金融商品取引所に上場されてい第二十四条第一項第一号に掲げる有価証券の発行者である会社その他の者で政令で定めるもの(以下この項及び次条、第二十六条の五第六項及び第二十六条の四十一において「特定発行者」という。)が、この法律提出する前条に規定する第五条第一項の規定により提出る届出書(その訂正届出書を含む。)、有価証券報告書(その訂正報告書を含む。)その他内閣府令で定める書類に記載する貸借対照表、損益計算書その他の財務計算に関する書類で内閣府令で定めるもの(第四項及び次条第七項並びに第二十六条の四十一第一項及び第二項第一号において「財務計算に関する書類」という。)については、その者と特別の利害関係のない公認会計士(公認会計士法(昭和二十三年法律第百三号)第十六条の二第五項に規定する外国公認会計士を含む。以下この条、第二十六条の四十一及び第四十三条の二第三項において同じ。)又は監査法人(特定発行者が公認会計士同法第三十四条の三十四の二に規定する上場会社等である場合にあつては、同条の登録を受けた公認会計士又は監査法人に限る。)の監査証明を受けなければならない。ただし、次に掲げる場合は、この限りでない。
A With regard to a balance sheet, profit and loss statement, or other documents related toon financial accounting specified by Cabinet Office Order, which is submitted pursuant to that are stated in a securities registration statement under Article 5, paragraph (1) as prescribed in the provisions of this Act by a company issuingpreceding Article (including its amended statement), an annual securities listed on a financial instruments exchangereport (including its amended report), or any other persondocument specified by Cabinet Office Order (the issuing , which are submitted by a company that is an issuer of securities set forth in Article 24, paragraph (1), item (i), or any other person is , specified by Cabinet Order (referred to as thea "specified issuer" in this paragraph and the following , Article 26-5, paragraph (6), and Article 26-41; and the document isdocuments are referred to as a "documents on financial accounting" in paragraphparagraphs (4) and the following (7) and in Article) require an 26-41, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), item (i)), audit certification by must be received from a certified public accountant (including a foreign certified public accountant prescribed in Article 16-2, paragraph (5) of the Certified Public Accountants Act (Act No. 103 of 1948); the same applies hereinafter in this Article, Article 26-41, and Article 43-2, paragraph (3)) or audit corporation (if the specified issuer is a listed company, etc. prescribed in Article 34-34-2 of the Certified Public Accountantsthat Act, it is limited to a certified public accountant or audit corporation registered under that Article) that has no special interest in the company orthat person; provided, however, that the above does not apply in the following cases: