Liquidators (or, for companies with board of liquidators, liquidators set forth in each item of Article 489, paragraph (7)) must investigate the current status of the assets of the liquidating stock companies and prepare, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, the inventory of property and the balance sheet as of the day when the liquidating stock companies has fallen under any of the cases set forth in each item of Article 475 (hereinafter in this Article and following Article referred to as "inventory of property"), without delay after assuming the office.
清算人（清算人会設置会社にあっては、第四百八十九条第七項各号に掲げる清算人）は、その就任後遅滞なく、清算株式会社の財産の現況を調査し、法務省令で定めるところにより、第四百七十五条各号に掲げる場合に該当することとなった日における財産目録及び貸借対照表（以下この条及び次条において「財産目録等」という。）を作成しなければならない。
At a company with board of liquidators, the inventory of property must be approved by the board of liquidators.
Liquidators must submit or provide the inventory of property (or, if the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply, the inventory of property approved under that paragraph) to the shareholders meeting and obtain the approval of the same.
A liquidating stock company must retain its inventory of property from the time of the preparation of relevant inventory of property until the registration completion of the liquidation at the location of its head office.