# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第七百六十五条 (Article 765)

- 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
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- Provision: 第七百六十五条 (Article 765)（持分会社を設立する新設分割計画） — address `art-765`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765
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### 第七百六十五条（持分会社を設立する新設分割計画） — (Incorporation-Type Company Split Plan by Which a Membership Company Is Incorporated)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-765 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765</sup>

      **第一項**  一又は二以上の株式会社又は合同会社が新設分割をする場合において、新設分割設立会社が持分会社であるときは、新設分割計画において、次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。
      <sup>art-765/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1</sup>
      If one or multiple stock companies or limited liability companies effect an incorporation-type company split, if the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split is a membership company, those companies must prescribe the following matters in the incorporation-type company split plan:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  持分会社である新設分割設立会社（以下この編において「新設分割設立持分会社」という。）が合名会社、合資会社又は合同会社のいずれであるかの別
        <sup>art-765/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-1</sup>
        whether the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split which is a membership company (hereinafter referred to as the "membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split" in this Part) is a general partnership company, limited partnership company, or limited liability company;
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        **二**  新設分割設立持分会社の目的、商号及び本店の所在地
        <sup>art-765/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-2</sup>
        the purpose, trade name, and location of the head office of the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **三**  新設分割設立持分会社の社員についての次に掲げる事項
        <sup>art-765/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-3</sup>
        the following matters concerning the members of the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split:
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **イ**  当該社員の名称及び住所
          <sup>art-765/par-1/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-3/sub-1</sup>
          the names and addresses of the members;
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **ロ**  当該社員が無限責任社員又は有限責任社員のいずれであるかの別
          <sup>art-765/par-1/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-3/sub-2</sup>
          whether the members are members with unlimited liability or members with limited liability; and
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **ハ**  当該社員の出資の価額
          <sup>art-765/par-1/item-3/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-3/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-3/sub-3</sup>
          the value of contributions by the members;
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **四**  前二号に掲げるもののほか、新設分割設立持分会社の定款で定める事項
        <sup>art-765/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-4</sup>
        beyond what is set forth in the preceding two items, the matters provided for in the articles of incorporation of the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **五**  新設分割設立持分会社が新設分割により新設分割会社から承継する資産、債務、雇用契約その他の権利義務（新設分割株式会社の株式及び新株予約権に係る義務を除く。）に関する事項
        <sup>art-765/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-5</sup>
        matters concerning the assets, obligations, employment agreements, and any other rights and obligations that the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split succeeds to by transfer from the company splitting in the incorporation-type split through the incorporation-type company split (excluding obligations related to shares and share options of the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split);
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **六**  新設分割設立持分会社が新設分割に際して新設分割会社に対してその事業に関する権利義務の全部又は一部に代わる当該新設分割設立持分会社の社債を交付するときは、当該社債の種類及び種類ごとの各社債の金額の合計額又はその算定方法
        <sup>art-765/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-6</sup>
        if the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split is to deliver to the company splitting in the incorporation-type split bonds of the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split in lieu of all or part of the rights and obligations in connection with the business thereof when effecting the incorporation-type company split, the description of the classes of relevant bonds and the total amount for each class of bonds, or the method for calculating that total amount;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **七**  前号に規定する場合において、二以上の株式会社又は合同会社が共同して新設分割をするときは、新設分割会社に対する同号の社債の割当てに関する事項
        <sup>art-765/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-7</sup>
        in the case prescribed in the preceding item, if two or more stock companies and/or limited liability companies are to jointly effect the incorporation-type company split, matters concerning allotment of bonds set forth in that item to the company splitting in the incorporation-type split; and
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **八**  新設分割株式会社が新設分割設立持分会社の成立の日に次に掲げる行為をするときは、その旨
        <sup>art-765/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-8</sup>
        if the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split conducts any one of the following acts on the day of formation of the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split, a statement to that effect:
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **イ**  第百七十一条第一項の規定による株式の取得（同項第一号に規定する取得対価が新設分割設立持分会社の持分（これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるものを含む。ロにおいて同じ。）のみであるものに限る。）
          <sup>art-765/par-1/item-8/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-8/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-8/sub-1</sup>
          acquisition of shares under the provisions of Article 171, paragraph (1) (limited to the case where the consideration for acquisition prescribed in item (i) of that paragraph is only shares of the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split (including shares prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as those equivalent thereto; the same applies in (b))); or
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **ロ**  剰余金の配当（配当財産が新設分割設立持分会社の持分のみであるものに限る。）
          <sup>art-765/par-1/item-8/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-8/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-8/sub-2</sup>
          payment of dividends of surplus (limited to the case where the dividend property is only shares of the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split).
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  新設分割設立持分会社が合名会社であるときは、前項第三号ロに掲げる事項として、その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする旨を定めなければならない。
      <sup>art-765/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-2</sup>
      If the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split is a general partnership company, it must provide that all of the members are members with unlimited liability in prescribing the matter set forth in item (iii), (b) of the preceding paragraph.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  新設分割設立持分会社が合資会社であるときは、第一項第三号ロに掲げる事項として、その社員の一部を無限責任社員とし、その他の社員を有限責任社員とする旨を定めなければならない。
      <sup>art-765/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-3</sup>
      If the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split is a limited partnership company, it must provide that some of the members are members with unlimited liability and other members are members with limited liability in prescribing the matter set forth in paragraph (1), item (iii), (b).
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第四項**  新設分割設立持分会社が合同会社であるときは、第一項第三号ロに掲げる事項として、その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする旨を定めなければならない。
      <sup>art-765/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-4</sup>
      If the membership company incorporated in the incorporation-type split is a limited liability company, it must provide that all of the members are members with limited liability in prescribing the matter set forth in paragraph (1), item (iii), (b).
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-765/par-1/item-4: 前二号 → 会社法 第七百六十五条第一項第二号 (Article 765, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-765/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-2
- art-765/par-1/item-4: 前二号 → 会社法 第七百六十五条第一項第三号 (Article 765, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-765/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-3
- art-765/par-1/item-7: 前号 → 会社法 第七百六十五条第一項第六号 (Article 765, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-765/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-6
- art-765/par-1/item-8/sub-1: 第百七十一条第一項 → 会社法 第百七十一条第一項 (Article 171, paragraph (1)), art-171/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-171/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-171/par-1
- art-765/par-1/item-8/sub-1: 同項第一号 → 会社法 第百七十一条第一項第一号 (Article 171, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-171/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-171/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-171/par-1/item-1
- art-765/par-2: 前項第三号 → 会社法 第七百六十五条第一項第三号 (Article 765, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-765/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-3
- art-765/par-3: 第一項第三号 → 会社法 第七百六十五条第一項第三号 (Article 765, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-765/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-3
- art-765/par-4: 第一項第三号 → 会社法 第七百六十五条第一項第三号 (Article 765, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-765/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-3

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第七百六十五条第一項第四号（持分会社を設立する新設分割計画） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-4
- 会社法 第七百六十五条第一項第七号（持分会社を設立する新設分割計画） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-1/item-7
- 会社法 第七百六十五条第二項（持分会社を設立する新設分割計画） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-2
- 会社法 第七百六十五条第三項（持分会社を設立する新設分割計画） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-3
- 会社法 第七百六十五条第四項（持分会社を設立する新設分割計画） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-765/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-765/par-4
- 会社法 第七百六十六条第五項（持分会社を設立する新設分割の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-766/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-766/par-5
- 会社法 第七百六十六条第八項（持分会社を設立する新設分割の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-766/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-766/par-8
- 会社法 第七百六十六条第九項（持分会社を設立する新設分割の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-766/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-766/par-9
- 会社法 第八百十条第一項第二号（債権者の異議） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-810/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-810/par-1/item-2
- 会社法 第八百十二条第一項第一号（剰余金の配当等に関する特則） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-812/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-812/par-1/item-1
- 会社法 第八百十二条第一項第二号（剰余金の配当等に関する特則） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-812/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-812/par-1/item-2
- 会社法 第八百十三条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-813/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-813/par-2
- 会社法 附則第四項（合併等に際して株主等に対して交付する金銭等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/suppl-4171-86/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/suppl-4171-86/par-4

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