# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百一条 (Article 801) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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: 第八百一条 (Article 801)（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — address `art-801` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第八百一条（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — (Keeping and Inspection of Documents Concerning Absorption-Type Mergers) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-801 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801 **第一項** 吸収合併存続株式会社は、効力発生日後遅滞なく、吸収合併により吸収合併存続株式会社が承継した吸収合併消滅会社の権利義務その他の吸収合併に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。 art-801/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-1 A stock company surviving an absorption-type merger must, without delay after the effective day, prepare documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger succeeded to by transfer from the company disappearing in the absorption-type merger through the absorption-type merger and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning an absorption-type merger, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 吸収分割承継株式会社（合同会社が吸収分割をする場合における当該吸収分割承継株式会社に限る。）は、効力発生日後遅滞なく、吸収分割合同会社と共同して、吸収分割により吸収分割承継株式会社が承継した吸収分割合同会社の権利義務その他の吸収分割に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。 art-801/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-2 The stock company succeeding in an absorption-type split (limited to the stock company succeeding in the absorption-type split where the limited liability company effects the absorption-type company split) must, without delay after the effective day, prepare, jointly with the limited liability company splitting in the absorption-type split, documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company succeeding in the absorption-type split succeeded to by transfer from the limited liability company splitting in the absorption-type split through the absorption-type company split and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning an absorption-type company split, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 次の各号に掲げる存続株式会社等は、効力発生日から六箇月間、当該各号に定めるものをその本店に備え置かなければならない。 art-801/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3 Each of the surviving stock companies, etc. set forth in the following items must, for a period of six months from the effective day, keep what are specified respectively in those items at its head office: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 吸収合併存続株式会社　第一項の書面又は電磁的記録 art-801/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-1 stock company surviving an absorption-type merger:documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in paragraph (1); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 吸収分割承継株式会社　前項又は第七百九十一条第一項第一号の書面又は電磁的記録 art-801/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-2 stock company succeeding in an absorption-type split:documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in the preceding paragraph or Article 791, paragraph (1), item (i); and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 株式交換完全親株式会社　第七百九十一条第一項第二号の書面又は電磁的記録 art-801/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-3 wholly owning parent stock company resulting from a share exchange:documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in Article 791, paragraph (1), item (ii). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 吸収合併存続株式会社の株主及び債権者は、吸収合併存続株式会社に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該吸収合併存続株式会社の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。 art-801/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4 Shareholders and creditors of the stock company surviving an absorption-type merger may make the following requests to the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger are required to be paid in order to make the requests referred to in item (ii) or item (iv): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 前項第一号の書面の閲覧の請求 art-801/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-1 requests for inspection of the documents referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 前項第一号の書面の謄本又は抄本の交付の請求 art-801/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-2 requests for delivery of a transcript or extract of the documents referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 前項第一号の電磁的記録に記録された事項を法務省令で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧の請求 art-801/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-3 a request to inspect anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 前項第一号の電磁的記録に記録された事項を電磁的方法であって吸収合併存続株式会社の定めたものにより提供することの請求又はその事項を記載した書面の交付の請求 art-801/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-4 a request to be provided with the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph by an electronic or magnetic means that the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger, or requests has designated, or a request to be issued a document showing that information. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前項の規定は、吸収分割承継株式会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「株主及び債権者」とあるのは「株主、債権者その他の利害関係人」と、同項各号中「前項第一号」とあるのは「前項第二号」と読み替えるものとする。 art-801/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-5 The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the stock company succeeding in an absorption-type split. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (ii) of the preceding paragraph". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 第四項の規定は、株式交換完全親株式会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「株主及び債権者」とあるのは「株主及び債権者（株式交換完全子会社の株主に対して交付する金銭等が株式交換完全親株式会社の株式その他これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるもののみである場合（第七百六十八条第一項第四号ハに規定する場合を除く。）にあっては、株式交換完全親株式会社の株主）」と、同項各号中「前項第一号」とあるのは「前項第三号」と読み替えるものとする。 art-801/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-6 The provisions of paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from a share exchange. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders and creditors (or, if monies, etc. to be delivered to shareholders of the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange are limited to shares in the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from the share exchange or those prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto (excluding the case prescribed in Article 768, paragraph (1), item (iv), (c)), shareholders of the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from the share exchange)", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (iii) of the preceding paragraph". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-801/par-3/item-1: 第一項 → 会社法 第八百一条第一項 (Article 801, paragraph (1)), art-801/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-1 - art-801/par-3/item-2: 前項 → 会社法 第八百一条第二項 (Article 801, paragraph (2)), art-801/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-2 - art-801/par-3/item-2: 第七百九十一条第一項第一号 → 会社法 第七百九十一条第一項第一号 (Article 791, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-791/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-791/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-791/par-1/item-1 - art-801/par-3/item-3: 第七百九十一条第一項第二号 → 会社法 第七百九十一条第一項第二号 (Article 791, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-791/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-791/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-791/par-1/item-2 - art-801/par-4: 第二号 → 会社法 第八百一条第四項第二号 (Article 801, paragraph (4), item (ii)), art-801/par-4/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-2 - art-801/par-4: 第四号 → 会社法 第八百一条第四項第四号 (Article 801, paragraph (4), item (iv)), art-801/par-4/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-4 - art-801/par-4/item-1: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百一条第三項第一号 (Article 801, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-801/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-1 - art-801/par-4/item-2: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百一条第三項第一号 (Article 801, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-801/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-1 - art-801/par-4/item-3: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百一条第三項第一号 (Article 801, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-801/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-1 - art-801/par-4/item-4: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百一条第三項第一号 (Article 801, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-801/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-1 - art-801/par-5: 前項 → 会社法 第八百一条第四項 (Article 801, paragraph (4)), art-801/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4 - art-801/par-5: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百一条第三項第一号 (Article 801, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-801/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-1 - art-801/par-5: 前項第二号 → 会社法 第八百一条第三項第二号 (Article 801, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-801/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-2 - art-801/par-6: 第四項 → 会社法 第八百一条第四項 (Article 801, paragraph (4)), art-801/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4 - art-801/par-6: 第七百六十八条第一項第四号 → 会社法 第七百六十八条第一項第四号 (Article 768, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-768/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-768/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-768/par-1/item-4 - art-801/par-6: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第八百一条第三項第一号 (Article 801, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-801/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-1 - art-801/par-6: 前項第三号 → 会社法 第八百一条第三項第三号 (Article 801, paragraph (3), item (iii)), art-801/par-3/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-3 ## Cited by 11 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第八百一条第三項第一号（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-1 - 会社法 第八百一条第三項第二号（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-3/item-2 - 会社法 第八百一条第四項（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4 - 会社法 第八百一条第四項第一号（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-1 - 会社法 第八百一条第四項第二号（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-2 - 会社法 第八百一条第四項第三号（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-3 - 会社法 第八百一条第四項第四号（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-4/item-4 - 会社法 第八百一条第五項（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-5 - 会社法 第八百一条第六項（吸収合併等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-801/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-801/par-6 - 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第七号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1/item-7 - 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第八号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1/item-8 --- ## 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4482/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