# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第九十九条 (Article 99)

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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: 第九十九条 (Article 99)（定款の変更の手続の特則） — address `art-99`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-99
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### 第九十九条（定款の変更の手続の特則） — (Special Provisions on Procedures for Amendment in Articles of Incorporation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-99 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-99 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-99</sup>

      **第一項**  設立しようとする会社が種類株式発行会社である場合において、次の各号に掲げるときは、当該各号の種類の設立時発行株式の設立時種類株主全員の同意を得なければならない。
      <sup>art-99/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-99/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-99/par-1</sup>
      If the stock company to be incorporated is a company with classes shares, and the cases set forth in any of the following items apply, the consent of all class shareholders at incorporation of relevant classes of the shares issued at incorporation in each of relevant items must be obtained:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  ある種類の株式の内容として第百八条第一項第六号に掲げる事項についての定款の定めを設け、又は当該事項についての定款の変更（当該事項についての定款の定めを廃止するものを除く。）をしようとするとき。
        <sup>art-99/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-99/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-99/par-1/item-1</sup>
        if it is intended to create, as a feature of a certain class of shares, any provisions in the articles of incorporation with respect to the matters set forth in Article 108, paragraph (1), item (vi), or to effect any amendment in the articles of incorporation with respect to relevant matters (excluding any amendment which repeals the provisions of the articles of incorporation with respect to relevant matters);
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  ある種類の株式について第三百二十二条第二項の規定による定款の定めを設けようとするとき。
        <sup>art-99/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-99/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-99/par-1/item-2</sup>
        if it is intended to create any provisions in the articles of incorporation pursuant to the provisions of Article 322, paragraph (2) with respect to a certain class of shares.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-99/par-1/item-1: 第百八条第一項第六号 → 会社法 第百八条第一項第六号 (Article 108, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-108/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-108/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-108/par-1/item-6
- art-99/par-1/item-2: 第三百二十二条第二項 → 会社法 第三百二十二条第二項 (Article 322, paragraph (2)), art-322/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-322/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-322/par-2

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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
- This site's parser, version 223 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17