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Laws and ordinances

Bill submitted to the Diet

216th session of the Diet (extraordinary session in 2024)

Date of submission to the Diet: December 9, 2024 Date of enactment: December 24, 2024

Bill to amend part of Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology

213th National Diet (ordinary Diet, 2024)

Date of submission to the Diet: March 5, 2024 Date of enactment: May 31, 2024

Bill for Partial Revision of the Basic Act on the Formation of a Digital Society, etc. to Improve the Convenience of Persons Concerned with Administrative Procedures, etc. and Simplify and Increase Efficiency of Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology

211th National Diet (ordinary Diet, 2023)

Date of submission to the Diet: March 7, 2023 Date of enactment: June 2, 2023

Bill to partially revise the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, etc.

Date of submission to the Diet: March 7, 2023 Date of enactment: June 14, 2023

Bill to revise part of the regulatory reform, etc. to promote the Basic Act on the Formation of a Digital Society for the formation of a digital society

208th National Diet (ordinary Diet, 2022)

Date of submission to the Diet: February 8, 2022 Date of enactment: April 27, 2022

Act on Making Payments That Become Part of the National Revenue by the Method Using Information and Communications Technology plan

Law

Act on Making Payments That Become Part of the National Revenue by the Method Using Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 39 of 2022)

Date of promulgation: May 9, 2022

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Overview (PDF/98KB) Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (PDF / 122 kb)

Basic Act on the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 35 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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Overview (PDF/126KB) Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (PDF / 211 kb)

Act on the Establishment of the Digital Agency (Act No. 36 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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Overview (PDF/112KB) Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (PDF / 790 kb)

Act on the Arrangement of Related Laws for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021 (excluding some contents)

Summary (PDF/137KB) Text (PDF / 1,141 kb) Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (PDF / 2,559 kb)

Act on Registration, etc. of Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Secure Provision, etc. of Public Benefits (Act No. 38 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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Overview (PDF/235KB) Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (PDF / 103 kb)

Act on the Management of Savings and Deposit Accounts by the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Intention of Depositors (Act No. 39 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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Overview (PDF/418KB) Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (PDF / 103 kb)

Basic Act on the Advancement of Public and Private Sector Data Utilization (Act No. 103 of 2016)

Date of promulgation: December 14, 2016

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Act on Utilization of Telecommunications Technology in Document Preservation, etc. Conducted by Private Business Operators, etc. [e-Document Law] (Law No. 149 of 2004)

Date of promulgation: December 1, 2004

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Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology [Digital Procedure Act] (Act No. 151 of 2002)

Date of promulgation: December 13, 2002

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Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems (Act No. 40 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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Act on the Promotion of the Dissemination of Electronic Power of Attorney [Electronic Power of Attorney Act] (Act No. 64 of 2017)

Date of promulgation: June 16, 2017

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Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures [Number Act, My Number Act, Individual Number Act] (Act No. 27 of 2013)

Date of promulgation: May 31, 2013

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Act on Certification Business of Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems Concerning Electronic Signatures, etc. [Public Personal Authentication Act] (Act No. 153 of 2002)

Date of promulgation: December 13, 2002

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Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business [Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act] (Act No. 102 of 2000)

Date of promulgation: May 31, 2000

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Commercial Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1963)

Date of promulgation: July 9, 1963

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Government ordinance

Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Savings Accounts by the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Intention of Depositors (Cabinet Order No. 20 of 2024)

Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024

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Act on Making Payments That Become Part of the National Revenue by the Method Using Information and Communications Technology Enforcement Order (Cabinet Order No. 254 of 2022)

Date of promulgation: July 22, 2022

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Cabinet Order on Arrangement of Related Cabinet Orders Incidental to Enforcement of Basic Act on the Formation of a Digital Society (Cabinet Order No. 191 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

Text (PDF/264KB) Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (PDF / 103 kb)

Digital Agency Organization Order (Cabinet Order No. 192 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021

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Meeting for the Promotion of a Digital Society Order (Cabinet Order No. 193 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021

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Act on the Establishment of the Digital Agency Cabinet Order Providing for Information Systems Set Forth in Article 4, Paragraph (2), Item (xviii) (Cabinet Order No. 194 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021

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Cabinet Order on the Arrangement of Related Cabinet Orders Incidental to the Enforcement of the Act on the Establishment of the Digital Agency (Cabinet Order No. 195 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021 (excluding some contents)

Text (PDF/1,955 kb) Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (PDF / 541 kb)

Act on Utilization of Telecommunications Technology in Document Preservation, etc. Conducted by Private Business Operators, etc. Enforcement Order (Cabinet Order No. 8 of 2005)

Date of promulgation: January 20, 2005

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Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology Enforcement Order (Cabinet Order No. 27 of 2003)

Date of promulgation: January 31, 2003

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Cabinet Order Specifying the Period Referred to in Article 6, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Promotion of Dissemination of Electronic Power of Attorney (Cabinet Order No. 328 of 2017)

Date of promulgation: December 27, 2017

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Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Order (Cabinet Order No. 155 of 2014)

Date of promulgation: March 31, 2014

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Order for Enforcement of the Act on Certification Business of Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems Concerning Electronic Signatures, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 408 of 2003)

Date of promulgation: September 12, 2003

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Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business Enforcement Order (Cabinet Order No. 41 of 2001)

Date of promulgation: February 28, 2001

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Official order

Order Specifying the Form of Identification Cards to Be Carried by Officials Who Conduct On-site Inspections under the Provisions of Article 21, Paragraph (1) of the Act on the Management of Savings Accounts by the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Intention of Depositors (Order of Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 2 of 2024)

Date of promulgation: March 29, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024

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Order on Special Measures for the Business of the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan by Electronic Data Processing System Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 12, Paragraph (2) of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit Accounts for the Prompt and Secure Provision, etc. of Public Benefits (Order of Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, and Ministry of Finance No. 1 of 2024)

Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024

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Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Savings Accounts by the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Intention of Depositors (Ordinance of Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 1 of 2024)

Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024

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Order to Specify Affairs Specified by Order of Digital Agency and Order of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Prescribed in Cabinet Order Specifying Affairs Subject to Standardization as Prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Information Systems of Local Governments (Order of Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications No. 1 of 2022)

Date of promulgation: January 4, 2022 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: June 10, 2024 Date of enforcement: June 10, 2024

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Digital Agency Organizational Regulations (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 1 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Digital Agency Rules of Procedure for Hearings (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 2 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Digital Agency Enforcement Regulations for laws and ordinances under the jurisdiction of Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 3 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Digital Agency Ordinance (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 4 of 2021) which provides for the categories in which revenues from the general and special accounts under the jurisdiction of the Digital Agency may be paid in securities

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Digital Agency Ordinance (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 5 of 2021) on the Free Loan and Transfer of Articles Under the Jurisdiction of Digital Agency

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Digital Agency Ordinance on the Licensing and Supervision of the Underwriting of Charitable Trusts (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 6 of 2021), which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Digital Agency Regulations on Subsidies, etc. Administered by issue (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 7 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Order of Digital Agency (Order of Digital Agency No. 8 of 2021) to designate commissioned officers for registration of rights relating to real property and vessels under the jurisdiction of Digital Agency

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for Prompt and Secure Implementation of Provision, etc. of Public Benefits (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 10 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: December 24, 2021

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Ordinance for Enforcement of laws and ordinances (2004 Ordinance of Cabinet Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and Ministry of the Environment No. 1) pertaining to Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology under the jurisdiction of related administrative organs

Date of promulgation: March 26, 2004

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Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Dissemination of Electronic Power of Attorney (Ordinance of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 1 of 2017)

Date of promulgation: December 27, 2017

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Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Regulations (Cabinet Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 3 of 2014)

Date of promulgation: July 4, 2014

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Order to Specify Administrative Affairs Specified by Ordinance of the Competent Ministry in the Appended Table of Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Order of Cabinet Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications No. 5 of 2014)

Date of promulgation: September 10, 2014

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Order Specifying Quasi-Statutory Affairs and Quasi-Statutory Affairs Administrator Prescribed in Article 9, Paragraph (1) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Ordinance of Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications No. 8 of 2024)

Date of promulgation: May 24, 2024

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Order on the Provision of Used Specific Personal Information Based on Article 19, item (viii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Order of Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications No. 9 of 2024)

*Former: Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 27 of 2013) Order to Specify Affairs and Information Specified by Order of the Competent Ministry in Schedule 2 and Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Schedule 2 (Order of Cabinet Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications No. 7 of 2014)

Date of promulgation: May 24, 2024

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Ministerial Ordinance on the Provision, etc. of Individual Numbers, Individual Number Cards, and Specific Personal Information Prescribed by Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 85 of 2014)

Date of promulgation: November 20, 2014

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Cabinet Office Ordinance (Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 74 of 2015) concerning the use of Individual Numbers to the extent necessary for the payment of money based on a contract concluded in advance in the event of a disaster of extreme severity, etc.

Date of promulgation: December 21, 2015

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Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Certification Business of Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems Concerning Electronic Signatures, etc. (Ordinance of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications No. 120 of 2003)

Date of promulgation: September 29, 2003

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Ministerial Ordinance on Designated Investigative Organizations under the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (Ordinance of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 1 of 2001)

Date of promulgation: March 1, 2001

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Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business Enforcement Regulations (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Ordinance No. 2 of 2001)

Date of promulgation: March 27, 2001

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Ministerial Ordinance Specifying Matters to Be Stated in Documents Prescribed in Article 15, Paragraph (3) of the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (Ordinance of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 1 of 2002)

Date of promulgation: August 13, 2002

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Commercial Registration Regulations (Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 23 of 1964)

Date of promulgation: March 11, 1964

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Ordinance on the Handling of Affairs of the Special Account for Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake (2021, Ordinance of Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Reconstruction Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Defense, No. 1)

Date of promulgation: March 31, 2012

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Order to Establish the Standards of Judgment for Businesses that Generate Waste to Promote the Reduction and Recycling of Plastic Products and Industrial Wastes (Order of Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Reconstruction Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Defense No. 1 of 2022)

Date of promulgation: January 19, 2022 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2022

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Notification

Documents based on the provisions of Article 4-4, paragraph (2), item (iv) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 4-7, paragraph (1) of the same Ordinance) and Article 4-5, item (v) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration of Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Secure Provision of Public Benefits (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 3 of 2024)

Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024

Text (PDF/43KB)

Documents based on the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2), item (iv) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (1) of the same Order) and Article 4, item (I), (e) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Savings Accounts by the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Intention of Depositors (Public Notice of Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 1 of 2024)

Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024

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Notification of Electromagnetic Records and Electromagnetic Methods for the Submission of Written Applications, etc. Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 26-2 and Article 26-3 of the Act on Regulation of Execution of Budget Pertaining to Subsidies, etc. (Digital Agency Notification No. 1 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

Text (PDF/43KB)

Determination of the location of the office set forth in Article 7, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Management of Public Records and Archives based on the provisions of Article 13 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Public Records and Archives (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 2 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Establishment of an Office where Payment of Fees for Disclosure of Personal Data Held by Digital Agency Can Be Made in Cash (Digital Agency Notification No. 3 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Delegation of Authority or Administrative Work Related to the Protection of Personal Data Held by Digital Agency (Digital Agency Notification No. 4 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Delegation of Authority or Affairs Related to the Disclosure of Administrative Documents Held by Digital Agency (Digital Agency Notice No. 5 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Public Notice to Provide Public Benefits Designated by the Prime Minister Referred to in Article 10 of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit Accounts for the Prompt and Secure Provision, etc. of Public Benefits

Public Notice for Establishing Procedures, etc. by Electronic Data Processing System Based on the Provisions of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Digital Agency Relating to laws and ordinances Under the Jurisdiction of the Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 6 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

Text (PDF/57KB)

Basic Guidelines for Promoting the Dissemination of Electronic Power of Attorney (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Notification No. 3 of 2017)

Date of promulgation: December 27, 2017 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: May 10, 2023 Date of enforcement: May 11, 2023

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Determination of Administrative Affairs to be Determined by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications as Contributing to the Improvement of Convenience for the People as Prescribed in Article 18, Paragraph (2), Item (I) of the Order for Enforcement of Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 73 of 2016)

Date of promulgation: March 18, 2016 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

*To be published at a later date

Determination of Affairs Specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications as Affairs Contributing to the Improvement of Convenience for the People as Prescribed in Article 18, Paragraph (2), Item (iv) of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 82 of 2017)

Date of promulgation: March 10, 2017 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

*To be published at a later date

Technical Standards for Methods of Transmission through Telecommunications Lines or Transmission of Electromagnetic Recording Media and Methods of Transmission Using Information Providing Network Systems (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notice No. 401 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: November 25, 2015 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

*To be published at a later date

Technical Standards for Individual Number Cards, etc. (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No. 314 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: September 18, 2015 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

*To be published at a later date

Matters specified by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (2), item (v), etc. of the Ministerial Order on the Provision, etc. of Individual Numbers, Individual Number Cards, and Specific Personal Information prescribed in Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 402 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: November 25, 2015 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Order to Specify Affairs and Information Specified by Ordinance of the Competent Ministry Set Forth in Appended Table 2 Public Notice to Specify Affairs and Information Specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Set forth in Article 59-4

Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures: a public notice specifying the affairs and information specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications as set forth in Article 162 of the Order on the Provision of Used Specific Personal Information based on Article 19, item (viii);

Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Order to Specify Affairs Specified by Ordinance of the Competent Ministry Set Forth in Appended Table 1 Public Notice to Specify Affairs Specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Set forth in Article 74

Order to Specify Administrative Affairs Specified by Ordinance of the Competent Ministry in the Appended Table of Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures: Public Notice to Specify Administrative Affairs Specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Referred to in Article

Public Notice to Determine the Administrative Affairs for Which the Consent of the Person Concerned Is Required in the Case of Making an Inquiry on Local Tax-Related Information Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 19, Item (viii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Cabinet Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 1 of 2017)

Date of promulgation: May 29, 2017 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Information specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications based on the provisions of Article 3, item (I) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 12, paragraph (1) of the same Ordinance) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 350 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: October 1, 2015 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Standards specified by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, item (iii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Regulations (Cabinet Office Public Notice No. 447 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: December 21, 2015 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Measures specified by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, item (iv) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Regulations (Cabinet Office Public Notice No. 448 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: December 21, 2015 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Standards specified by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, item (iii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Regulations (Cabinet Office Public Notice No. 449 of 2015)

Published: December 21, 2015 Revised laws and ordinances Published: November 30, 2021
Effective date: The date of enforcement of the provisions listed in Article 1, item (iv) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act for Partial Revision of the Family Register Act (Act No. 17 of 2019)

Text (promulgated on December 21, 2015) (PDF / 305 kb)
Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (Revised November 30, 2021) (PDF / 65 kb)

Public Notice to Determine the Fiscal Year to Which the Information That Must Be Provided Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 22, Paragraph (1) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Belongs (Cabinet Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 2 of 2017)

Date of promulgation: May 29, 2017 Date of enforcement: May 30, 2017

Text (PDF/64KB)

Technical Standards for the Implementation of Certification Services and Services Incidental Thereto (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notice No. 706 of 2003)

Date of promulgation: December 3, 2003 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

Text (PDF/208KB)

Guidelines for Accreditation of Specific Certification Business Based on Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (2001 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Notification No. 2)

Date of promulgation: March 1, 2001 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Documents specified by the competent minister set forth in Article 5, paragraph (1), item (I) of the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business Enforcement Ordinance in a public notice based on the provisions of the same item (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Public Notice No. 3 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: September 8, 2015 Date of enforcement: September 8, 2015

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The method specified by the competent minister in a public notice based on the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1), item (I) - 2 of the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business Enforcement Ordinance (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Public Notice No. 1 of 2020)

Date of promulgation: January 16, 2020 Date of enforcement: January 16, 2020

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Method, etc. of electronic certification Designated by the Minister of Justice Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 33-6, Paragraphs (5) and (6), etc. of the Ordinance on Commercial Registration (Ministry of Justice Notice No. 543 of 2014)

Date of promulgation: December 12, 2014 Revised laws and ordinances Date of promulgation: November 26, 2019 Date of enforcement: November 29, 2019

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Matters necessary for confirming that a registrar of an electronic certification registry office based on the provisions of Article 33-8 (4) of the Ordinance on Commercial Registrations has affixed an electronic signature (Ministry of Justice Public Notice No. 185 of 2019)

Date of promulgation: November 26, 2019 Date of enforcement: November 26, 2019

Text (PDF/84KB)

Publication of Documents Exchanged by the Cabinet Office and Ministries

Major documents (memoranda) exchanged in Digital Agency are listed.

Publication of Documents Exchanged by the Cabinet Office and Ministries