# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第四百七十五条 (Article 475)

- 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: 第四百七十五条 (Article 475)（清算の開始原因） — address `art-475`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第四百七十五条（清算の開始原因） — (Causes of Commencement of Liquidation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-475 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-475 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-475</sup>

      **第一項**  株式会社は、次に掲げる場合には、この章の定めるところにより、清算をしなければならない。
      <sup>art-475/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-475/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-475/par-1</sup>
      A stock company must go into liquidation in the cases set forth below, subject to the provisions of this Chapter:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  解散した場合（第四百七十一条第四号に掲げる事由によって解散した場合及び破産手続開始の決定により解散した場合であって当該破産手続が終了していない場合を除く。）
        <sup>art-475/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-475/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-475/par-1/item-1</sup>
        if the stock company has dissolved (excluding the cases where stock companies have dissolved on the grounds set forth in Article 471, item (iv) and cases where it dissolved as a result of the ruling to commence bankruptcy proceedings and relevant bankruptcy proceedings have not ended);
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  設立の無効の訴えに係る請求を認容する判決が確定した場合
        <sup>art-475/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-475/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-475/par-1/item-2</sup>
        if a judgment allowing a claim seeking invalidation of the incorporation of a stock company has become final and binding; or
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **三**  株式移転の無効の訴えに係る請求を認容する判決が確定した場合
        <sup>art-475/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-475/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-475/par-1/item-3</sup>
        if a judgment allowing a claim seeking invalidation of the share transfer has become final and binding.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-475/par-1/item-1: 第四百七十一条第四号 → 会社法 第四百七十一条第一項第四号 (Article 471, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-471/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-471/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471/par-1/item-4

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第四百七十六条第一項（清算株式会社の能力） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-476/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-476/par-1
- 会社法 第四百七十七条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-477/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-477/par-4
- 会社法 第四百七十七条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-477/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-477/par-5
- 会社法 第四百七十七条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-477/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-477/par-6
- 会社法 第四百七十八条第四項（清算人の就任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-478/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-478/par-4
- 会社法 第四百七十八条第五項（清算人の就任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-478/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-478/par-5
- 会社法 第四百七十八条第六項（清算人の就任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-478/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-478/par-6
- 会社法 第四百七十八条第七項（清算人の就任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-478/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-478/par-7
- 会社法 第四百九十二条第一項（財産目録等の作成等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-492/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-492/par-1
- 会社法 第四百九十四条第一項（貸借対照表等の作成及び保存） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-494/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-494/par-1
- 会社法 第四百九十九条第一項（債権者に対する公告等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-499/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-499/par-1
- 銀行法 第四十五条第七項第一号（清算の監督） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-7/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-7/item-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 211 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17