# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百十一条 (Article 811)

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- 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: 第八百十一条 (Article 811)（新設分割又は株式移転に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — address `art-811`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第八百十一条（新設分割又は株式移転に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — (Keeping and Inspection of Documents Concerning an Incorporation-Type Company Split or Share Transfer)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-811 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811</sup>

        **第一項**  新設分割株式会社又は株式移転完全子会社は、新設分割設立会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社の成立の日後遅滞なく、新設分割設立会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社と共同して、次の各号に掲げる区分に応じ、当該各号に定めるものを作成しなければならない。
        <sup>art-811/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-1</sup>
        The stock company splitting in an incorporation-type split or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer must, without delay after the day of formation of the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a hare transfer, prepare what are provided for in the following items for the categories set forth respectively in those items, jointly with the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer:
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **一**  新設分割株式会社　新設分割により新設分割設立会社が承継した新設分割株式会社の権利義務その他の新設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
          <sup>art-811/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-1/item-1</sup>
          stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split:documents detailing the rights and obligations that the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split succeeded to by transfer from the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split through the incorporation-type company split and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning an incorporation-type company split, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded; and
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **二**  株式移転完全子会社　株式移転により株式移転設立完全親会社が取得した株式移転完全子会社の株式の数その他の株式移転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
          <sup>art-811/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-1/item-2</sup>
          wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer:documents detailing the number of shares of the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer acquired by the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning a share transfer, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded.
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第二項**  新設分割株式会社又は株式移転完全子会社は、新設分割設立会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社の成立の日から六箇月間、前項各号の書面又は電磁的記録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。
        <sup>art-811/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-2</sup>
        The stock company splitting in an incorporation-type split or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer must, for a period of six months from the day of formation of the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer, keep the documents or electronic or magnetic records set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph at its head office.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第三項**  新設分割株式会社の株主、債権者その他の利害関係人は、新設分割株式会社に対して、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、当該新設分割株式会社の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。
        <sup>art-811/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3</sup>
        Shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties of a stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split may make the following requests to the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **一**  前項の書面の閲覧の請求
          <sup>art-811/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-1</sup>
          requests for inspection of the documents set forth in the preceding paragraph;
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **二**  前項の書面の謄本又は抄本の交付の請求
          <sup>art-811/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-2</sup>
          requests for delivery of a transcript or extract of the documents referred to in the preceding paragraph;
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **三**  前項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
          <sup>art-811/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-3</sup>
          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 the preceding paragraph; and
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **四**  前項の電磁的記録に記録された事項を電磁的方法であって新設分割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
          <sup>art-811/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-4</sup>
          a request to be provided with the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in the preceding paragraph by an electronic or magnetic means that the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split has designated, or a request to be issued a document showing that information.
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第四項**  前項の規定は、株式移転完全子会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「新設分割株式会社の株主、債権者その他の利害関係人」とあるのは、「株式移転設立完全親会社の成立の日に株式移転完全子会社の株主又は新株予約権者であった者」と読み替えるものとする。
        <sup>art-811/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-4</sup>
        The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties of a stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split" is deemed to be replaced with "persons who were shareholders or holders of share options of the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer as of the day of formation of the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer".
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-811/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第八百十一条第一項 (Article 811, paragraph (1)), art-811/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-1
- art-811/par-3: 第二号 → 会社法 第八百十一条第三項第二号 (Article 811, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-811/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-2
- art-811/par-3: 第四号 → 会社法 第八百十一条第三項第四号 (Article 811, paragraph (3), item (iv)), art-811/par-3/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-4
- art-811/par-3/item-1: 前項 → 会社法 第八百十一条第二項 (Article 811, paragraph (2)), art-811/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-2
- art-811/par-3/item-2: 前項 → 会社法 第八百十一条第二項 (Article 811, paragraph (2)), art-811/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-2
- art-811/par-3/item-3: 前項 → 会社法 第八百十一条第二項 (Article 811, paragraph (2)), art-811/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-2
- art-811/par-3/item-4: 前項 → 会社法 第八百十一条第二項 (Article 811, paragraph (2)), art-811/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-2
- art-811/par-4: 前項 → 会社法 第八百十一条第三項 (Article 811, paragraph (3)), art-811/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第八百十一条第二項（新設分割又は株式移転に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-2
- 会社法 第八百十一条第三項（新設分割又は株式移転に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3
- 会社法 第八百十一条第三項第一号（新設分割又は株式移転に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-1
- 会社法 第八百十一条第三項第二号（新設分割又は株式移転に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-2
- 会社法 第八百十一条第三項第三号（新設分割又は株式移転に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-3
- 会社法 第八百十一条第三項第四号（新設分割又は株式移転に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-3/item-4
- 会社法 第八百十一条第四項（新設分割又は株式移転に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-811/par-4
- 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第二号（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-2
- 会社法 第八百十五条第三項第三号（新設合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-815/par-3/item-3
- 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
- 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

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## 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 229 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17
