# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百八十二条の三 (Article 182-3)

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- Law: 会社法 (Companies Act), 平成十七年法律第八十六号
- English title "Companies 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: 第百八十二条の三 (Article 182-3)（株式の併合をやめることの請求） — address `art-182-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百八十二条の三（株式の併合をやめることの請求） — (Demand to Cease Consolidation of Shares)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-182-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-182-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-182-3</sup>

      **第一項**  株式の併合が法令又は定款に違反する場合において、株主が不利益を受けるおそれがあるときは、株主は、株式会社に対し、当該株式の併合をやめることを請求することができる。
      <sup>art-182-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-182-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-182-3/par-1</sup>
      If the consolidation of shares violates laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation, when shareholders are likely to suffer disadvantage, shareholders may demand to cease the consolidation of shares from the stock company.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 会社法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-09-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb), retrieved 2026-09-17
- This site's parser, version 223 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17