# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第五百六十九条 (Article 569)

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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: 第五百六十九条 (Article 569)（協定の認可又は不認可の決定） — address `art-569`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第五百六十九条（協定の認可又は不認可の決定） — (Ruling Approving or Rejecting Agreements)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-569 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-569 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-569</sup>

      **第一項**  前条の申立てがあった場合には、裁判所は、次項の場合を除き、協定の認可の決定をする。
      <sup>art-569/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-569/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-569/par-1</sup>
      If a petition under the preceding Article is filed, the court hands down the ruling approving the agreement except for the cases under the following paragraph.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  裁判所は、次のいずれかに該当する場合には、協定の不認可の決定をする。
      <sup>art-569/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-569/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-569/par-2</sup>
      The court hands down a ruling rejecting the agreement in cases falling under any of the following:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  特別清算の手続又は協定が法律の規定に違反し、かつ、その不備を補正することができないものであるとき。ただし、特別清算の手続が法律の規定に違反する場合において、当該違反の程度が軽微であるときは、この限りでない。
        <sup>art-569/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-569/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-569/par-2/item-1</sup>
        if the procedures for special liquidation or the agreement violates any provisions of the act, and that deficiency cannot be remedied; provided, however, that this does not apply if, if the procedures for special liquidation violates provisions of the acts, the degree of relevant violation is minor;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  協定が遂行される見込みがないとき。
        <sup>art-569/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-569/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-569/par-2/item-2</sup>
        if there is no prospect that the agreement will be fulfilled;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **三**  協定が不正の方法によって成立するに至ったとき。
        <sup>art-569/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-569/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-569/par-2/item-3</sup>
        if the agreement was established by unlawful means; or
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **四**  協定が債権者の一般の利益に反するとき。
        <sup>art-569/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-569/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-569/par-2/item-4</sup>
        if the agreement is contrary to the general interest of the creditors.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-569/par-1: 前条 → 会社法 第五百六十八条 (Article 568), art-568 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-568 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-568
- art-569/par-1: 次項 → 会社法 第五百六十九条第二項 (Article 569, paragraph (2)), art-569/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-569/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-569/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第五百六十九条第一項（協定の認可又は不認可の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-569/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-569/par-1
- 会社法 第五百七十二条第一項（協定の内容の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-572/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-572/par-1
- 会社法 第九百一条第三項（協定の認可又は不認可の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-901/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-901/par-3

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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