# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第五百八十七条 (Article 587)

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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: 第五百八十七条 (Article 587) — address `art-587`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-587
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### 第五百八十七条
<sup>art-587 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-587 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-587</sup>

    **第一項**  持分会社は、その持分の全部又は一部を譲り受けることができない。
    <sup>art-587/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-587/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-587/par-1</sup>
    membership companies may not accept the transfer of some or all of their own equity interests.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  持分会社が当該持分会社の持分を取得した場合には、当該持分は、当該持分会社がこれを取得した時に、消滅する。
    <sup>art-587/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-587/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-587/par-2</sup>
    If a membership company has acquired any equity interest in relevant membership company, relevant equity interest is extinguished when relevant membership company acquires the same.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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