# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百六十九条 (Article 869)

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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: 第八百六十九条 (Article 869)（疎明） — address `art-869`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-869
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### 第八百六十九条（疎明） — (Prima Facie Showing)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-869 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-869</sup>

    **第一項**  この法律の規定による許可の申立てをする場合には、その原因となる事実を疎明しなければならない。
    <sup>art-869/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-869/par-1</sup>
    In cases of filing a petition for permission under the provisions of this Act, a prima facie showing must be made with regard to the fact that serves as the cause thereof.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第八百八十一条第一項（疎明） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-881/par-1
- 医療法 第五十四条の七第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-7/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000205)
- 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)
- 金融商品取引法 第百一条の六第二項（会員への株式の割当て） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-101-6/par-2 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000025)
- 金融商品取引法 第百二条の三十一第四項（議事録） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-31/par-4 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000025)
- 金融商品取引法 第百五条の十六第六項（議事録） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-105-16/par-6 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000025)
- 金融商品取引法 第百四十三条第一項（一に満たない端数の処理等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-143/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000025)

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