# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百二十七条 (Article 827) - 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: 第八百二十七条 (Article 827) — address `art-827` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827 - 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. --- ### 第八百二十七条 art-827 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827 **第一項** 裁判所は、次に掲げる場合には、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、外国会社が日本において取引を継続してすることの禁止又はその日本に設けられた営業所の閉鎖を命ずることができる。 art-827/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827/par-1 In the cases set forth below, the court may, in response to a petition by the Minister of Justice, shareholders, members, creditors or any other interested parties, order the prohibition of a foreign company to carry out transactions continuously in Japan or the closure of its business office established in Japan: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 外国会社の事業が不法な目的に基づいて行われたとき。 art-827/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827/par-1/item-1 when the foreign company conducts business for an illegal purpose; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 外国会社が正当な理由がないのに外国会社の登記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-827/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827/par-1/item-2 when the foreign company fails to commence its business within one year from the day of registration of the foreign company or suspends its business continuously for one year or more, without justifiable grounds; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 外国会社が正当な理由がないのに支払を停止したとき。 art-827/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827/par-1/item-3 when the foreign company stops payment without justifiable grounds; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 外国会社の日本における代表者その他その業務を執行する者が、法令で定める外国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-827/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827/par-1/item-4 if the foreign company's representative in Japan or any other person who executes its business has committed an act that goes beyond or abuses the authority of the foreign company prescribed by laws and regulations or that violates criminal laws and regulations, and that person continuously or repeatedly commits relevant act despite receiving a written warning from the Minister of Justice. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第八百二十四条第二項から第四項まで及び前二条の規定は、前項の場合について準用する。この場合において、第八百二十四条第二項中「前項」とあり、同条第三項及び第四項中「第一項」とあり、並びに第八百二十五条第一項中「前条第一項」とあるのは「第八百二十七条第一項」と、前条中「第八百二十四条第一項」とあるのは「次条第一項」と、「同項第三号」とあるのは「同項第四号」と読み替えるものとする。 art-827/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827/par-2 The provisions of Article 824, paragraphs (2) through (4), and the preceding two Articles apply mutatis mutandis to the cases set forth in the preceding paragraph. In these cases, the term "preceding paragraph" in Article 824, paragraph (2), the term "paragraph (1)" in paragraph (3) and paragraph (4) of that Article, and the term "paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" in Article 825, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 827, paragraph (1)", the term "Article 824, paragraph (1)" in the preceding Article is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (1) of the following Article" and the term "item (iii) of that paragraph" in that Article is deemed to be replaced with "item (iv) of that paragraph". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-827/par-2: 第八百二十四条第二項から第四項まで → 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-827/par-2: 第八百二十四条第二項から第四項まで → 会社法 第八百二十四条第三項 (Article 824, paragraph (3)), art-824/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-3 - art-827/par-2: 第八百二十四条第二項から第四項まで → 会社法 第八百二十四条第四項 (Article 824, paragraph (4)), art-824/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-824/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-824/par-4 - art-827/par-2: 前二条 → 会社法 第八百二十五条 (Article 825), art-825 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-825 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-825 - art-827/par-2: 前二条 → 会社法 第八百二十六条 (Article 826), art-826 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-826 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-826 - art-827/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第八百二十七条第一項 (Article 827, paragraph (1)), art-827/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827/par-1 - art-827/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-827/par-2: 第八百二十五条第一項 → 会社法 第八百二十五条第一項 (Article 825, paragraph (1)), art-825/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-825/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-825/par-1 - art-827/par-2: 同項第三号 → 会社法 第八百二十四条第一項第三号 (Article 824, paragraph (1), item (iii)), 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 - art-827/par-2: 同項第四号 → 会社法 第八百二十七条第一項第四号 (Article 827, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-827/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-827/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-827/par-1/item-4 ## Cited by 14 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第八百二十二条第一項第一号（日本にある外国会社の財産についての清算） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-822/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-822/par-1/item-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 第八百六十八条第五項（非訟事件の管轄） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-868/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-868/par-5 - 会社法 第八百七十条第一項第一号（陳述の聴取） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-870/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-870/par-1/item-1 - 会社法 第八百七十条第一項第十一号（陳述の聴取） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-870/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-870/par-1/item-11 - 会社法 第八百七十二条第一項第一号（即時抗告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-872/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-872/par-1/item-1 - 会社法 第八百七十四条第一項第二号（不服申立ての制限） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-874/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-874/par-1/item-2 - 会社法 第八百七十四条第一項第三号（不服申立ての制限） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-874/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-874/par-1/item-3 - 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 第九百五条第一項（会社の財産に関する保全処分についての特則） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-905/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-905/par-1 - 会社法 第九百五条第二項（会社の財産に関する保全処分についての特則） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-905/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-905/par-2 - 会社法 第九百六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-906/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-906/par-1 - 会社法 第九百三十七条第二項（裁判による登記の嘱託） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-937/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-937/par-2 - 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第三十四号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1/item-34 --- ## 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