# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第七百九十六条 (Article 796) - 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: 第七百九十六条 (Article 796)（吸収合併契約等の承認を要しない場合等） — address `art-796` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796 - 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. --- ### 第七百九十六条（吸収合併契約等の承認を要しない場合等） — (Cases Where Approval of the Absorption-Type Merger Agreement Is Not Required) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-796 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796 **第一項** 前条第一項から第三項までの規定は、吸収合併消滅会社、吸収分割会社又は株式交換完全子会社（以下この目において「消滅会社等」という。）が存続株式会社等の特別支配会社である場合には、適用しない。ただし、吸収合併消滅株式会社若しくは株式交換完全子会社の株主、吸収合併消滅持分会社の社員又は吸収分割会社に対して交付する金銭等の全部又は一部が存続株式会社等の譲渡制限株式である場合であって、存続株式会社等が公開会社でないときは、この限りでない。 art-796/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-1 The provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) of the preceding Article do not apply if a company disappearing in an absorption-type merger, the company splitting in an absorption-type split or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange (hereinafter referred to as the "disappearing company, etc." in this division) is the special controlling company of the surviving stock company, etc.;provided, however, that this does not apply if all or part of the monies, etc. to be delivered to shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange, to members of the membership company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or to the company splitting in the absorption-type split are shares with a restriction on transfer, etc. of the surviving stock company, etc., and the surviving stock company, etc. is not a public company. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前条第一項から第三項までの規定は、第一号に掲げる額の第二号に掲げる額に対する割合が五分の一（これを下回る割合を存続株式会社等の定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）を超えない場合には、適用しない。ただし、同条第二項各号に掲げる場合又は前項ただし書に規定する場合は、この限りでない。 art-796/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2 The provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) of the preceding Article do not apply if the amount set forth in item (i) does not exceed one-fifth (or, if a lesser proportion is prescribed in the articles of incorporation of the surviving stock company, etc., the proportion) of the amount set forth in item (ii); provided, however, that this does not apply in the cases set forth in the items of paragraph (2) of that Article or the cases prescribed in the proviso to the preceding paragraph: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 次に掲げる額の合計額 art-796/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2/item-1 the total amount of the amounts set forth below: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 吸収合併消滅株式会社若しくは株式交換完全子会社の株主、吸収合併消滅持分会社の社員又は吸収分割会社（以下この号において「消滅会社等の株主等」という。）に対して交付する存続株式会社等の株式の数に一株当たり純資産額を乗じて得た額 art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-1 the amount obtained by multiplying the number of shares of the surviving stock company, etc. to be delivered to shareholders of the stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange, to members of the membership company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or to the company splitting in the absorption-type split (hereinafter referred to as "shareholders, etc. of the disappearing company, etc." in this item) by the amount of net assets per share; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ロ** 消滅会社等の株主等に対して交付する存続株式会社等の社債、新株予約権又は新株予約権付社債の帳簿価額の合計額 art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-2 the total amount of the book value of bonds, share options or bonds with share options of the surviving stock company, etc. to be delivered to shareholders, etc. of the disappearing company, etc.; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ハ** 消滅会社等の株主等に対して交付する存続株式会社等の株式等以外の財産の帳簿価額の合計額 art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-3 the total amount of the book value of property other than shares, etc. of the surviving stock company, etc. to be delivered to shareholders, etc. of the disappearing company, etc.; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 存続株式会社等の純資産額として法務省令で定める方法により算定される額 art-796/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2/item-2 the amount calculated by the method specified by Ministry of Justice Order as the total assets of the surviving stock company, etc. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項本文に規定する場合において、法務省令で定める数の株式（前条第一項の株主総会において議決権を行使することができるものに限る。）を有する株主が第七百九十七条第三項の規定による通知又は同条第四項の公告の日から二週間以内に吸収合併等に反対する旨を存続株式会社等に対し通知したときは、当該存続株式会社等は、効力発生日の前日までに、株主総会の決議によって、吸収合併契約等の承認を受けなければならない。 art-796/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-3 In the cases prescribed in the main clause of the preceding paragraph, if shareholders that hold the shares (limited to those that entitle the shareholders to exercise voting rights at a shareholders meeting under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article) in the number prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order notify the surviving stock company, etc. to the effect that relevant shareholders dissent from the absorption-type merger, etc., within two weeks from the day of the notice under the provisions of Article 797, paragraph (3) or the public notice under paragraph (4) of that Article, the relevant surviving stock company, etc. must obtain the approval of the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. by a resolution at a shareholders meeting no later than the day immediately preceding the effective day. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-796/par-1: 前条第一項から第三項まで → 会社法 第七百九十五条第一項 (Article 795, paragraph (1)), art-795/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-795/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-795/par-1 - art-796/par-1: 前条第一項から第三項まで → 会社法 第七百九十五条第二項 (Article 795, paragraph (2)), art-795/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-795/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-795/par-2 - art-796/par-1: 前条第一項から第三項まで → 会社法 第七百九十五条第三項 (Article 795, paragraph (3)), art-795/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-795/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-795/par-3 - art-796/par-2: 前条第一項から第三項まで → 会社法 第七百九十五条第一項 (Article 795, paragraph (1)), art-795/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-795/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-795/par-1 - art-796/par-2: 前条第一項から第三項まで → 会社法 第七百九十五条第二項 (Article 795, paragraph (2)), art-795/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-795/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-795/par-2 - art-796/par-2: 前条第一項から第三項まで → 会社法 第七百九十五条第三項 (Article 795, paragraph (3)), art-795/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-795/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-795/par-3 - art-796/par-2: 第一号 → 会社法 第七百九十六条第二項第一号 (Article 796, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-796/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2/item-1 - art-796/par-2: 第二号 → 会社法 第七百九十六条第二項第二号 (Article 796, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-796/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2/item-2 - art-796/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第七百九十六条第一項 (Article 796, paragraph (1)), art-796/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-1 - art-796/par-2/item-1/sub-1: この号 → 会社法 第七百九十六条第二項第一号 (Article 796, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-796/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2/item-1 - art-796/par-3: 前項 → 会社法 第七百九十六条第二項 (Article 796, paragraph (2)), art-796/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-796/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796/par-2 - art-796/par-3: 前条第一項 → 会社法 第七百九十五条第一項 (Article 795, paragraph (1)), art-795/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-795/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-795/par-1 - art-796/par-3: 第七百九十七条第三項 → 会社法 第七百九十七条第三項 (Article 797, paragraph (3)), art-797/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-797/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-797/par-3 - art-796/par-3: 同条第四項 → 会社法 第七百九十七条第四項 (Article 797, paragraph (4)), art-797/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-797/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-797/par-4 ## Cited by 8 provisions cite this one. 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