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Article 327-2Obligation to Have an Outside Director

第三百二十七条の二(社外取締役の設置義務)

A company with board of company auditors (limited to a public company that is a large company) that is required to submit an annual securities report to the Prime Minister with respect to shares that the company issues pursuant to the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act must have an outside director.

監査役会設置会社公開会社であり、かつ、大会社であるものに限る。)であって金融商品取引法第二十四条第一項の規定によりその発行する株式について有価証券報告書を内閣総理大臣に提出しなければならないものは、社外取締役を置かなければならない。

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