(2) Any corporation whose sum of the total assets exceeds the amount provided for by a Cabinet Order, which is not less than ten billion yen (referred to in paragraph 4 as "acquiring corporation") shall pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, notify the Fair Trade Commission in advance of its plan with regard to the acquisition of the business or the fixed assets used for the business (hereinafter in this Article "business, etc.") if any of the following items applies.〔【出典】日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム 〕
(3) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to any foreign corporation that intends to become a party to a merger. In this case, the term "sum of the total assets" in the same paragraph shall be deemed to be replaced with "domestic sales".〔【出典】日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム 〕
(5) The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis to any foreign corporation which intends to become a party to a joint incorporation-type demerger or an absorption-type demerger. In this case, the terms "sum of total assets" and "net sales recognized in the profit and loss statement which is made together with the latest balance sheet" in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be deemed to be replaced with "domestic sales".〔【出典】日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム 〕