# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第二百十一条 (Article 211)

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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: 第二百十一条 (Article 211)（引受けの無効又は取消しの制限） — address `art-211`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-211
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### 第二百十一条（引受けの無効又は取消しの制限） — (Restrictions on Invalidation or Rescission of Subscription)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-211 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-211 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-211</sup>

      **第一項**  民法第九十三条第一項ただし書及び第九十四条第一項の規定は、募集株式の引受けの申込み及び割当て並びに第二百五条第一項の契約に係る意思表示については、適用しない。
      <sup>art-211/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-211/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-211/par-1</sup>
      The provisions of the proviso to Article 93, paragraph (1) and the provisions of Article 94, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code do not apply to manifestation of intention relating to applications for subscription for and the allotment of shares for subscription, and relating to the contract referred to in the Article 205, paragraph (1).
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  募集株式の引受人は、第二百九条第一項の規定により株主となった日から一年を経過した後又はその株式について権利を行使した後は、錯誤、詐欺又は強迫を理由として募集株式の引受けの取消しをすることができない。
      <sup>art-211/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-211/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-211/par-2</sup>
      If one year has elapsed from the day on which a subscriber for shares for subscription became a shareholder pursuant to the provisions of Article 209, paragraph (1), or if the subscriber has exercised the rights in relation to relevant shares, the subscriber for shares for subscription may not rescind the subscription for shares for subscription on the grounds of mistake, fraud or duress.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-211/par-1: 民法第九十三条第一項 → 民法 第九十三条第一項 (Article 93, paragraph (1)), art-93/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-93/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-93/par-1
- art-211/par-1: 第九十四条第一項 → 民法 第九十四条第一項 (Article 94, paragraph (1)), art-94/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-94/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-94/par-1
- art-211/par-1: 第二百五条第一項 → 会社法 第二百五条第一項 (Article 205, paragraph (1)), art-205/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-205/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-205/par-1
- art-211/par-2: 第二百九条第一項 → 会社法 第二百九条第一項 (Article 209, paragraph (1)), art-209/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-209/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-209/par-1

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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
