If a company auditor is in office, directors must obtain the consent of the company auditor (or, if there are two or more company auditors, the majority of the company auditors) in order to submit a proposal for the election of a company auditor to the shareholders meeting.
取締役は、監査役がある場合において、監査役の選任に関する議案を株主総会に提出するには、監査役（監査役が二人以上ある場合にあっては、その過半数）の同意を得なければならない。
The company auditor may request the directors that they include the election of the company auditor in the purpose of the shareholders meeting, or they submit a proposal regarding the election of company auditor to the shareholders meeting.
監査役は、取締役に対し、監査役の選任を株主総会の目的とすること又は監査役の選任に関する議案を株主総会に提出することを請求することができる。
For the purpose of the application of the preceding two paragraphs to a company with board of company auditors, the phrase "company auditor (or, if there are two or more company auditors, the majority of the company auditors)" in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with as "board of company auditors", and the term "company auditor may" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with as "board of company auditors may".
The provisions of Article 341 do not apply to resolutions for the dismissal of company auditors.
第三百四十一条の規定は、監査役の解任の決議については、適用しない。