# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百六十三条 (Article 863)

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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
- 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: 第八百六十三条 (Article 863)（清算持分会社の財産処分の取消しの訴え） — address `art-863`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第八百六十三条（清算持分会社の財産処分の取消しの訴え） — (Action Seeking Rescission of Disposition of Property of a Liquidating Membership Company)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-863 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863</sup>

    **第一項**  清算持分会社（合名会社及び合資会社に限る。以下この項において同じ。）が次の各号に掲げる行為をしたときは、当該各号に定める者は、訴えをもって当該行為の取消しを請求することができる。ただし、当該行為がその者を害しないものであるときは、この限りでない。
    <sup>art-863/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863/par-1</sup>
    When a liquidating membership company (limited to a general partnership company or a limited partnership company; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) commits any one of the acts set forth in the following items, the persons specified in each of those items may demand rescission of relevant act by filing an action; provided, however, that this does not apply if there is no risk of harm to these persons by relevant acts:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  第六百七十条の規定に違反して行った清算持分会社の財産の処分　清算持分会社の債権者
      <sup>art-863/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863/par-1/item-1</sup>
      disposition of property of the liquidating membership company in violation of the provisions of Article 670:a creditor of the liquidating membership company; or
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  第六百七十一条第一項の規定に違反して行った清算持分会社の財産の処分　清算持分会社の社員の持分を差し押さえた債権者
      <sup>art-863/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863/par-1/item-2</sup>
      disposition of property of the liquidating membership company in violation of the provisions of Article 671, paragraph (1):a creditor who has attached the equity interest of a member of the liquidating membership company.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  民法第四百二十四条第一項ただし書、第四百二十四条の五、第四百二十四条の七第二項及び第四百二十五条から第四百二十六条までの規定は、前項の場合について準用する。この場合において、同法第四百二十四条第一項ただし書中「その行為によって」とあるのは「会社法（平成十七年法律第八十六号）第八百六十三条第一項各号に掲げる行為によって」と、同法第四百二十四条の五第一号中「債務者」とあるのは「清算持分会社（会社法第六百四十五条に規定する清算持分会社をいい、合名会社及び合資会社に限る。以下同じ。）」と、同条第二号並びに同法第四百二十四条の七第二項及び第四百二十五条から第四百二十六条までの規定中「債務者」とあるのは「清算持分会社」と読み替えるものとする。
    <sup>art-863/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863/par-2</sup>
    The provisions of the proviso to Article 424, paragraph (1), Article 424-5, Article 424-7, paragraph (2), and Article 425 through Article 426 of the Civil Code apply mutatis mutandis to the cases set forth in the preceding paragraph. In these cases, the phrase "from relevant act" in the proviso to Article 424, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code is deemed to be replaced with "from any one of the acts set forth in the items of Article 863 of the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005), " the term "debtor" in Article 424-5, item (i) of the Civil Code is deemed to be replaced with "liquidating membership company(meaning a liquidating membership company provided in Article 645 of the Companies Act, limited to a general partnership company or a limited partnership company; hereinafter the same applies), and the term "debtor" in item (ii) of the Article, Article 424-7, paragraph (2) and Article 425 through Article 426 of the Civil Code is deemed to be replaced with "liquidating membership company."
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of the proviso to Article 424, paragraph (1), Article 424-5, Article 424-7, paragraph (2), and Article 425 through Article 426 of the Civil Code apply mutatis mutandis to the cases set forth in the preceding paragraph. In these cases, the phrase "from relevant act" in the proviso to Article 424, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code is deemed to be replaced with "from any one of the acts set forth in the items of Article 863 of the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005), " the term "creditor" in Article 424-5, item (i) of the Civil Code is deemed to be replaced with "liquidating membership company(meaning a liquidating membership company provided in Article 645 of the Companies Act, limited to a general partnership company or a limited partnership company; hereinafter the same applies), and the term "creditor" in item (ii) of the Article, Article 424-7, paragraph (2) and Article 425 through Article 426 of the Civil Code is deemed to be replaced with "liquidating membership company."" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4482/tb</sup>

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## Cites
- art-863/par-1: この項 → 会社法 第八百六十三条第一項 (Article 863, paragraph (1)), art-863/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863/par-1
- art-863/par-1/item-1: 第六百七十条 → 会社法 第六百七十条 (Article 670), art-670 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670
- art-863/par-1/item-2: 第六百七十一条第一項 → 会社法 第六百七十一条第一項 (Article 671, paragraph (1)), art-671/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-671/par-1
- art-863/par-2: 民法第四百二十四条第一項 → 民法 第四百二十四条第一項 (Article 424, paragraph (1)), art-424/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-424/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)
- art-863/par-2: 第四百二十四条の五 → 民法 第四百二十四条の五 (Article 424-5), art-424-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-424-5 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)
- art-863/par-2: 第四百二十四条の七第二項 → 民法 第四百二十四条の七第二項 (Article 424-7, paragraph (2)), art-424-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-424-7/par-2 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)
- art-863/par-2: 第四百二十五条から第四百二十六条まで → 民法 第四百二十五条 (Article 425), art-425 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-425 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)
- art-863/par-2: 第四百二十五条から第四百二十六条まで → 民法 第四百二十五条の二 (Article 425-2), art-425-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-425-2 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)
- art-863/par-2: 第四百二十五条から第四百二十六条まで → 民法 第四百二十五条の三 (Article 425-3), art-425-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-425-3 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)
- art-863/par-2: 第四百二十五条から第四百二十六条まで → 民法 第四百二十五条の四 (Article 425-4), art-425-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-425-4 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)
- art-863/par-2: 第四百二十五条から第四百二十六条まで → 民法 第四百二十六条 (Article 426), art-426 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-426 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)
- art-863/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第八百六十三条第一項 (Article 863, paragraph (1)), art-863/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863/par-1
- art-863/par-2: 同法第四百二十四条の五第一号 → 民法 第四百二十四条の五第一項第一号 (Article 424-5, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-424-5/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-424-5/par-1/item-1 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)
- art-863/par-2: 会社法第六百四十五条 → 会社法 第六百四十五条 (Article 645), art-645 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-645
- art-863/par-2: 同条第二号 → 民法 第四百二十四条の五第一項第二号 (Article 424-5, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-424-5/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-424-5/par-1/item-2 (e-Gov law ID 129AC0000000089)

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第八百六十三条第一項（清算持分会社の財産処分の取消しの訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863/par-1
- 会社法 第八百六十三条第二項（清算持分会社の財産処分の取消しの訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-863/par-2
- 会社法 第八百六十四条第一項（被告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-864/par-1
- 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第二項（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-2 (e-Gov law ID 343AC1000000089)

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-09-23
- 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 (会社法), Article 863, paragraph (2) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4482/tb), 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 224 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17
