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Household Goods Quality Labeling Act
(Act No. 104 of May 4, 1962)
(Purpose)
Article 1 The purpose of this Act is to ensure proper labeling of the quality of
Household Goods and to protect the interests of general consumers.
(Definitions)
Article 2 (1) In this Act "Household Goods" refers to the following listed
commodities:
(i) From among textile goods, plastic goods, electrical appliances and apparatus,
and miscellaneous manufactured goods used by general consumers in their
daily lives, those which are extremely difficult for general consumers to
discern the quality of at the time of purchase, and with respect to which it is
determined that there is a particular necessity to identify their quality, and
which are specified by Cabinet Order;
(ii) From among raw materials or other materials for textile goods as specified
by Cabinet Order in the preceding item, those which are extremely difficult
for consumers to discern the quality of at the time of purchase, and with
respect to which it is determined that there is a particular necessity to
discern their quality in order to ensure proper labeling of the quality of
textile goods as specified by Cabinet Order in the same item, and which are
specified by Cabinet Order.
(2) In this Act the term "Manufacturer" refers to a person engaged in the
manufacturing or processing of Household Goods; the term "Seller" refers to a
person engaged in the sale of Household Goods; and the term "Labeling
Contractor" refers to a person who has been commissioned by a Manufacturer
or Seller to engage in labeling the matters listed in paragraph (1), item (i) of
the next Article as to which public notice has been given under the provisions
of paragraph (3) of the same Article (including cases where applied mutatis
mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of the same Article; the same shall apply
in Article 4, paragraph (1)).
(Labeling Standards)
Article 3 (1) In order to ensure proper labeling of the quality of Household Goods,
the Prime Minister shall determine matters that constitute labeling standards
for each Household Goods commodity in relation to the following items:
(i) Matters to be indicated on labels such as components, performance, usage,
storage conditions and other details regarding quality;
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(ii) Matters to be complied with by Manufacturers, Sellers and Labeling
Contractors concerning labeling methods and such other labeling matters
listed in the preceding item.
(2) When the Prime Minister intends to determine matters that constitute
labeling standards pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the
Prime Minister must consult with the Minister of Economy, Trade and
Industry in advance.
(3) When the Prime Minister has determined matters that constitute labeling
standards pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Prime Minister
shall give public notice thereof without delay.
(4) When the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry finds that determining
matters that constitute labeling standards pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (1) will contribute to the improvement of the production or
distribution of Household Goods, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
may request the Prime Minister to establish such standards by submitting a
proposal on such matters.
(5) The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs shall apply mutatis
mutandis to the revision to the matters that constitute labeling standards as
determined pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).
(Instructions, etc.)
Article 4 (1) When a Manufacturer, Seller or Labeling Contractor fails to
indicate on a label the matters listed in paragraph (1), item (i) of the preceding
Article as to which public notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of
the same Article has been given (hereinafter referred to as "Labeling Matters")
or fails to comply with the matters listed in paragraph (1), item (ii) of the
preceding Article as to which public notice pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (3) of the same Article has been given (hereinafter "Compliance
Matters") (such persons shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as a
"Violator"), the Prime Minister or the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
(if the Violator is a Seller (excluding a wholesaler), the Prime Minister) may
instruct said Violator to indicate the Labeling Matters or comply with the
Compliance Matters.
(2) When the minister listed in each of the following items intends to give
instructions independently pursuant to the provisions of the preceding
paragraph, said minister shall give notice of the content of the instructions to
the other minister specified respectively in these items in advance:
(i) Prime Minister: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry;
(ii) Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: Prime Minister.
(3) When the Violator does not comply with the instructions provided for in
paragraph (1), the Prime Minister may have said non-compliance made public.
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(4) Where the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has given instructions
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), and if the Violator concerned does
not comply with the instructions, said minister may request the Prime
Minister to make public such non-compliance pursuant to the provisions of the
preceding paragraph.
(Order Concerning Labeling)
Article 5 When the Prime Minister finds it particularly necessary to ensure
proper labeling of the quality of Household Goods, as provided by Cabinet
Order, the Prime Minister may, through Cabinet Office Order, order a
Manufacturer, Seller or Labeling Contractor to comply with the Compliance
Matters relating to said Labeling Matters when indicating the Labeling
Matters relating to said Household Goods.
Article 6 (1) When the Prime Minister finds that Household Goods that are daily
necessities, or raw materials or other materials therefor are being widely sold
without Labeling Matters being indicated, and the interests of general
consumers will be significantly damaged if the situation is left unaddressed, as
provided by Cabinet Order, the Prime Minister may order Manufacturers or
Sellers to refrain from selling or displaying for sale goods that are not labeled
in accordance with the Labeling Matters relating to said Household Goods,
through Cabinet Office Order.
(2) In the event the Prime Minister issues an order pursuant to provisions of the
preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister must issue an order regarding said
Labeling Matters pursuant to the collective provisions of the same Article,
except where such an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article
has already been issued.
Article 7 When the Prime Minister finds that proper indication of Labeling
Matters relating to said Household Goods by Manufacturers, Sellers or
Labeling Contractors is extremely difficult in the case prescribed in the
provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, as provided by Cabinet
Order, the Prime Minister may order through Cabinet Office Order
Manufacturers or Sellers to refrain from selling or displaying for sale any such
Household Goods that have not been labeled with the Labeling Matters
performed by the Prime Minister.
Article 8 (1) In regard to application of the provisions of the preceding Article,
for each Household Goods commodity, the labeling of said Labeling Matters
performed by persons who have received approval from the Prime Minister
shall be deemed to be labeling performed by the Prime Minister under the
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provisions of said Article.
(2) When the Prime Minister finds that a person applying for the approval set
forth in the preceding paragraph is competent to discern the quality of the
Household Goods to which the application pertains and that said person will
properly perform the labeling pursuant to the provisions of said paragraph, the
Prime Minister must give the approval set forth in the same paragraph to said
person, except where such person falls under any of the following items:
(i) A person who has been sentenced for violating a provision of this Act and
with respect to which 2 years have not passed since completion of the
execution of that sentence or from the day said person was released from said
sentence;
(ii) A person whose approval under the provisions of the next paragraph has
been rescinded and with respect to which 2 years have not passed since the
date of that rescission;
(iii) A juridical person that has among its executives engaged in its business a
person who falls under any of the preceding two items.
(3) When a person who has received the approval set forth in paragraph (1) has
violated the provisions of this Act or obtains the approval set forth in said
paragraph by unlawful means, the Prime Minister may rescind said approval.
(4) A person who has received the approval set forth in paragraph (1) must follow
the methods prescribed by Cabinet Office Order in discerning the quality of the
Household Goods to which the approval pertains.
(5) A person who has received the approval set forth in paragraph (1) must
indicate the Labeling Matters on the Household Goods to which the approval
pertains in accordance with the Compliance Matters relating to said Labeling
Matters.
(Modification or Rescission of Orders)
Article 9 The Prime Minister must modify or rescind any order issued pursuant
to the provisions of Articles 5 to 7 if the Prime Minister finds that after issuing
such order, the material facts upon which said order was based have changed
or cease to apply.
(Request for an Order)
Article 9-2 When the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry finds that
issuing an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, Article 6, paragraph
(1), or Article 7 will contribute to the improvement of the production or
distribution of Household Goods, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
may request the Prime Minister to issue such an order.
(Reports to the Prime Minister or the Minister of Economy, Trade and
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Industry)
Article 10 (1) Any person who finds that the interests of general consumers are
being harmed by the improper labeling of the quality of Household Goods may
submit a report to that effect to the Prime Minister or the Minister of Economy,
Trade and Industry (where the labeling of the quality of Household Goods is in
relation to a Seller (excluding a wholesaler), the Prime Minister; the same
shall apply in the next paragraph) and request that appropriate measures be
taken.
(2) When a report pursuant to the preceding paragraph is submitted, the Prime
Minister or the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry shall conduct
necessary investigations and if the claims of said application are found to be
factual, they must take the measures specified in Articles 3 to 7 and other
appropriate measures.
(Consultation with the Consumer Commission)
Article 11 The Prime Minister must consult with the Consumer Commission
when determining or revising the matters that constitute labeling standards
pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) or paragraph (5) or when
preparing to issue an order pursuant to the provisions of Articles 5 to 7.
Article 12 Deleted
Article 13 Deleted
Article 14 Deleted
Article 15 Deleted
Article 16 Deleted
Article 17 Deleted
(Fees)
Article 18 Persons petitioning to conduct labeling under the provisions of Article
7 and persons applying for the approval set forth in Article 8, paragraph (1)
(limited to persons applying to the Prime Minister) must pay fees in the
amount provided for by Cabinet Order which shall take actual costs into
account.
(Reports and On-site Inspections)
Article 19 (1) The Prime Minister or the Minister of Economy, Trade and
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Industry may, to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act and as
provided by Cabinet Order, collect reports from Manufacturers, Sellers (limited
to wholesalers), and Labeling Contractors, or have officials of the Cabinet
Office or the ministry enter the factories, places of business, retail stores,
business offices, administrative offices, or warehouses of those entities to
inspect Household Goods, accounting books, documents and other articles.
(2) The Prime Minister may, to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this
Act and as provided by Cabinet Order, collect reports from Sellers (excluding
wholesalers), or have officials of the Cabinet Office enter the factories, places
of business, retail stores, business offices, administrative offices, or
warehouses of those entities to inspect Household Goods, accounting books,
documents and other articles.
(3) The officials who conduct on-site inspections pursuant to the provisions of the
preceding two paragraphs must carry certificates for identification and produce
them to the people concerned.
(4) The authority to conduct on-site inspections pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) must not be construed as being granted for the
purpose of criminal investigation.
(5) When the minister listed in each of the following items has exercised the
power under the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) independently,
said minister shall promptly give notice of the result thereof to the other
minister specified respectively in these items:
(i) Prime Minister: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry;
(ii) Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: Prime Minister.
(On-site Inspection by the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation)
Article 20 (1) Where the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry can have
officials of the ministry conduct on-site inspections pursuant to the provisions
of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the Minister of Economy, Trade and
Industry may, when finding it necessary, have the National Institute of
Technology and Evaluation (hereinafter referred to as "NITE") conduct on-site
inspections pursuant to the provisions of said paragraph.
(2) When the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has NITE conduct an on-
site inspection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry shall indicate to NITE the location
for said on-site inspection and other necessary matters and instruct NITE in
the execution of said on-site inspection.
(3) When NITE has conducted an on-site inspection pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (1) in accordance with the instructions of the preceding paragraph,
it must report the results to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
(4) When the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has received a report
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pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph with regard to an on-site
inspection provided in paragraph (1), the Minister of Economy, Trade and
Industry shall promptly give notice of the content of the report to the Prime
Minister.
(5) Employees of NITE who conduct on-site inspections pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph (1) must carry certificates for identification and
produce them to the people concerned.
(Orders to NITE)
Article 21 When the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry finds it necessary
in order to ensure the proper conduct of on-site inspection operations pursuant
to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the Minister of
Economy, Trade and Industry may issue necessary orders to NITE regarding
said operations.
(Provision of Materials, etc. to the Prime Minister)
Article 22 When the Prime Minister finds it necessary in order to achieve the
purpose of this Act, the Prime Minister may request the Minister of Economy,
Trade and Industry to provide materials, give explanations, and cooperate in
any other way necessary.
(Delegation of Authority)
Article 23 (1) The Prime Minister shall delegate the authority under this Act
(excluding the authority specified by Cabinet Order) to the Secretary General
of the Consumer Affairs Agency.
(2) Matters falling within the authority of the Minister of Economy, Trade and
Industry pursuant to the provisions of this Act may be performed by Directors-
General of the Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, as specified by Order
of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
(Administrative Affairs Performed by Prefectures or Cities)
Article 24 (1) Prefectural governors may carry out a portion of the
administrative affairs falling within the authority delegated to the Secretary
General of the Consumer Affairs Agency pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and the authority of the Minister of
Economy, Trade and Industry pursuant to the provisions of this Act, as
specified by Cabinet Order.
(2) City mayors may carry out a portion of the administrative affairs which
prefectural governors are to carry out pursuant to the provisions of the
preceding paragraph, as specified by Cabinet Order.
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(Penal Provisions)
Article 25 A person who has violated any order pursuant to the provisions of
Articles 5 to 7 or the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (5) shall be punished by
a fine of up to 200,000 yen.
Article 26 A person who falls under any of the following items shall be punished
by a fine of up to 50,000 yen:
(i) A person who has violated the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (4);
(ii) A person who has failed to make a report pursuant to the provisions of
Article 19, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) or who has made a false report;
(iii) A person who has refused, obstructed or evaded an inspection pursuant to
the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2).
Article 27 When the representative of a juridical person, or an agent, worker or
other employee of a juridical person or of an individual, has committed a
violation of the preceding two Articles with regard to the business of said
juridical person or individual, not only the Violator, but also said juridical
person or individual shall be punished in accordance with said Articles.
Article 28 When orders provided pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 have
been violated, the officer of NITE who committed the violation shall be
punished by a fine of up to 200,000 yen.
Supplementary Provisions [Extract]
(1) This Act shall come into effect as of October 1, 1962.
(2) The Textile Goods Quality Labeling Act (Act No. 166 of 1955) shall be
abolished.
(4) With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before
this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 31 of June 6, 1973] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order
within a period not exceeding 9 months from the date of promulgation.
However, the provisions pursuant to each of the following items shall come into
effect as of the date listed in the following item:
(i) The provisions of Article 89, paragraph (1); Article 95, paragraph (1), item
(ii) and Supplementary Provisions Articles 7 and 10: The date of
promulgation.
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Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 23 of May 1, 1984] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
(1) This Act shall come into effect as of the day on which 20 days from the date of
promulgation have elapsed
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 44 of May 22, 1996] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order
within a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of promulgation.
However, the provisions in Article 1 for revising Article 19 and Article 21, item
(iv) of the Act on Door-to-Door Sales, etc., the provisions of Article 2, the
provisions in Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions for revising Article 37,
paragraph (1) of the Installment Sales Act, and the provisions of Article 4 and
Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions shall come into force from the date of
promulgation.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 87 of July 16, 1999] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect as of April 1, 2000; provided, however,
that the provisions listed in the following item shall come into effect as of the
date specified in said item:
(i) The provisions in Article 1 for revision to add five Articles, a Section
heading, two Subsections and Subsection headings following Article 250 of
the Local Autonomy Act (limited to the part pertaining to Article 250-9,
paragraph (1) of said Act (limited to the part pertaining to obtaining the
consent of both Houses of the Diet)), the provisions in Article 40 for revising
Paragraph (9) and Paragraph (10) of the Supplementary Provisions of the
Natural Parks Act (limited to the part pertaining to paragraph (10) of the
Supplementary Provisions), the provisions of Article 244 (excluding the part
pertaining to the provisions for revising Article 14-3 of the Agricultural
Improvement Promotion Act), and the provisions of Article 472 (excluding
the part pertaining to the provisions for revising Article 6, Article 8 and
Article 17 of the Municipal Merger Act), as well as the provisions of Article 7,
Article 10, Article 12, the proviso to Article 59, Article 60 paragraph (4) and
paragraph (5), Article 73, Article 77, Article 157 paragraph (4) through
paragraph (6), Article 160, Article 163, Article 164 and Article 202 of the
Supplementary Provisions: The date of promulgation.
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(Affairs of the National Government, etc.)
Article 159 In addition to what is provided for in the respective laws prior to
revision by this Act, the affairs of the national government, other local
governments and other public entities that were managed or executed by local
government organs in accordance with laws or Cabinet Orders based thereon
before this Act comes into effect (referred to in Article 161 of the
Supplementary Provisions as "affairs of the national government") shall, after
this Act comes into effect, be handled by local governments as the affairs of
said local governments in accordance with laws or Cabinet Orders based
thereon.
(Transitional Measures Concerning Disposition, Applications, etc.)
Article 160 (1) When applying the respective revised laws after the date on
which this Act comes into effect, excluding those specified in the provisions of
Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, or in
the provisions concerning transitional measures in the respective revised laws
(including orders based thereon), dispositions of permission, and other actions
taken pursuant to the provisions of the respective laws prior to the revision
before this Act comes into effect (or, in the case of the provisions listed in the
items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, said provisions; the same
shall apply hereinafter in this Article and in Article 163 of the Supplementary
Provisions) (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "Dispositions and Other
Actions") or applications for permission, etc., and other actions already taken
pursuant to the provisions of the respective laws prior to the revision at the
time when this Act comes into effect (hereinafter in this Article referred to as
"Applications and Other Actions") for which the person who is to conduct
administrative affairs pertaining to these actions changes to a different person
on the date on which this Act comes into effect, shall be deemed to be
Dispositions and Other Actions, or Applications and Other Actions, taken
pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the respective revised laws.
(2) If matters for which reports, notifications, submissions and other procedures
were required to be made to national or local government organs under the
provisions of the respective laws prior to revision before this Act comes into
effect, but for which those procedures were not carried out before the date on
which this Act comes into effect, are matters for which reports, notifications,
submissions and other procedures are required to be made to the corresponding
organs of national or local governments under the corresponding provisions of
the respective revised laws, except for matters to which other provisions of this
Act and Cabinet Orders based thereon apply, it shall be deemed that the
procedures for those matters have not been carried out, and the provisions of
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the respective laws revised by this Act shall apply thereto.
(Transitional Measures Concerning Appeals)
Article 161 (1) Appeals under the Administrative Appeals Act concerning
dispositions pertaining to affairs of the national government, etc., that were
implemented before the date of coming into force by an administrative agency
(hereafter in this Article referred to as "Administrative Agency Ordering the
Disposition") which had a Higher Administrative Agency as prescribed in said
Act (hereafter in this Article referred to as "Higher Administrative Agency")
before the date of coming into force, shall be subject to the provisions of the
Administrative Appeals Act by deeming said Administrative Agency Ordering
the Disposition as having a Higher Administrative Agency even after the date
of coming into force. In this case, the administrative agency deemed to be the
Higher Administrative Agency of said Administrative Agency Ordering the
Disposition shall be the administrative agency that was the Higher
Administrative Agency of said Administrative Agency Ordering the Disposition
before the date of coming into force.
(2) In cases falling under the preceding paragraph, when the administrative
agency that shall be deemed to be the Higher Administrative Agency is a local
government organ, the affairs to be handled by said organ under the provisions
of the Administrative Appeals Act shall be Item 1 statutory entrusted functions
as prescribed in Article 2 paragraph (9), item (i) of the new Local Autonomy
Act.
(Transitional Measures Concerning Fees)
Article 162 Concerning fees required to be paid under the provisions of the
respective laws prior to revision by this Act (including orders based thereon)
before the date of coming into effect, except as otherwise provided in this Act
and Cabinet Orders based thereon, the provisions then in force shall remain
applicable.
(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)
Article 163 When applying penal provisions to acts committed before this Act
comes into effect, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
(Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Orders)
Article 164 (1) In addition to what is provided for in these Supplementary
Provisions, transitional measures necessary upon the coming into effect of this
Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) shall be
prescribed by Cabinet Order.
(2) Necessary matters concerning application of the provisions of Article 18,
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Article 51 and Article 184 of the Supplementary Provisions shall be prescribed
by Cabinet Order.
(Review)
Article 250 Effort shall be made to avoid, as far as possible, creating additional
functions as Item 1 statutory entrusted functions prescribed in Article 2,
paragraph (9), item (i) of the new Local Autonomy Act, and those listed in
Appended Table 1 of the new Local Autonomy Act, and those indicated in
Cabinet Orders based on said Act shall be subjected to review and
appropriately revised at suitable times, from the viewpoint of promoting
decentralization.
Article 251 To enable local governments to execute their affairs and projects
autonomously and independently, the government, while taking account of
trends in financial circumstances, shall review means of enhancing and
securing local tax revenues in accordance with the distribution of roles between
the national and local governments, and shall take necessary measures based
on the results thereof.
Article 252 In line with reforms of the medical insurance system, pension system,
etc., the government shall review administrative processing systems for social
security, the working situation of employees therein, and other matters, with a
view to protecting the interests of insured persons, etc., increasing the
efficiency of administrative processing, etc., and shall take necessary measures
based on the results thereof when it finds it necessary to do so.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 160 of December 22, 1999] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act (excluding Article 2 and Article 3) shall come into effect as of
January 6, 2001.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 204 of December 22, 1999] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect as of January 6, 2001. However, the
provisions of Supplementary Provisions Articles 8 through 19 shall come into
effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 6
months from the date of promulgation.
(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)
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Article 20 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed
before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force shall remain
applicable.
(Delegation to Cabinet Orders)
Article 21 In addition to what is provided for in Article 2 through Article 7,
Article 9, Article 11, Article 18 and the preceding Article of the Supplementary
Provisions, any transitional measures necessary for the establishment of NITE
and other transitional measures necessary for enforcing this Act shall be
specified by Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 49 of June 5, 2009] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect as of the date on which the Act
Establishing the Consumer Affairs Agency and the Consumer Commission (Act
No. 48 of 2009) comes into effect; provided, however, that the provisions listed
in each of the following items shall come into effect as of the date specified in
the following item:
(i) the provisions of Article 9 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of
promulgation of this Act.
(Transitional Measures Concerning Application of Penal Provisions)
Article 8 When applying penal provisions to acts committed before this Act
comes into effect and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in cases
where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the
Supplementary Provisions of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain
applicable.
(Delegation to Cabinet Orders)
Article 9 In addition to what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding
Article of the Supplementary Provisions, any transitional measures necessary
for the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning
penal provisions) shall be specified by Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 70 of June 22, 2011] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect as of April 1, 2012; provided, however,
that the provisions of the next Article shall come into effect as of the date of
promulgation, and the provisions of Article 17 of the Supplementary Provisions
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shall come into effect as of whichever comes later between the date of
promulgation of the Act on the Revision, etc. of Related Acts to Promote
Reform for Increasing Independence and Autonomy of Local Communities (Act
No. 105 of 2011) or the date of promulgation of this Act.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 105 of August 30, 2011] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect as of the date of promulgation; provided,
however, that the provisions listed in the following item shall come into effect
as of the date specified in said item:
(ii) Article 2, Article 10 (limited to the provisions for revising Article 18 of the
Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform), Article 14 (limited to the
provisions for revising Article 252-19 and 260 of the Local Autonomy Act,
those for revising the rows in Appended Table 1 of said Act, concerning the
Noise Regulation Act (Act No. 98 of 1968), the City Planning Act (Act No. 100
of 1968), the Urban Renewal Act (Act No. 38 of 1969), the Basic Environment
Act (Act No. 91 of 1993), and the Act on Promotion of Improvement of
Disaster Control Districts in Populated Urban Districts (Act No. 49 of 1997),
and those for revising the rows in Appended Table 2 of said Act, concerning
the Urban Renewal Act (Act No. 38 of 1969), the Act on Advancement of
Expansion of Public Lands (Act No. 66 of 1972), the Act on Special Measures
concerning Promotion of Supply of Houses and Housing Lands in Urban
Districts (Act No. 67 of 1975), the Act on Promotion of Improvement of
Disaster Control Districts in Populated Urban Districts (Act No. 49 of 1997),
and the Act on Facilitation of Reconstruction of Condominiums (Act No. 78 of
2002)), Articles 17 through 19, Article 22 (limited to the provisions for
revising Articles 21-5-6, 21-5-15, 21-5-23, 24-9, 24-17, 24-28, and 24-36 of the
Child Welfare Act), Articles 23 through 27, Article 29 through 33, Article 34
(limited to the provisions for revising Articles 62, 65, and 71 of the Social
Welfare Act), Article 35, Article 37, Article 38 (excluding the provisions for
revising Articles 46, 48-2, 50, and 50-2 of the Water Supply Act), Article 39,
Article 43 (limited to the provisions for revising Articles 19, 23, 28, and 30-2
of the Human Resources Development Promotion Act), Article 51 (limited to
the provisions for revising Article 64 of the Act on Prevention of Infectious
Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases),
Article 54 (excluding the provisions for revising Article 88 and 89 of the
Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act), Article 65
(excluding the provisions for revising Article 3, paragraph (1), item (ix),
Article 4, Article 5, and Article 57 of the Agricultural Land Act), Articles 87
through 92, Article 99 (limited to the provisions for revising Article 24-3 and
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48-3 of the Road Act), Article 101 (limited to the provisions for revising
Article 76 of the Land Readjustment Act), Article 102 (limited to the
provisions for revising Articles 18 through 21, 27, 49, and 50 of the Act on
Special Measures concerning Road Construction and Improvement), Article
103, Article 105 (excluding the provisions for revising Article 4 of the
Parking Lot Act), Article 107, Article 108, Article 115 (limited to the
provisions for revising Articles 15 and 17 of the Act on the Conservation of
Suburban Green Zones in the National Capital Region), Article 116
(excluding the provisions for revising Article 3-2 of the Act on the
Improvement of Urban Distribution Centers), Article 118 (limited to the
provisions for revising Articles 16 and 18 of the Act on Arrangement of
Conservation Districts in the Kinki Area), Article 120 (excluding the
provisions for revising Articles 6-2, 7-2, and 8, Articles 10-2 through 12-2,
and Articles 12-4, 12-5, 12-10, 14, 20, 23, 33, and 58-2 of the City Planning
Act), Article 121 (limited to the provisions for revising Articles 7-4 through 7-
7, Articles 60 through 62, and Articles 66, 98, 99-8, 139-3, 141-2, and 142 of
the Urban Renewal Act), Article 125 (excluding the provisions for revising
Article 9 of the Act on Advancement of Expansion of Public Lands), Article
128 (excluding the provisions for revising Articles 20 and 39 of the Urban
Green Space Conservation Act), Article 131 (limited to the provisions for
revising Articles 7, 26, 64, 67, 104, and 109-2 of the Act on Special Measures
concerning Promotion of Supply of Houses and Housing Lands in Urban
Districts), Article 142 (limited to the provisions for revising Article 18 and
Articles 21 through 23 of the Act on Comprehensive Development of Regional
Core Cities with Relocation of Office-Work Function), Article 145, Article 146
(excluding the provisions for revising Article 5 and Article 7, paragraph (3) of
the Act on Special Measures concerning Reconstruction of Urban Districts
Damaged by Disaster), Article 149 (limited to the provisions for revising
Articles 20, 21, 191, 192, 197, 233, 241, 283, 311, and 318 of the Act on
Promotion of Improvement of Disaster Control Districts in Populated Urban
Districts), Article 155 (limited to the provisions for revising Article 51,
paragraph (4) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Urban
Reconstruction), Article 156 (excluding the provisions for revising Article 102
of the Act on Facilitation of Reconstruction of Condominiums), Article 157,
Article 158 (limited to the provisions for revising Article 57 of the
Landscapes Act), Article 160 (limited to the provisions for revising Article 6,
paragraph (5) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Development of
Public Rental Housing, etc. to Accommodate Various Demands of
Communities (excluding the part for revising "paragraph (2), item (ii), (a)" to
"paragraph (2), item (i), (a)") and revising Articles 11 and 13 of said Act),
Article 162 (limited to the provisions for revising Articles 10, 12, and 13,
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Article 36, paragraph (2), and Article 56 of the Act on Promotion of Smooth
Transportation, etc. of Elderly Persons, Disabled Persons, etc.), Article 165
(limited to the provisions for revising Articles 24 and 29 of the Act on
Maintenance and Improvement of Traditional Scenery in Certain Districts),
Article 169, Article 171 (limited to the provisions for revising Article 21 of
the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act), Article 174, Article 178,
Article 182 (limited to the provisions for revising Articles 16 and 40-2 of the
Basic Environment Act), and Article 187 (limited to the provisions for
revising Article 15 of the Wildlife Protection and Proper Hunting Act,
revising Article 28, paragraph (9) of said Act (excluding the part for revising
"Article 4, paragraph (3)" to "Article 4, paragraph (4)"), those for revising
Article 29, paragraph (4) of said Act (excluding the part for revising "Article
4, paragraph (3)" to "Article 4, paragraph (4)"), and those for revising
Articles 34 and 35 of said Act), as well as the provisions of the
Supplementary Provisions, namely, the provisions of Article 13, Articles 15
through 24, Article 25, paragraph (1), Article 26, Article 27, paragraphs (1)
through (3), Articles 30 through 32, Article 38, Article 44, Article 46,
paragraphs (1) and (4), Articles 47 through 49, Articles 51 through 53,
Article 55, Article 58, Article 59, Articles 61 through 69, Article 71, Article
72, paragraphs (1) through (3), Articles 74 through 76, Article 77, Article 80,
paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 83, Article 87 (excluding the provisions for
revising Article 587-2 of the Local Tax Act and Article 11 of the
Supplementary Provisions thereof), Article 89, Article 90, Article 92 (limited
to the provisions for revising Article 25 of the National Highway Act), Article
101, Article 102, Articles 105 through 107, Article 112, Article 117 (limited to
the provisions for revising Article 4, paragraph (8) of the Act on Promotion,
etc. of Activities for Conservation of Biodiversity through Coordination of
Diversified Actors in Community (Act No. 72 of 2010)), Article 119, Article
121-2, and Article 123, paragraph (2): April 1, 2012.
(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)
Article 81 When applying penal provisions to acts committed before this Act (or
the provisions listed in the items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions;
hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) comes into effect and to acts
committed after this Act comes into effect in cases where the provisions then in
force shall remain applicable pursuant to the Supplementary Provisions of this
Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
(Delegation to Cabinet Orders)
Article 82 In addition to what is provided for in the Supplementary Provisions,
any transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act (including
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transitional measures concerning penal provisions) shall be specified by
Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 122 of December 14, 2011] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order
within a period not exceeding 2 months from the date of promulgation;
provided, however, that the provision listed in the following item shall come
into effect as of the date specified in said item:
(i) the provisions of Articles 6, 8, 9, and 13 of the Supplementary Provisions:
the date of promulgation.
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