# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第四十二条 (Article 42)

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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: 第四十二条 (Article 42)（設立時役員等の解任） — address `art-42`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-42
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### 第四十二条（設立時役員等の解任） — (Dismissal of Officers at Incorporation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-42</sup>

    **第一項**  発起人は、株式会社の成立の時までの間、その選任した設立時役員等（第三十八条第四項の規定により設立時役員等に選任されたものとみなされたものを含む。）を解任することができる。
    <sup>art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-42/par-1</sup>
    The incorporators may dismiss the officers, etc. at incorporation elected by the incorporators (including those deemed to be elected as the officers, etc. at incorporation pursuant to the provisions of Article 38, paragraph (4)) at any time prior to the formation of the stock company.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-42/par-1: 第三十八条第四項 → 会社法 第三十八条第四項 (Article 38, paragraph (4)), art-38/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-38/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-38/par-4

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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