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(役員等の株式会社に対する損害賠償責任)
第四百二十三条   取締役、会計参与、監査役、執行役又は会計監査人（以下この節において「役員等」という。）は、その任務を怠ったときは、株式会社に対し、これによって生じた損害を賠償する責任を負う。

Liability of Officers to Stock Company for Damages
Article 423   If a director, accounting advisor, company auditor, executive officer or financial auditor (hereinafter in this Section referred to as "Officers, Etc.") neglects their duties, they are liable to such Stock Company for damages arising as a result thereof. 一   第三百五十六条第一項（第四百十九条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の取締役又は執行役 (i)   directors and executive officers provided for in Article 356, paragraph (1) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis under Article 419, paragraph (2)); 二   株式会社が当該取引をすることを決定した取締役又は執行役 (ii)   directors and executive officers who decided that the Stock Company would undertake such transaction; or 三   当該取引に関する取締役会の承認の決議に賛成した取締役（指名委員会等設置会社においては、当該取引が指名委員会等設置会社と取締役との間の取引又は指名委員会等設置会社と取締役との利益が相反する取引である場合に限る。） (iii)   directors who agreed to the board of directors' resolution approving such transaction (for a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc., limited to cases where such transaction is a transaction between the Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and the directors or is a transaction that gives rise to a conflict of interests between the Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and the directors).

取締役又は執行役が第三百五十六条第一項（第四百十九条第二項において準用する場合を含む。以下この項において同じ。）の規定に違反して第三百五十六条第一項第一号の取引をしたときは、当該取引によって取締役、執行役又は第三者が得た利益の額は、前項の損害の額と推定する。

If a director or executive officer engages in a transaction listed in Article 356, paragraph (1), item (i) in violation of the provisions of Article 356, paragraph (1) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis under Article 419, paragraph (2); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), the amount of the profits obtained by the director, executive officer or a third party as a result of such transaction is presumed to be the amount of the damages under the preceding paragraph. 一   第三百五十六条第一項（第四百十九条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の取締役又は執行役 (i)   directors and executive officers provided for in Article 356, paragraph (1) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis under Article 419, paragraph (2)); 二   株式会社が当該取引をすることを決定した取締役又は執行役 (ii)   directors and executive officers who decided that the Stock Company would undertake such transaction; or 三   当該取引に関する取締役会の承認の決議に賛成した取締役（指名委員会等設置会社においては、当該取引が指名委員会等設置会社と取締役との間の取引又は指名委員会等設置会社と取締役との利益が相反する取引である場合に限る。） (iii)   directors who agreed to the board of directors' resolution approving such transaction (for a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc., limited to cases where such transaction is a transaction between the Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and the directors or is a transaction that gives rise to a conflict of interests between the Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and the directors).

第三百五十六条第一項第二号又は第三号（これらの規定を第四百十九条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の取引によって株式会社に損害が生じたときは、次に掲げる取締役又は執行役は、その任務を怠ったものと推定する。

If a Stock Company incurs damages as a result of the transaction provided for in Article 356, paragraph (1), item (ii) or item (iii) of (including cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis under Article 419, paragraph (2)), the following directors or executive officers are presumed to have neglected their duties: 一   第三百五十六条第一項（第四百十九条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の取締役又は執行役 (i)   directors and executive officers provided for in Article 356, paragraph (1) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis under Article 419, paragraph (2)); 二   株式会社が当該取引をすることを決定した取締役又は執行役 (ii)   directors and executive officers who decided that the Stock Company would undertake such transaction; or 三   当該取引に関する取締役会の承認の決議に賛成した取締役（指名委員会等設置会社においては、当該取引が指名委員会等設置会社と取締役との間の取引又は指名委員会等設置会社と取締役との利益が相反する取引である場合に限る。） (iii)   directors who agreed to the board of directors' resolution approving such transaction (for a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc., limited to cases where such transaction is a transaction between the Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and the directors or is a transaction that gives rise to a conflict of interests between the Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and the directors).

前項の規定は、第三百五十六条第一項第二号又は第三号に掲げる場合において、同項の取締役（監査等委員であるものを除く。）が当該取引につき監査等委員会の承認を受けたときは、適用しない。

In the cases listed in Article 356, paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii) of, the provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply when directors (excluding those who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members) under the same paragraph receive approval of the Audit and Supervisory Committee for the transactions. 一   第三百五十六条第一項（第四百十九条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の取締役又は執行役 (i)   directors and executive officers provided for in Article 356, paragraph (1) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis under Article 419, paragraph (2)); 二   株式会社が当該取引をすることを決定した取締役又は執行役 (ii)   directors and executive officers who decided that the Stock Company would undertake such transaction; or 三   当該取引に関する取締役会の承認の決議に賛成した取締役（指名委員会等設置会社においては、当該取引が指名委員会等設置会社と取締役との間の取引又は指名委員会等設置会社と取締役との利益が相反する取引である場合に限る。） (iii)   directors who agreed to the board of directors' resolution approving such transaction (for a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc., limited to cases where such transaction is a transaction between the Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and the directors or is a transaction that gives rise to a conflict of interests between the Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and the directors).