# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第六百四十七条 (Article 647) - 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: 第六百四十七条 (Article 647)（清算人の就任） — address `art-647` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第六百四十七条（清算人の就任） — (Assumption of Office of Liquidators) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-647 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647 **第一項** 次に掲げる者は、清算持分会社の清算人となる。 art-647/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1 The following persons become liquidators of a liquidating membership company: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 業務を執行する社員（次号又は第三号に掲げる者がある場合を除く。） art-647/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1/item-1 a member who executes the operations (excluding the cases where persons set forth in the following item or in item (iii) exist); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 定款で定める者 art-647/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1/item-2 a person prescribed by the articles of incorporation; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 社員（業務を執行する社員を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その社員）の過半数の同意によって定める者 art-647/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1/item-3 a person prescribed by the consent of a majority of members (or, if members who execute the operations are provided for in the articles of incorporation, those members). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定により清算人となる者がないときは、裁判所は、利害関係人の申立てにより、清算人を選任する。 art-647/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-2 In the absence of a liquidator under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the court appoints a liquidator in response to the petition by the interested parties. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前二項の規定にかかわらず、第六百四十一条第四号又は第七号に掲げる事由によって解散した清算持分会社については、裁判所は、利害関係人若しくは法務大臣の申立てにより又は職権で、清算人を選任する。 art-647/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-3 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, with respect to a liquidating membership company that has dissolved on the grounds set forth in Article 641, item (iv) or item (vii), the court appoints a liquidator in response to a petition by interested parties or the Minister of Justice or ex officio. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項及び第二項の規定にかかわらず、第六百四十四条第二号又は第三号に掲げる場合に該当することとなった清算持分会社については、裁判所は、利害関係人の申立てにより、清算人を選任する。 art-647/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-4 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2), with respect to a liquidating membership company that has fallen under the cases set forth in Article 644, item (ii) or (iii), the court appoints a liquidator in response to a petition by the interested parties. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-647/par-1/item-1: 次号 → 会社法 第六百四十七条第一項第二号 (Article 647, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-647/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1/item-2 - art-647/par-1/item-1: 第三号 → 会社法 第六百四十七条第一項第三号 (Article 647, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-647/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1/item-3 - art-647/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第六百四十七条第一項 (Article 647, paragraph (1)), art-647/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1 - art-647/par-3: 前二項 → 会社法 第六百四十七条第一項 (Article 647, paragraph (1)), art-647/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1 - art-647/par-3: 前二項 → 会社法 第六百四十七条第二項 (Article 647, paragraph (2)), art-647/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-2 - art-647/par-3: 第六百四十一条第四号 → 会社法 第六百四十一条第一項第四号 (Article 641, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-641/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-641/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-641/par-1/item-4 - art-647/par-3: 第七号 → 会社法 第六百四十一条第一項第七号 (Article 641, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-641/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-641/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-641/par-1/item-7 - art-647/par-4: 第一項 → 会社法 第六百四十七条第一項 (Article 647, paragraph (1)), art-647/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1 - art-647/par-4: 第二項 → 会社法 第六百四十七条第二項 (Article 647, paragraph (2)), art-647/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-2 - art-647/par-4: 第六百四十四条第二号 → 会社法 第六百四十四条第一項第二号 (Article 644, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-644/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-644/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-644/par-1/item-2 - art-647/par-4: 第三号 → 会社法 第六百四十四条第一項第三号 (Article 644, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-644/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-644/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-644/par-1/item-3 ## Cited by 14 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第六百四十七条第一項第一号（清算人の就任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-1/item-1 - 会社法 第六百四十七条第二項（清算人の就任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-2 - 会社法 第六百四十七条第三項（清算人の就任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-3 - 会社法 第六百四十七条第四項（清算人の就任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-647/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-647/par-4 - 会社法 第六百四十八条第一項（清算人の解任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-648/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-648/par-1 - 会社法 第六百五十五条第三項（清算持分会社の代表） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-655/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-655/par-3 - 会社法 第六百五十五条第四項（清算持分会社の代表） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-655/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-655/par-4 - 会社法 第六百五十五条第五項（清算持分会社の代表） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-655/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-655/par-5 - 会社法 第六百五十七条第一項（裁判所の選任する清算人の報酬） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-657/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-657/par-1 - 会社法 第九百二十八条第二項（清算人の登記） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-928/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-928/par-2 - 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第二項（一般社団法人及び一般財団法人に関する法律及び会社法の準用等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-25/par-2 - 金融商品取引法 第百条の九第一項（裁判所による清算人の選任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-100-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-100-9/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百条の十七第一項（会社法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-100-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-100-17/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百二条の三十七第一項（会社法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-37/par-1 --- ## 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