# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第六百七十条 (Article 670)

- 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: 第六百七十条 (Article 670)（債権者の異議） — address `art-670`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670
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### 第六百七十条（債権者の異議） — (Objection of Creditors)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-670 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670</sup>

    **第一項**  持分会社が第六百六十八条第一項の財産の処分の方法を定めた場合には、その解散後の清算持分会社の債権者は、当該清算持分会社に対し、当該財産の処分の方法について異議を述べることができる。
    <sup>art-670/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-1</sup>
    If a membership company has prescribed the method of the disposition of assets under Article 668, paragraph (1), creditors of the liquidating membership company after the dissolution thereof may state their objections to the method of the disposition of assets to relevant liquidating membership company.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項に規定する場合には、清算持分会社は、解散の日（前条第二項に規定する場合にあっては、当該財産の処分の方法を定めた日）から二週間以内に、次に掲げる事項を官報に公告し、かつ、知れている債権者には、各別にこれを催告しなければならない。ただし、第二号の期間は、一箇月を下ることができない。
    <sup>art-670/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-2</sup>
    In cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, the liquidating membership company must, within two weeks from the day of the dissolution (or, in the cases provided for in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, of the day when relevant method of disposition of the assets is prescribed), give public notice of the matters set forth below in Official Gazette and must give notice of the same separately to each known creditor, if any; provided, however, that the period under item (ii) cannot be less than one month:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  第六百六十八条第一項の財産の処分の方法に従い清算をする旨
      <sup>art-670/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-2/item-1</sup>
      a statement that liquidation will be effected in accordance with the method of the disposition of assets under Article 668, paragraph (1); and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  債権者が一定の期間内に異議を述べることができる旨
      <sup>art-670/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-2/item-2</sup>
      a statement to the effect that creditors may state their objections within a certain period of time.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  前項の規定にかかわらず、清算持分会社が同項の規定による公告を、官報のほか、第九百三十九条第一項の規定による定款の定めに従い、同項第二号又は第三号に掲げる公告方法によりするときは、前項の規定による各別の催告は、することを要しない。
    <sup>art-670/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-3</sup>
    Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if in addition to using Official Gazette, a liquidating membership company effects public notice under that paragraph in a manner set forth in Article 939, paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii) in accordance with the provisions of the articles of incorporation under the provisions of that paragraph, the liquidating membership company is longer be required to give separate notices under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第四項**  債権者が第二項第二号の期間内に異議を述べなかったときは、当該債権者は、当該財産の処分の方法について承認をしたものとみなす。
    <sup>art-670/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-4</sup>
    If the creditors do not raise objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (ii), relevant creditors are deemed to have approved relevant disposition of assets.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第五項**  債権者が第二項第二号の期間内に異議を述べたときは、清算持分会社は、当該債権者に対し、弁済し、若しくは相当の担保を提供し、又は当該債権者に弁済を受けさせることを目的として信託会社等に相当の財産を信託しなければならない。
    <sup>art-670/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-5</sup>
    If the creditors raise objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (ii), the liquidating membership company must make payment to or provide appropriate security to relevant creditors, or entrust appropriate assets to a qualified trust company for the purpose of assuring the payment to relevant creditors.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-670/par-1: 第六百六十八条第一項 → 会社法 第六百六十八条第一項 (Article 668, paragraph (1)), art-668/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-668/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-668/par-1
- art-670/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第六百七十条第一項 (Article 670, paragraph (1)), art-670/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-1
- art-670/par-2: 前条第二項 → 会社法 第六百六十九条第二項 (Article 669, paragraph (2)), art-669/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-669/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-669/par-2
- art-670/par-2: 第二号 → 会社法 第六百七十条第二項第二号 (Article 670, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-670/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-2/item-2
- art-670/par-2/item-1: 第六百六十八条第一項 → 会社法 第六百六十八条第一項 (Article 668, paragraph (1)), art-668/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-668/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-668/par-1
- art-670/par-3: 前項 → 会社法 第六百七十条第二項 (Article 670, paragraph (2)), art-670/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-2
- art-670/par-3: 第九百三十九条第一項 → 会社法 第九百三十九条第一項 (Article 939, paragraph (1)), art-939/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-939/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-939/par-1
- art-670/par-3: 同項第二号 → 会社法 第九百三十九条第一項第二号 (Article 939, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-939/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-939/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-939/par-1/item-2
- art-670/par-3: 第三号 → 会社法 第九百三十九条第一項第三号 (Article 939, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-939/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-939/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-939/par-1/item-3
- art-670/par-4: 第二項第二号 → 会社法 第六百七十条第二項第二号 (Article 670, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-670/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-2/item-2
- art-670/par-5: 第二項第二号 → 会社法 第六百七十条第二項第二号 (Article 670, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-670/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-2/item-2

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第六百七十条第二項（債権者の異議） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-2
- 会社法 第六百七十条第三項（債権者の異議） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-3
- 会社法 第六百七十条第四項（債権者の異議） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-4
- 会社法 第六百七十条第五項（債権者の異議） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-5
- 会社法 第七百四十条第一項（債権者の異議手続の特則） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-740/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-740/par-1
- 会社法 第七百四十条第三項（債権者の異議手続の特則） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-740/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-740/par-3
- 会社法 第八百六十三条第一項第一号（清算持分会社の財産処分の取消しの訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-863/par-1/item-1
- 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第二十六号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1/item-26
- 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第二十八号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1/item-28
- 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
- 社会保険労務士法 第三十八条第一項第七号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38/par-1/item-7

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## Sources

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- 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
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