# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百二十四条 (Article 824) - 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: 第八百二十四条 (Article 824)（会社の解散命令） — address `art-824` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824 - 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. --- ### 第八百二十四条（会社の解散命令） — (Dissolution Order for a Company) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-824 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824 **第一項** 裁判所は、次に掲げる場合において、公益を確保するため会社の存立を許すことができないと認めるときは、法務大臣又は株主、社員、債権者その他の利害関係人の申立てにより、会社の解散を命ずることができる。 art-824/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-1 In the cases set forth below, if the court finds that the existence of a company is unallowable for securing public interests, it may, in response to a petition by the Minister of Justice, shareholders, members, creditors or any other interested parties, order the dissolution of the company: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 会社の設立が不法な目的に基づいてされたとき。 art-824/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-1/item-1 when the company is incorporated for an illegal purpose; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 会社が正当な理由がないのにその成立の日から一年以内にその事業を開始せず、又は引き続き一年以上その事業を休止したとき。 art-824/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-1/item-2 when the company fails to commence its business within one year from the day of its formation or suspends its business continuously for one year or more, without justifiable grounds; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 業務執行取締役、執行役又は業務を執行する社員が、法令若しくは定款で定める会社の権限を逸脱し若しくは濫用する行為又は刑罰法令に触れる行為をした場合において、法務大臣から書面による警告を受けたにもかかわらず、なお継続的に又は反覆して当該行為をしたとき。 art-824/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-1/item-3 if an executive director, an executive officer or a member who executes the business has committed an act that goes beyond or abuses the authority of the company prescribed by laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation or that violates criminal laws and regulations, if that person commits relevant act continuously or repeatedly despite receiving a written warning from the Minister of Justice. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 株主、社員、債権者その他の利害関係人が前項の申立てをしたときは、裁判所は、会社の申立てにより、同項の申立てをした者に対し、相当の担保を立てるべきことを命ずることができる。 art-824/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-2 When a shareholder, a member, a creditor or any other interested party files the petition set forth in the preceding paragraph, the court may, in response to a petition by the company, order the person who filed the petition set forth in that paragraph to provide reasonable security. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 会社は、前項の規定による申立てをするには、第一項の申立てが悪意によるものであることを疎明しなければならない。 art-824/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-3 When a company intends to file the petition under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it must make a prima facie showing that the petition set forth in paragraph (1) has been filed in bad faith. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 民事訴訟法（平成八年法律第百九号）第七十五条第五項及び第七項並びに第七十六条から第八十条までの規定は、第二項の規定により第一項の申立てについて立てるべき担保について準用する。 art-824/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-4 The provisions of Article 75, paragraphs (5) and (7) and Articles 76 through 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Act No. 109 of 1996) apply mutatis mutandis to the security to be provided with respect to the petition set forth in paragraph (1) pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-824/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第八百二十四条第一項 (Article 824, paragraph (1)), art-824/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-1 - art-824/par-3: 前項 → 会社法 第八百二十四条第二項 (Article 824, paragraph (2)), art-824/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-2 - art-824/par-3: 第一項 → 会社法 第八百二十四条第一項 (Article 824, paragraph (1)), art-824/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-1 - art-824/par-4: 民事訴訟法（平成八年法律第百九号）第七十五条第五項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第五項 (Article 75, paragraph (5)), art-75/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-75/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-75/par-5 - art-824/par-4: 第七項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十五条第七項 (Article 75, paragraph (7)), art-75/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-75/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-75/par-7 - art-824/par-4: 第七十六条から第八十条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十六条 (Article 76), art-76 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-76 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-76 - art-824/par-4: 第七十六条から第八十条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十七条 (Article 77), art-77 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-77 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-77 - art-824/par-4: 第七十六条から第八十条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十八条 (Article 78), art-78 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-78 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-78 - art-824/par-4: 第七十六条から第八十条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十九条 (Article 79), art-79 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-79 - art-824/par-4: 第七十六条から第八十条まで → 民事訴訟法 第八十条 (Article 80), art-80 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-80 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-80 - art-824/par-4: 第二項 → 会社法 第八百二十四条第二項 (Article 824, paragraph (2)), art-824/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-2 - art-824/par-4: 第一項 → 会社法 第八百二十四条第一項 (Article 824, paragraph (1)), art-824/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-1 ## Cited by 12 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第四百七十一条第一項第六号（解散の事由） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-471/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-471/par-1/item-6 - 会社法 第六百四十一条第一項第七号（解散の事由） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-641/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-641/par-1/item-7 - 会社法 第八百二十四条第二項（会社の解散命令） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-2 - 会社法 第八百二十四条第三項（会社の解散命令） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-3 - 会社法 第八百二十四条第四項（会社の解散命令） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-4 - 会社法 第八百二十五条第一項（会社の財産に関する保全処分） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-825/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-825/par-1 - 会社法 第八百二十六条第一項（官庁等の法務大臣に対する通知義務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-826/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-826/par-1 - 会社法 第八百二十七条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827/par-2 - 会社法 第八百七十条第一項第十号（陳述の聴取） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-870/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-870/par-1/item-10 - 会社法 第九百四条第一項（法務大臣の関与） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-904/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-904/par-1 - 会社法 第九百三十七条第一項第三号ロ（裁判による登記の嘱託） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-937/par-1/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-937/par-1/item-3/sub-2 - 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第三項（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-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-25/par-3 --- ## 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 211 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17