# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第四百十三条 (Article 413)

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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: 第四百十三条 (Article 413)（議事録） — address `art-413`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413
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### 第四百十三条（議事録） — (Minutes)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-413 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413</sup>

      **第一項**  指名委員会等設置会社は、指名委員会等の日から十年間、前条第三項の議事録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。
      <sup>art-413/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-1</sup>
      A company with nominating committee, etc. must keep the minutes referred to in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article at its head office for the period of ten years from the day of the nominating committee, etc. meeting.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  指名委員会等設置会社の取締役は、次に掲げるものの閲覧及び謄写をすることができる。
      <sup>art-413/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-2</sup>
      The directors of a company with nominating committee, etc. may inspect or copy anything set forth in the following items:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  前項の議事録が書面をもって作成されているときは、当該書面
        <sup>art-413/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-2/item-1</sup>
        if the minutes under the preceding paragraph are prepared in writing, relevant documents; and
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  前項の議事録が電磁的記録をもって作成されているときは、当該電磁的記録に記録された事項を法務省令で定める方法により表示したもの
        <sup>art-413/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-2/item-2</sup>
        if the minutes under the preceding paragraph are prepared as an electronic or magnetic record, anything that is used in the manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in that electronic or magnetic record.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  指名委員会等設置会社の株主は、その権利を行使するため必要があるときは、裁判所の許可を得て、第一項の議事録について前項各号に掲げるものの閲覧又は謄写の請求をすることができる。
      <sup>art-413/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-3</sup>
      If it is necessary for the purpose of exercising the rights of a shareholder of a company with nominating committee, etc., the relevant shareholder may make requests for inspection or copying of the things set forth in each item of the preceding paragraph with respect to the minutes under paragraph (1) with the permission of the court.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第四項**  前項の規定は、指名委員会等設置会社の債権者が委員の責任を追及するため必要があるとき及び親会社社員がその権利を行使するため必要があるときについて準用する。
      <sup>art-413/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-4</sup>
      The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the cases where it is necessary for the purpose of enforcing the liability of committee members by a creditor of a company with nominating committee, etc. and where it is necessary for the purpose of exercising the rights of a member of the parent company.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第五項**  裁判所は、第三項（前項において準用する場合を含む。以下この項において同じ。）の請求に係る閲覧又は謄写をすることにより、当該指名委員会等設置会社又はその親会社若しくは子会社に著しい損害を及ぼすおそれがあると認めるときは、第三項の許可をすることができない。
      <sup>art-413/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-5</sup>
      If the court finds that the inspection or copying relating to the requests under paragraph (3) (including cases of the mutatis mutandis application under the preceding paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) is likely to cause substantial detriment to the company with nominating committee, etc. or its parent company or subsidiary company, the court may not grant the permission under paragraph (3).
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-413/par-1: 前条第三項 → 会社法 第四百十二条第三項 (Article 412, paragraph (3)), art-412/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-412/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-412/par-3
- art-413/par-2/item-1: 前項 → 会社法 第四百十三条第一項 (Article 413, paragraph (1)), art-413/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-1
- art-413/par-2/item-2: 前項 → 会社法 第四百十三条第一項 (Article 413, paragraph (1)), art-413/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-1
- art-413/par-3: 第一項 → 会社法 第四百十三条第一項 (Article 413, paragraph (1)), art-413/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-1
- art-413/par-3: 前項 → 会社法 第四百十三条第二項 (Article 413, paragraph (2)), art-413/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-2
- art-413/par-4: 前項 → 会社法 第四百十三条第三項 (Article 413, paragraph (3)), art-413/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-3
- art-413/par-5: 第三項 → 会社法 第四百十三条第三項 (Article 413, paragraph (3)), art-413/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-3
- art-413/par-5: 前項 → 会社法 第四百十三条第四項 (Article 413, paragraph (4)), art-413/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-4
- art-413/par-5: この項 → 会社法 第四百十三条第五項 (Article 413, paragraph (5)), art-413/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-5

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第四百十三条第二項第一号（議事録） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-2/item-1
- 会社法 第四百十三条第二項第二号（議事録） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-2/item-2
- 会社法 第四百十三条第三項（議事録） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-3
- 会社法 第四百十三条第四項（議事録） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-4
- 会社法 第四百十三条第五項（議事録） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-413/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-413/par-5
- 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第八号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1/item-8

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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