裁判所は、特別清算開始の命令があった場合において、必要があると認めるときは、清算株式会社の申立てにより又は職権で、対象役員等の責任に基づく損害賠償請求権の査定の裁判（以下この条において「役員等責任査定決定」という。）をすることができる。
If an order is issued for commencement of special liquidation, if the court finds it necessary, the court may, in response to the petition by the liquidating stock company or ex officio, pass judgment evaluating the rights to seek damages pursuant to the liability of the subject officers (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "ruling evaluating subject officers' liability")
裁判所は、職権で役員等責任査定決定の手続を開始する場合には、その旨の決定をしなければならない。
If the court commences procedures of the ruling evaluating subject officers' liability ex officio, it must make the determination to that effect.
If the petition under paragraph (1) is filed or the ruling in the preceding paragraph is made, a judicial claim is deemed to have been made in connection with postponement of expiration of the prescription period and renewal of the prescription period, it is deemed that a judicial claim has been made.
役員等責任査定決定の手続（役員等責任査定決定があった後のものを除く。）は、特別清算が終了したときは、終了する。
The procedures for the ruling evaluating subject officers' liability (excluding those after the ruling evaluating subject officers' liability) will end if the special liquidation is ended.