# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第九百七十二条 (Article 972)

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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: 第九百七十二条 (Article 972)（法人における罰則の適用） — address `art-972`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-972
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-972
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### 第九百七十二条（法人における罰則の適用） — (Application of Penal Provisions to Corporations)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-972 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-972 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-972</sup>

**第一項**  第九百六十条、第九百六十一条、第九百六十三条から第九百六十六条まで、第九百六十七条第一項又は第九百七十条第一項に規定する者が法人であるときは、これらの規定及び第九百六十二条の規定は、その行為をした取締役、執行役その他業務を執行する役員又は支配人に対してそれぞれ適用する。
<sup>art-972/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-972/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-972/par-1</sup>
When the person prescribed in Article 960, Article 961, Articles 963 through 966, Article 967, paragraph (1) or Article 970, paragraph (1) is a corporation, these provisions and the provisions of Article 962 apply respectively to the director, executive officer or any other officer executing business, or the manager who has committed the act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-972/par-1: 第九百六十条 → 会社法 第九百六十条 (Article 960), art-960 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-960 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960
- art-972/par-1: 第九百六十一条 → 会社法 第九百六十一条 (Article 961), art-961 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-961 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-961
- art-972/par-1: 第九百六十三条から第九百六十六条まで → 会社法 第九百六十三条 (Article 963), art-963 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-963 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963
- art-972/par-1: 第九百六十三条から第九百六十六条まで → 会社法 第九百六十四条 (Article 964), art-964 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-964 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-964
- art-972/par-1: 第九百六十三条から第九百六十六条まで → 会社法 第九百六十五条 (Article 965), art-965 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-965 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-965
- art-972/par-1: 第九百六十三条から第九百六十六条まで → 会社法 第九百六十六条 (Article 966), art-966 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-966 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-966
- art-972/par-1: 第九百六十七条第一項 → 会社法 第九百六十七条第一項 (Article 967, paragraph (1)), art-967/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-967/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-967/par-1
- art-972/par-1: 第九百七十条第一項 → 会社法 第九百七十条第一項 (Article 970, paragraph (1)), art-970/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-970/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-970/par-1
- art-972/par-1: 第九百六十二条 → 会社法 第九百六十二条 (Article 962), art-962 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-962 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-962

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