# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第五百四十一条 (Article 541)

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- Law: 商法 (Commercial Code), 明治三十二年法律第四十八号
- English title "Commercial Code": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第五百四十一条 (Article 541)（匿名組合契約の終了事由） — address `art-541`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第五百四十一条（匿名組合契約の終了事由） — (Circumstances That End Silent Partnership Agreements)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-541 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-541 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-541</sup>

  **第一項**  前条の場合のほか、匿名組合契約は、次に掲げる事由によって終了する。
  <sup>art-541/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-541/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-541/par-1</sup>
  Other than in cases as referred to in the preceding Article, a silent partnership agreement ends as a result of the following circumstances:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  匿名組合の目的である事業の成功又はその成功の不能
    <sup>art-541/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-541/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-541/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the successful completion of the business that is the objective of the silent partnership, or the impossibility of its successful completion;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  営業者の死亡又は営業者が後見開始の審判を受けたこと。
    <sup>art-541/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-541/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-541/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the death of the proprietor or the proprietor's becoming subject to a ruling for the commencement of guardianship;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  営業者又は匿名組合員が破産手続開始の決定を受けたこと。
    <sup>art-541/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-541/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-541/par-1/item-3</sup>
    the proprietor's or silent partner's becoming subject to an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-541/par-1: 前条 → 商法 第五百四十条 (Article 540), art-540 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-540 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-540

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 商法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/132AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Commercial Code — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- This site's parser, version 224 — 商法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05