取締役、会計参与、監査役又は会計監査人が取締役（監査役設置会社にあっては、取締役及び監査役）の全員に対して取締役会に報告すべき事項を通知したときは、当該事項を取締役会へ報告することを要しない。
If the directors, accounting advisors, company auditors or financial auditors have notified all directors (or, for a company with company auditor, directors and company auditors) of matters that are to be reported to a board of directors meeting, it is unnecessary to report relevant matters to a board of directors meeting.
前項の規定は、第三百六十三条第二項の規定による報告については、適用しない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to reports under the provisions of Article 363, paragraph (2).
指名委員会等設置会社についての前二項の規定の適用については、第一項中「監査役又は会計監査人」とあるのは「会計監査人又は執行役」と、「取締役（監査役設置会社にあっては、取締役及び監査役）」とあるのは「取締役」と、前項中「第三百六十三条第二項」とあるのは「第四百十七条第四項」とする。
For the purpose of the application of the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs to a company with nominating committee, etc., the phrase "company auditors or financial auditors" in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "financial auditors or executive officers"; the phrase "directors (or, for a company with company auditor, directors and company auditors)" in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "directors"; and the phrase "Article 363, paragraph (2)" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Article 417, paragraph (4)".