论原股东的查阅权--《公司法解释四》第七条的法教义学分析

On Original Shareholders’Right to Know-A Legal Doctrine Analysis of Article 7 of“Company Law InterpretationⅣ”

《公司法解释四》第七条对原告股东范围作合目的的扩张性解释,解决了在理论和实务上颇有争议的原股东查阅权的资格问题。有限度地保护原股东的知情权,既符合诚实信用原则、诉的利益原则和利益平衡的立法理念,又体现了我国司法政策对现实需求的积极结合。第七条从诉讼程序和查阅范围两方面对原股东的查阅权做出限制,不足之处在于,将原股东的查阅权范围限制为持股期间的公司文件资料并不妥当,需要延展到原股东加入公司前的期间以及退出公司后的合理期间之内,同时未明确规定诉讼时效期间的适用。

Article 7 of“Company Law InterpretationⅣ”provides a purposeful and expansive interpretation of the scope of the plaintiff’s shareholders,which resolves the controversial theoretical and practical issue of the qualifications of the original shareholder’s right to know.Limited protection of the original shareholder’s right to know,not only in line with the principle of good faith,the principle of litigation,and the legislative concept of the balance of interests,but also reflects the active combination of China’s judicial policies with practical needs.Article 7 defines the original shareholder’s right to know from both the litigation procedure and the scope of inspection.However,it is improper to limit the scope of the original shareholder’s inspection rights to the company’s documents during the holding period,and to extend the period to a time before the original shareholder joins the company and within a reasonable period after exit.What’s more,it does not clearly stipulate the application of the statute of prescription.