Subsection 1 Authorities
第一款 権限等
Article 399-2Authorities of Audit and Supervisory Committee
第三百九十九条の二（監査等委員会の権限等）
The audit and supervisory committee is organized by all audit and supervisory committee members.
監査等委員会は、全ての監査等委員で組織する。
Audit and supervisory committee members must be directors.
監査等委員は、取締役でなければならない。
The audit and supervisory committee performs the following duties:
監査等委員会は、次に掲げる職務を行う。
audit of execution of duties of directors (in cases of a company with accounting advisor, directors and accounting advisors) and preparation of audit report;
取締役（会計参与設置会社にあっては、取締役及び会計参与）の職務の執行の監査及び監査報告の作成
determination of the content of proposals regarding the election and dismissal of a financial auditor and the refusal to reelect a financial auditor to be submitted to a shareholders meeting; and
株主総会に提出する会計監査人の選任及び解任並びに会計監査人を再任しないことに関する議案の内容の決定
determination of opinions of the audit and supervisory committee prescribed in Article 342-2, paragraph (4) and Article 361, paragraph (6).
第三百四十二条の二第四項及び第三百六十一条第六項に規定する監査等委員会の意見の決定
If audit and supervisory committee members make the following requests to a company with audit and supervisory committee with respect to the execution of their duties (limited to those related to the execution of duties of audit and supervisory committee; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), the company with audit and supervisory committee may not refuse the request except if it proves that the expense or debt relating to the request is not necessary for the execution of the duties of the audit and supervisory committee members:
監査等委員がその職務の執行（監査等委員会の職務の執行に関するものに限る。以下この項において同じ。）について監査等委員会設置会社に対して次に掲げる請求をしたときは、当該監査等委員会設置会社は、当該請求に係る費用又は債務が当該監査等委員の職務の執行に必要でないことを証明した場合を除き、これを拒むことができない。
requests for advancement of the expenses;
費用の前払の請求
request for the indemnification of the expenses paid and interests thereon from and including the day of payment; or
支出をした費用及び支出の日以後におけるその利息の償還の請求
requests for payment (or, if relevant debt is not yet due, the provision of reasonable security) to the creditor of a debt incurred.
負担した債務の債権者に対する弁済（当該債務が弁済期にない場合にあっては、相当の担保の提供）の請求
Article 399-3Investigations by the Audit and Supervisory Committee
第三百九十九条の三（監査等委員会による調査）
Audit and supervisory committee members appointed by the audit and supervisory committee may request that directors (in cases of a company with accounting advisor, directors and accounting advisors), managers, and other employees report on matters related to the execution of their duties, or may investigate the status of the operations and financial status of the company with audit and supervisory committees at any time.
監査等委員会が選定する監査等委員は、いつでも、取締役（会計参与設置会社にあっては、取締役及び会計参与）及び支配人その他の使用人に対し、その職務の執行に関する事項の報告を求め、又は監査等委員会設置会社の業務及び財産の状況の調査をすることができる。
If it is necessary for the purpose of performing the duties of the audit and supervisory committee, audit and supervisory committee members appointed by the audit and supervisory committee may request reports on the business from a subsidiary company of the company with audit and supervisory committee, or may investigate the status of the operations and financial status of its subsidiary company.
監査等委員会が選定する監査等委員は、監査等委員会の職務を執行するため必要があるときは、監査等委員会設置会社の子会社に対して事業の報告を求め、又はその子会社の業務及び財産の状況の調査をすることができる。
The subsidiary company under the preceding paragraph may refuse the report or investigation under that paragraph if there are justifiable grounds.
Audit and supervisory committee members under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) must comply with the resolutions of the audit and supervisory committee, if any, on matters regarding the collection of the report or investigation under relevant respective paragraphs.
Article 399-4Duty to Report to Board of Directors
第三百九十九条の四（取締役会への報告義務）
If audit and supervisory committee members find that directors engage in misconduct, or are likely to engage in relevant act, or that there are facts in violation of laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation or grossly improper facts, they must report to that effect to the board of directors without delay.
監査等委員は、取締役が不正の行為をし、若しくは当該行為をするおそれがあると認めるとき、又は法令若しくは定款に違反する事実若しくは著しく不当な事実があると認めるときは、遅滞なく、その旨を取締役会に報告しなければならない。
Article 399-5Duty to Report to Shareholders Meeting
第三百九十九条の五（株主総会に対する報告義務）
If audit and supervisory committee members find that there are matters in violation with laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation or grossly improper facts with regard to proposals, documents, and other items prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order that directors intend to submit to the shareholders meeting, they must report to that effect to a shareholders meeting.
監査等委員は、取締役が株主総会に提出しようとする議案、書類その他法務省令で定めるものについて法令若しくは定款に違反し、又は著しく不当な事項があると認めるときは、その旨を株主総会に報告しなければならない。
Article 399-6Enjoinment of Acts of Directors by Audit and Supervisory Committee
第三百九十九条の六（監査等委員による取締役の行為の差止め）
If a director engages or is likely to engage in an act outside the scope of the purpose of a company with audit and supervisory committee, or other acts in violation of laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation, if such an act is likely to cause substantial detriment to the company with audit and supervisory committee, audit and supervisory committee members may demand that the director cease that act.
監査等委員は、取締役が監査等委員会設置会社の目的の範囲外の行為その他法令若しくは定款に違反する行為をし、又はこれらの行為をするおそれがある場合において、当該行為によって当該監査等委員会設置会社に著しい損害が生ずるおそれがあるときは、当該取締役に対し、当該行為をやめることを請求することができる。
In the cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, if the court orders a director under the preceding paragraph to cease that act by a provisional disposition, the court is not to require the provision of security.
第三百九十九条の七（監査等委員会設置会社と取締役との間の訴えにおける会社の代表等）
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 349, paragraph (4), Article 353, and Article 364, if a company with audit and supervisory committee files an action against its directors (including persons who were directors; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), or the directors file an action against the company with audit and supervisory committee, the person specified in each of those items represents the company with audit and supervisory committee depending on the category of cases set forth in the following items:
第三百四十九条第四項、第三百五十三条及び第三百六十四条の規定にかかわらず、監査等委員会設置会社が取締役（取締役であった者を含む。以下この条において同じ。）に対し、又は取締役が監査等委員会設置会社に対して訴えを提起する場合には、当該訴えについては、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める者が監査等委員会設置会社を代表する。
if audit and supervisory committee members are party to the suit relating to relevant action:the person designated by the board of directors (if the shareholders meeting designates a person to represent the company with audit and supervisory committee with respect to the action, that person); and
監査等委員が当該訴えに係る訴訟の当事者である場合 取締役会が定める者（株主総会が当該訴えについて監査等委員会設置会社を代表する者を定めた場合にあっては、その者）
in cases other than the case set forth in the preceding item:the audit and supervisory committee member appointed by the audit and supervisory committee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if directors file an action against the company with audit and supervisory committee, the service of complaint on the audit and supervisory committee members (excluding those filing that action) is effective on the company with audit and supervisory committee.
前項の規定にかかわらず、取締役が監査等委員会設置会社に対して訴えを提起する場合には、監査等委員（当該訴えを提起する者であるものを除く。）に対してされた訴状の送達は、当該監査等委員会設置会社に対して効力を有する。
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 349, paragraph (4), Article 353, and Article 364, if a stock company set forth in the following items is a company with audit and supervisory committee, when filing an action specified in those items, audit and supervisory committee members appointed by the audit and supervisory committee represent the company with audit and supervisory committee with respect to the action:
第三百四十九条第四項、第三百五十三条及び第三百六十四条の規定にかかわらず、次の各号に掲げる株式会社が監査等委員会設置会社である場合において、当該各号に定める訴えを提起するときは、当該訴えについては、監査等委員会が選定する監査等委員が当該監査等委員会設置会社を代表する。
a wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange, etc. (meaning a wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange, etc. as prescribed in Article 849, paragraph (2), item (i); the same applies in item (i) of the following paragraph and paragraph (5), item (iii)):an action to enforce liabilities (limited to those for which the fact of the cause occurred by the time when the act set forth in items of Article 847-2, paragraph (1) becomes effective) of directors, executive officers (including a person who was an executive officer; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), or liquidators (including a person who was a liquidator; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) of its wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange, etc. (meaning a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange, etc. as prescribed in Article 847-2, paragraph (1); the same applies in paragraph (5), item (iii));
株式交換等完全親会社（第八百四十九条第二項第一号に規定する株式交換等完全親会社をいう。次項第一号及び第五項第三号において同じ。） その株式交換等完全子会社（第八百四十七条の二第一項に規定する株式交換等完全子会社をいう。第五項第三号において同じ。）の取締役、執行役（執行役であった者を含む。以下この条において同じ。）又は清算人（清算人であった者を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の責任（第八百四十七条の二第一項各号に掲げる行為の効力が生じた時までにその原因となった事実が生じたものに限る。）を追及する訴え
an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. (meaning an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. as prescribed in Article 847-3, paragraph (1); the same applies in item (ii) of the following paragraph and paragraph (5), item (iv)):An action to enforce specific liability (meaning an action to enforce specific liability as prescribed in paragraph (1) of the same Article) of directors, executive officers, or liquidators of a stock company which is its wholly owned subsidiary company, etc. (meaning a wholly owned subsidiary company, etc. as prescribed in paragraph (2), item (ii) of the same Article and including anything that is deemed to be such a wholly owned subsidiary company, etc. pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article; the same applies in paragraph (5), item (iv)).
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 349, paragraph (4), if a stock company set forth in the following items is a company with audit and supervisory committee, when making a request specified in the following items, an audit and supervisory committee member appointed by the audit and supervisory committee represents the company with audit and supervisory committee:
第三百四十九条第四項の規定にかかわらず、次の各号に掲げる株式会社が監査等委員会設置会社である場合において、当該各号に定める請求をするときは、監査等委員会が選定する監査等委員が当該監査等委員会設置会社を代表する。
a wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange, etc.:request pursuant to the provisions of Article 847, paragraph (1) (limited to a request to file an action as prescribed in item (i) of the preceding paragraph); and
株式交換等完全親会社 第八百四十七条第一項の規定による請求（前項第一号に規定する訴えの提起の請求に限る。）
an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc.:request pursuant to the provisions of Article 847, paragraph (1) (limited to the request to file an action to enforce specific liabilities as prescribed in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph).
最終完全親会社等 第八百四十七条第一項の規定による請求（前項第二号に規定する特定責任追及の訴えの提起の請求に限る。）
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 349, paragraph (4), in the following cases, audit and supervisory committee members represent the company with audit and supervisory committee:
第三百四十九条第四項の規定にかかわらず、次に掲げる場合には、監査等委員が監査等委員会設置会社を代表する。
if a company with audit and supervisory committee receives a request (limited to a request to file an action to enforce the liabilities of directors) pursuant to the provisions of Article 847, paragraph (1), Article 847-2, paragraph (1) or (3) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5) of the same Article), or Article 847-3, paragraph (1) (excluding cases where the audit and supervisory committee members become the party to the suit concerning the action);
監査等委員会設置会社が第八百四十七条第一項、第八百四十七条の二第一項若しくは第三項（同条第四項及び第五項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第八百四十七条の三第一項の規定による請求（取締役の責任を追及する訴えの提起の請求に限る。）を受ける場合（当該監査等委員が当該訴えに係る訴訟の相手方となる場合を除く。）
if a company with audit and supervisory committee receives a notice of suit under Article 849, paragraph (4) (limited to those related to actions that enforce the liability of directors) and a notice or demand (limited to those related to the settlement of a suit relating to an action that enforces the liability of directors) pursuant to the provisions of Article 850, paragraph (2) (excluding cases where the audit and supervisory committee members are the party to the suit concerning these actions);
監査等委員会設置会社が第八百四十九条第四項の訴訟告知（取締役の責任を追及する訴えに係るものに限る。）並びに第八百五十条第二項の規定による通知及び催告（取締役の責任を追及する訴えに係る訴訟における和解に関するものに限る。）を受ける場合（当該監査等委員がこれらの訴えに係る訴訟の当事者である場合を除く。）
if a company with audit and supervisory committee which is a wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange, etc. receives a notice (limited to those related to an action to enforce the liabilities of directors, executive officers, or liquidators of its wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange, etc.) pursuant to the provisions of Article 849, paragraph (6); and
株式交換等完全親会社である監査等委員会設置会社が第八百四十九条第六項の規定による通知（その株式交換等完全子会社の取締役、執行役又は清算人の責任を追及する訴えに係るものに限る。）を受ける場合
if a company with audit and supervisory committee which is an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. receives a notice (limited to those related to an action to enforce the liability of directors, executive officers, or liquidators of a stock company that constitutes its wholly owned subsidiary company, etc.) pursuant to the provisions of Article 849, paragraph (7).
最終完全親会社等である監査等委員会設置会社が第八百四十九条第七項の規定による通知（その完全子会社等である株式会社の取締役、執行役又は清算人の責任を追及する訴えに係るものに限る。）を受ける場合
Subsection 2 Operations
第二款 運営
第三百九十九条の八（招集権者）
An audit and supervisory committee is called by any audit and supervisory committee member.
監査等委員会は、各監査等委員が招集する。