# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百三十四条 (Article 834) - 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: 第八百三十四条 (Article 834)（被告） — address `art-834` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834 - 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. --- ### 第八百三十四条（被告） — (Defendant) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-834 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834 **第一項** 次の各号に掲げる訴え（以下この節において「会社の組織に関する訴え」と総称する。）については、当該各号に定める者を被告とする。 art-834/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1 With regard to the actions set forth in the following items (hereinafter collectively referred to as an "action concerning organization of company" in this Section), the persons specified in each of those items are to be the defendant: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 会社の設立の無効の訴え　設立する会社 art-834/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-1 an action seeking invalidation of the incorporation of a company:the incorporated company; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 株式会社の成立後における株式の発行の無効の訴え（第八百四十条第一項において「新株発行の無効の訴え」という。）　株式の発行をした株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-2 an action seeking invalidation of a share issue after the formation of a stock company (referred to as an "action seeking invalidation of new share issue" in Article 840, paragraph (1)):the stock company that has issued the shares; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 自己株式の処分の無効の訴え　自己株式の処分をした株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-3 an action seeking invalidation of a disposition of treasury shares:the stock company that has disposed of the treasury shares; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 新株予約権の発行の無効の訴え　新株予約権の発行をした株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-4 an action seeking invalidation of an issuance of share options:the stock company that has issued the share options; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 株式会社における資本金の額の減少の無効の訴え　当該株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-5 an action seeking invalidation of a reduction in the amount of stated capital of a stock company:the relevant stock company; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 会社の組織変更の無効の訴え　組織変更後の会社 art-834/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-6 an action seeking invalidation of an entity conversion of a company:the company after the entity conversion; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 会社の吸収合併の無効の訴え　吸収合併後存続する会社 art-834/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-7 an action seeking invalidation of an absorption-type merger of a company:the company surviving the absorption-type merger; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 会社の新設合併の無効の訴え　新設合併により設立する会社 art-834/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-8 an action seeking invalidation of a consolidation-type merger of a company:the company that is incorporated in the consolidation-type merger; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **九** 会社の吸収分割の無効の訴え　吸収分割契約をした会社 art-834/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-9 an action seeking invalidation of an absorption-type company split:the company that has concluded the absorption-type company split agreement; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十** 会社の新設分割の無効の訴え　新設分割をする会社及び新設分割により設立する会社 art-834/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-10 an action seeking invalidation of an incorporation-type company split:the company effecting the incorporation-type company split and the company that is incorporated in the incorporation-type company split; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十一** 株式会社の株式交換の無効の訴え　株式交換契約をした会社 art-834/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-11 an action seeking invalidation of a share exchange of a stock company:the company that has concluded the share exchange agreement; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十二** 株式会社の株式移転の無効の訴え　株式移転をする株式会社及び株式移転により設立する株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-12 an action seeking invalidation of a share transfer of a stock company:the stock company effecting the share transfer and the stock company that is incorporated in the share transfer; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十二の二** 株式会社の株式交付の無効の訴え　株式交付親会社 art-834/par-1/item-12-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-12-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-12-2 an action seeking invalidation of a partial share exchange of a stock company:the parent company resulting from a partial share exchange; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十三** 株式会社の成立後における株式の発行が存在しないことの確認の訴え　株式の発行をした株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-13 an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a share issue after the formation of a stock company:the stock company that has issued the shares; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十四** 自己株式の処分が存在しないことの確認の訴え　自己株式の処分をした株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-14 an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a disposition of treasury shares:the stock company that has disposed of the treasury shares; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十五** 新株予約権の発行が存在しないことの確認の訴え　新株予約権の発行をした株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-15 an action for declaratory judgment of absence of an issuance of share options:the stock company that has issued the share options; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十六** 株主総会等の決議が存在しないこと又は株主総会等の決議の内容が法令に違反することを理由として当該決議が無効であることの確認の訴え　当該株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-16 an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a resolution at a shareholders meeting, etc. or invalidation of a resolution at a shareholders meeting, etc. based on a reason that the contents of relevant resolution violate laws and regulations:the relevant stock company; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十七** 株主総会等の決議の取消しの訴え　当該株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-17 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-17 an action seeking revocation of a resolution at a shareholders meeting, etc.:the relevant stock company; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十八** 第八百三十二条第一号の規定による持分会社の設立の取消しの訴え　当該持分会社 art-834/par-1/item-18 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-18 an action seeking rescission of the incorporation of a membership company under the provisions of Article 832, item (i):relevant membership company; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十九** 第八百三十二条第二号の規定による持分会社の設立の取消しの訴え　当該持分会社及び同号の社員 art-834/par-1/item-19 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-19 an action seeking rescission of the incorporation of a membership company under the provisions of Article 832, item (ii):relevant membership company and the member referred to in that item; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二十** 株式会社の解散の訴え　当該株式会社 art-834/par-1/item-20 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-20 an action seeking dissolution of a stock company:the relevant stock company; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二十一** 持分会社の解散の訴え　当該持分会社 art-834/par-1/item-21 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-834/par-1/item-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-834/par-1/item-21 an action seeking dissolution of a membership company:relevant membership company. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-834/par-1/item-2: 第八百四十条第一項 → 会社法 第八百四十条第一項 (Article 840, paragraph (1)), art-840/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-840/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-840/par-1 - art-834/par-1/item-18: 第八百三十二条第一号 → 会社法 第八百三十二条第一項第一号 (Article 832, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-832/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-832/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-832/par-1/item-1 - art-834/par-1/item-19: 第八百三十二条第二号 → 会社法 第八百三十二条第一項第二号 (Article 832, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-832/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-832/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-832/par-1/item-2 ## Cited by 9 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第八百三十五条第二項（訴えの管轄及び移送） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-835/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-835/par-2 - 会社法 第八百三十九条第一項（無効又は取消しの判決の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-839/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-839/par-1 - 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十三の三第一項（合併の無効の訴えに関する会社法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-23-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-23-3/par-1 - 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第四項（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-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-25/par-4 - 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第五項（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-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-25/par-5 - 金融商品取引法 第八十八条の二十二第一項（会社法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-22/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百二条第一項（組織変更の無効の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百二条の七第一項（会社法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-7/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百四十六条第一項（合併の無効の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-146/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-146/par-1 --- ## 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