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(定款の変更による持分会社の種類の変更)
第六百三十八条   合名会社は、次の各号に掲げる定款の変更をすることにより、当該各号に定める種類の持分会社となる。

Change in Kind of Membership Company by Change in Articles of Incorporation
Article 638   A General Partnership Company, by effecting the change in the articles of incorporation listed in each of the following items, becomes a Membership Company of the kind listed in each such item: 一   有限責任社員を加入させる定款の変更 合資会社 (i)   changes in the articles of incorporation that admits members with limited liability: Limited Partnership Company; 二   その社員の一部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合資会社 (ii)   changes of the articles of incorporation to convert some of its members into members with limited liability: Limited Partnership Company; 三   その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合同会社 (iii)   changes of the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with limited liability: Limited Liability Company. 一   その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合名会社 (i)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with unlimited liability: General Partnership Company; and 二   その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合同会社 (ii)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with limited liability: Limited Liability Company. 一   その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合名会社 (i)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with unlimited liability: General Partnership Company; 二   無限責任社員を加入させる定款の変更 合資会社 (ii)   changes in the articles of incorporation to admit members with unlimited liability: Limited Partnership Company; and 三   その社員の一部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合資会社 (iii)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert some of its members into members with unlimited liability: Limited Partnership Company.

合資会社は、次の各号に掲げる定款の変更をすることにより、当該各号に定める種類の持分会社となる。

A Limited Partnership Company, by effecting the change in the articles of incorporation listed in each of the following items, becomes a Membership Company of the kind listed in each such item: 一   有限責任社員を加入させる定款の変更 合資会社 (i)   changes in the articles of incorporation that admits members with limited liability: Limited Partnership Company; 二   その社員の一部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合資会社 (ii)   changes of the articles of incorporation to convert some of its members into members with limited liability: Limited Partnership Company; 三   その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合同会社 (iii)   changes of the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with limited liability: Limited Liability Company. 一   その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合名会社 (i)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with unlimited liability: General Partnership Company; and 二   その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合同会社 (ii)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with limited liability: Limited Liability Company. 一   その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合名会社 (i)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with unlimited liability: General Partnership Company; 二   無限責任社員を加入させる定款の変更 合資会社 (ii)   changes in the articles of incorporation to admit members with unlimited liability: Limited Partnership Company; and 三   その社員の一部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合資会社 (iii)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert some of its members into members with unlimited liability: Limited Partnership Company.

合同会社は、次の各号に掲げる定款の変更をすることにより、当該各号に定める種類の持分会社となる。

A Limited Liability Company, by effecting the change in the articles of incorporation listed in each of the following items, becomes a Membership Company of the kind listed in each such item: 一   有限責任社員を加入させる定款の変更 合資会社 (i)   changes in the articles of incorporation that admits members with limited liability: Limited Partnership Company; 二   その社員の一部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合資会社 (ii)   changes of the articles of incorporation to convert some of its members into members with limited liability: Limited Partnership Company; 三   その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合同会社 (iii)   changes of the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with limited liability: Limited Liability Company. 一   その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合名会社 (i)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with unlimited liability: General Partnership Company; and 二   その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする定款の変更 合同会社 (ii)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with limited liability: Limited Liability Company. 一   その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合名会社 (i)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert all of its members into members with unlimited liability: General Partnership Company; 二   無限責任社員を加入させる定款の変更 合資会社 (ii)   changes in the articles of incorporation to admit members with unlimited liability: Limited Partnership Company; and 三   その社員の一部を無限責任社員とする定款の変更 合資会社 (iii)   changes in the articles of incorporation to convert some of its members into members with unlimited liability: Limited Partnership Company.