# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第三十五条 (Article 35)

- Law: 銀行法 (Banking Act), 昭和五十六年法律第五十九号
- English title "Banking 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: 第三十五条 (Article 35) — address `art-35`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-35
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### 第三十五条
<sup>art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-35</sup>

**第一項**  銀行を当事者とする事業の一部の譲渡又は譲受けについて株主総会若しくは取締役会の決議又は執行役の決定がされたときは、当該銀行は、当該決議又は決定の日から二週間以内に、当該決議又は決定の要旨及び当該事業の一部の譲渡又は譲受けに異議のある債権者は一定の期間内に異議を述べるべき旨を官報に公告することができる。ただし、預金者等その他政令で定める債権者以外の知れている債権者には、各別にこれを催告しなければならない。
<sup>art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-35/par-1</sup>
If a resolution at a shareholders meeting or of board of directors has been passed, or a decision of the executive officers has been made for the transfer or acquisition of part of the business to which a bank is party, within two weeks after the day of the resolution or decision, the bank may issue public notice in the Official Gazette that gives an overview of the resolution or the decision and indicate that a creditor who has an objection to the transfer or acquisition of part of the business is required to state the objection within a fixed period of time; provided, however, that the bank must issue a demand separately to each known creditor other than a depositor, etc. or a creditor specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の期間は、一月を下つてはならない。
<sup>art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-35/par-2</sup>
The period referred to in the preceding paragraph must not be less than one month.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前条第三項から第五項までの規定は、第一項の規定によりされた公告及び催告に係る債権者の異議について準用する。
<sup>art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-35/par-3</sup>
The provisions of paragraphs (3) through (5) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the objection by a creditor that is subject to public notice or demand issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-35/par-2: 前項 → 銀行法 第三十五条第一項 (Article 35, paragraph (1)), art-35/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-35/par-1
- art-35/par-3: 前条第三項から第五項まで → 銀行法 第三十四条第三項 (Article 34, paragraph (3)), art-34/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-34/par-3
- art-35/par-3: 前条第三項から第五項まで → 銀行法 第三十四条第四項 (Article 34, paragraph (4)), art-34/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-34/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-34/par-4
- art-35/par-3: 前条第三項から第五項まで → 銀行法 第三十四条第五項 (Article 34, paragraph (5)), art-34/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-34/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-34/par-5
- art-35/par-3: 第一項 → 銀行法 第三十五条第一項 (Article 35, paragraph (1)), art-35/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-35/par-1

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 銀行法 第三十五条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-35/par-2
- 銀行法 第三十五条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-35/par-3
- 銀行法 第六十五条第一項第十一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-65/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-65/par-1/item-11
- 銀行法 附則第十四条第一項（営業等の譲渡又は譲受けに伴う手続に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-3561-59/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-3561-59/art-14/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 銀行法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356AC0000000059/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Banking Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4498/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 189 — 銀行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11
