役員（監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、監査等委員である取締役若しくはそれ以外の取締役又は会計参与。以下この条において同じ。）が欠けた場合又はこの法律若しくは定款で定めた役員の員数が欠けた場合には、任期の満了又は辞任により退任した役員は、新たに選任された役員（次項の一時役員の職務を行うべき者を含む。）が就任するまで、なお役員としての権利義務を有する。
Where there are no officers (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, directors who are audit and supervisory committee members or other directors, or accounting advisors; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) in office, or where there is a vacancy which results in a shortfall in the number of officers prescribed in this Act or articles of incorporation, an officer who retired from office due to expiration of the officer's term of office or resignation continues to have the rights and obligations of an officer until a newly elected officer (including a person who is to temporarily perform the duties of an officer under the following paragraph) assumes office.
前項に規定する場合において、裁判所は、必要があると認めるときは、利害関係人の申立てにより、一時役員の職務を行うべき者を選任することができる。
In the case provided for in the preceding paragraph, if the court finds it necessary, it may, in response to a petition by interested persons, appoint a person who is to temporarily perform the duties of an officer.
裁判所は、前項の一時役員の職務を行うべき者を選任した場合には、株式会社がその者に対して支払う報酬の額を定めることができる。
If the court has appointed a person who is to temporarily perform the duties of an officer under the preceding paragraph, the court may prescribe the amount of the remuneration that the stock company pays to that person.
会計監査人が欠けた場合又は定款で定めた会計監査人の員数が欠けた場合において、遅滞なく会計監査人が選任されないときは、監査役は、一時会計監査人の職務を行うべき者を選任しなければならない。
Where there are no financial auditors in office, or where there is a vacancy which results in a shortfall in the number of financial auditors prescribed in the articles of incorporation, if a financial auditor is not elected without delay, the company auditor must appoint a person who is to temporarily perform the duties of a financial auditor.
The provisions of Article 337 and Article 340 apply mutatis mutandis the person who is to temporarily perform the duties of a financial auditor under the preceding paragraph.
For the purpose of the application of the provisions of paragraph (4) to a company with board of company auditors, the term "company auditor" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "board of company auditors".
監査等委員会設置会社における第四項の規定の適用については、同項中「監査役」とあるのは、「監査等委員会」とする。
With regard to application of the provisions of paragraph (4) to a company with audit and supervisory committee, the term "company auditors" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with audit and supervisory committee".
指名委員会等設置会社における第四項の規定の適用については、同項中「監査役」とあるのは、「監査委員会」とする。
For the purpose of the application of the provisions of paragraph (4) to a company with nominating committee, etc., the term "company auditor" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "audit committee".