# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第五百七十七条 (Article 577)

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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: 第五百七十七条 (Article 577) — address `art-577`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-577
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-577
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### 第五百七十七条
<sup>art-577 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-577 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-577</sup>

  **第一項**  前条に規定するもののほか、持分会社の定款には、この法律の規定により定款の定めがなければその効力を生じない事項及びその他の事項でこの法律の規定に違反しないものを記載し、又は記録することができる。
  <sup>art-577/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-577/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-577/par-1</sup>
  Beyond what is provided for in the preceding Article, articles of incorporation of a membership company may state or record matters which, under the provisions of this Act, will not become effective unless provided for in the articles of incorporation, or other matters which do not violate any provisions of this Act.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-577/par-1: 前条 → 会社法 第五百七十六条 (Article 576), art-576 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-576 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-576

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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