訴訟記録中事実の調査に係る部分(以下この条及び次条第一項において「事実調査部分」という。)についての民事訴訟法第九十一条第一項、第三項又は第四項の規定による閲覧若しくは謄写、その正本、謄本若しくは抄本の交付又はその複製(訴訟記録の閲覧等(民事訴訟法第九十二条第一項に規定する訴訟記録の閲覧等をいう。以下この条において「閲覧等」という同じ。)の請求は、裁判所が次項又は第三項第三項又は第四項の規定により許可したときに限り、することができる。
A person may file a request under Article 91, paragraph (1), (3) or (4) of the Code of Civil Procedure for inspection or copying, delivery of an authenticated copy, transcript or extract of it, or reproduction of it (referred to below as "inspection, etc."for access to the case records (meaning access to the case records prescribed in Article 92, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure; the same applies in this Article below) with respect to a part of the case record that concerns an examination of the facts (referred to below as the "part of the record concerning an examination of the facts" in this Article and paragraph (1) of the following Article) only if the court gives its permission pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph (3) or paragraph (3)(4).