-146/par-1: 第七号 → 会社法 第八百二十八条第二項第七号 (Article 828, paragraph (2), item (vii)), art-828/par-2/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-828/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-828/par-2/item-7 - art-146/par-1: 第八号 → 会社法 第八百二十八条第二項第八号 (Article 828, paragraph (2), item (viii)), art-828/par-2/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-828/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-828/par-2/item-8 - art-146/par-1: 第八百三十四条 → 会社法 第八百三十四条 (Article 834), art-834 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-834 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834 - art-146/par-1: 第七号 → 会社法 第八百三十四条第一項第七号 (Article 834, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-834/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-7 - art-146/par-1: 第八号 → 会社法 第八百三十四条第一項第八号 (Article 834, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-834/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-8 - art-146/par-1: 第八百三十五条第一項 → 会社法 第八百三十五条第一項 (Article 835, paragraph (1)), art-835/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-835/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-835/par-1 - art-146/par-1: 第八百三十六条から第八百三十九条まで → 会社法 第八百三十六条 (Article 836), art-836 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-836 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-836 - art-146/par-1: 第八百三十六条から第八百三十九条まで → 会社法 第八百三十七条 (Article 837), art-837 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-837 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-837 - art-146/par-1: 第八百三十六条から第八百三十九条まで → 会社法 第八百三十八条 (Article 838), art-838 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-838 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-838 - art-146/par-1: 第八百三十六条から第八百三十九条まで → 会社法 第八百三十九条 (Article 839), art-839 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-839 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-839 - art-146/par-1: 第八百四十三条 → 会社法 第八百四十三条 (Article 843), art-843 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-843 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-843 - art-146/par-1: 第一項第三号 → 会社法 第八百四十三条第一項第三号 (Article 843, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-843/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-843/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-843/par-1/item-3 - art-146/par-1: 第四号 → 会社法 第八百四十三条第一項第四号 (Article 843, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-843/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-843/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-843/par-1/item-4 - art-146/par-1: 第二項 → 会社法 第八百四十三条第二項 (Article 843, paragraph (2)), art-843/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-843/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-843/par-2 - art-146/par-1: 第八百四十六条 → 会社法 第八百四十六条 (Article 846), art-846 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-846 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-846 - art-146/par-1: 第九百三十七条第三項 → 会社法 第九百三十七条第三項 (Article 937, paragraph (3)), art-937/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-937/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-937/par-3 - art-146/par-1: 第二号 → 会社法 第九百三十七条第三項第二号 (Article 937, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-937/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-937/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-937/par-3/item-2 - art-146/par-1: 第三号 → 会社法 第九百三十七条第三項第三号 (Article 937, paragraph (3), item (iii)), art-937/par-3/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-937/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-937/par-3/item-3 - art-146/par-1: 第百三十六条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百三十六条第一項 (Article 136, paragraph (1)), art-136/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-136/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-136/par-1 - art-146/par-1: 同法第八百六十八条第六項 → 会社法 第八百六十八条第六項 (Article 868, paragraph (6)), art-868/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-868/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-868/par-6 - art-146/par-1: 第八百七十条第二項 → 会社法 第八百七十条第二項 (Article 870, paragraph (2)), art-870/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-870/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-870/par-2 - art-146/par-1: 第六号 → 会社法 第八百七十条第二項第六号 (Article 870, paragraph (2), item (vi)), art-870/par-2/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-870/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-870/par-2/item-6 - art-146/par-1: 第八百七十条の二 → 会社法 第八百七十条の二 (Article 870-2), art-870-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-870-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-870-2 - art-146/par-1: 第八百七十一条 → 会社法 第八百七十一条 (Article 871), art-871 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-871 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-871 - art-146/par-1: 第八百七十二条 → 会社法 第八百七十二条 (Article 872), art-872 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-872 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-872 - art-146/par-1: 第五号 → 会社法 第八百七十二条第一項第五号 (Article 872, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-872/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-872/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-872/par-1/item-5 - art-146/par-1: 第八百七十二条の二 → 会社法 第八百七十二条の二 (Article 872-2), art-872-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-872-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-872-2 - art-146/par-1: 第八百七十三条 → 会社法 第八百七十三条 (Article 873), art-873 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-873 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-873 - art-146/par-1: 第八百七十五条 → 会社法 第八百七十五条 (Article 875), art-875 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-875 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-875 - art-146/par-1: 第八百七十六条 → 会社法 第八百七十六条 (Article 876), art-876 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-876 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-876 - art-146/par-1: この条 → 金融商品取引法 第百四十六条 (Article 146), art-146 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-146 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-146 - art-146/par-1: 同法第八百四十三条第四項 → 会社法 第八百四十三条第四項 (Article 843, paragraph (4)), art-843/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-843/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-843/par-4 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. 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