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、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。)が提出する前条に規定する第五条第一項の規定による届出書(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、第二十七条の五十九、第四十三条の二第三項及び第四十三条の十四第三項において同じ。)又は監査法人(特定発行者が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。
With regard to a balance sheet, profit and loss statement, or other documents on financial accounting specified by Cabinet Office Order that are stated in a securities registration statement under Article 5, paragraph (1) as prescribed in the preceding Article (including its amended statement), an annual securities report (including its amended report), or any other document specified by Cabinet Office Order, 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, specified by Cabinet Order (referred to as a "specified issuer" in this paragraph, Article 26-5, paragraph (6), and Article 26-41; and the documents are referred to as "documents on financial accounting" in paragraphs (4) and (7) and in Article 26-41, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), item (i)), audit certification 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, Article 27-59, Article 43-2, paragraph (3), and Article 43-14, paragraph (3)) or audit corporation (if the specified issuer is a listed company, etc. prescribed in Article 34-34-2 of that Act, limited to a certified public accountant or audit corporation registered under that Article) that has no special interest in that person; provided, however, that the above does not apply in the following cases: