# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第三十二条 (Article 32)

- 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: 第三十二条 (Article 32)（設立時発行株式に関する事項の決定） — address `art-32`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第三十二条（設立時発行株式に関する事項の決定） — (Determination of Matters Regarding Shares Issued at Incorporation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32</sup>

    **第一項**  発起人は、株式会社の設立に際して次に掲げる事項（定款に定めがある事項を除く。）を定めようとするときは、その全員の同意を得なければならない。
    <sup>art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32/par-1</sup>
    When incorporator determine the following matters at the incorporation of the stock company (excluding matters provided for in the articles of incorporation), the incorporator must obtain the consent of all incorporators:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  発起人が割当てを受ける設立時発行株式の数
      <sup>art-32/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32/par-1/item-1</sup>
      the number of the shares issued at incorporation that is to be allotted to each incorporator;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  前号の設立時発行株式と引換えに払い込む金銭の額
      <sup>art-32/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32/par-1/item-2</sup>
      the amount of money to be paid in exchange for the shares issued at incorporation set forth in the preceding item; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  成立後の株式会社の資本金及び資本準備金の額に関する事項
      <sup>art-32/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32/par-1/item-3</sup>
      matters regarding the amount of the stated capital and capital reserves of the stock company after the formation.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  設立しようとする株式会社が種類株式発行会社である場合において、前項第一号の設立時発行株式が第百八条第三項前段の規定による定款の定めがあるものであるときは、発起人は、その全員の同意を得て、当該設立時発行株式の内容を定めなければならない。
    <sup>art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32/par-2</sup>
    If the stock company to be incorporated is a company with class shares, if the shares issued at incorporation referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph are those which are provided for in the articles of incorporation under the provisions of the first sentence of Article 108, paragraph (3), the incorporator must, with the consent of all incorporators, determine the features of relevant shares issued at incorporation.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-32/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 会社法 第三十二条第一項第一号 (Article 32, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-32/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32/par-1/item-1
- art-32/par-2: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第三十二条第一項第一号 (Article 32, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-32/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32/par-1/item-1
- art-32/par-2: 第百八条第三項 → 会社法 第百八条第三項 (Article 108, paragraph (3)), art-108/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-108/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-108/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第二十八条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-28/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-28/par-1/item-1
- 会社法 第三十二条第一項第二号（設立時発行株式に関する事項の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32/par-1/item-2
- 会社法 第三十二条第二項（設立時発行株式に関する事項の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-32/par-2
- 会社法 第五十九条第一項第二号（設立時募集株式の申込み） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-59/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-59/par-1/item-2

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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 211 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17