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Bills submitted to the Diet

213th Diet (Ordinary Diet Session in 2024)

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

Bill for Partial Revision of the Basic Act on efficiency Formation, etc. to Improve Convenience for Persons Involved in Administrative Procedures, etc. through the Use of Information and Communications Technology, as well as to Simplify and digital society Administrative Operations

211th Diet (Ordinary Diet Session in 2023)

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

Bill to Partially Amend the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures

Submitted to the Diet: March 7, 2023 Established: June 14, 2023

Bill to amend part of the Basic Act on digital society Formation to promote regulatory reform for the formation of digital society

208th Diet (Ordinary Diet Session in 2022)

Submitted to the Diet: February 8, 2022 Established: April 27, 2022

Bill for the Act on Payment of National Revenue, etc. by Means of Information and Communications Technology

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Act on Payment of National Revenue, etc. by Means of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 39 of 2022)

Date of promulgation: May 9, 2022

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Digital society Formation Basic Act (Act No. 35 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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Overview (PDF/126KB) Comparison Table (PDF / 211 kb)

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

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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Act on Arrangement of Relevant Acts for Formation of digital society (Act No. 37 of 2021)

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

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Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit Accounts for Prompt and Certain Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits (Act No. 38 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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Act on Management, etc. of Deposit Accounts by Use of Personal Identification Numbers Based on the Intention of Depositors (Act No. 39 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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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 the Use of Information and Communications Technology in the Preservation of Documents by private business, etc. [e-Document Act] (Act No. 149 of 2004)

Date of promulgation: December 1, 2004

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Act on Promotion of Public Administration Using Information and Communications Technology [Digital Procedure Act] (Act No. 151 of 2002)

Published: December 13, 2002

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

Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021

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Act on Promotion of 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 the local governments Institute of Information Systems in Relation to Electronic Signatures, etc. [Public Personal Authentication Act] (Act No. 153 of 2002)

Published: 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 Management, etc. of Deposit Accounts by Use of Personal Identification 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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Order for Enforcement of the Act on Payment of National Revenue, etc. by Means of Information and Communications Technology (Cabinet Order No. 254 of 2022)

Published: July 22, 2022

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Cabinet Order on Arrangement of Relevant Cabinet Orders Incidental to Enforcement of the Basic Act on digital society Formation (Cabinet Order No. 191 of 2021)

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

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Digital Agency organization Ordinance (Cabinet Order No. 192 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021

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

Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021

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

Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021

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Cabinet Order on Arrangement, etc. of Relevant Cabinet Orders Accompanying Enforcement of the Digital Agency Establishment Act (Cabinet Order No. 195 of 2021)

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

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Order for Enforcement of the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology for Document Retention, etc. Conducted by private business, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 8 of 2005)

Date of promulgation: January 20, 2005

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Order for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Public Administration Utilizing Information and Communications Technology (Cabinet Order No. 27 of 2003)

Date of promulgation: January 31, 2003

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Cabinet Order Specifying the Period Set Forth 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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Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (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 the local governments Information System for Electronic Signatures, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 408 of 2003)

Date of promulgation: September 12, 2003

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

Date of promulgation: February 28, 2001

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Ordinance

Order Specifying the Form of Identification Cards to Be Carried by Officials Who Conduct On-Site Inspections under Article 21, Paragraph (1) of the Act on the Management of Deposit Accounts by the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Will of Depositors (Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Order of the 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 Concerning Special Provisions on the Business of the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan by Electronic Data Processing organization (Order of the Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, and Ministry of Finance No. 1 of 2024) pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (2) of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Secure Provision, etc. of Public Benefits

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

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Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Management, etc. of Deposit Accounts by Use of Personal Identification Numbers Based on the Intention of Depositors (Ordinance of the 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 Specifying Affairs Specified by the Ordinance of local governments and the Ordinance of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Prescribed in the Cabinet Order Specifying Affairs Subject to Standardization as Prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Digital Agency Information Systems (Ordinance of Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications No. 1 of 2022)

Date of promulgation: January 4, 2022 Amended law Date of promulgation: June 10, 2024 Date of enforcement: June 10, 2024

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

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Public Administration Utilizing Information and Communications Technology in law under the Jurisdiction of Digital Agency (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) that specifies the items for which revenue from the general account and special account under the supervision or jurisdiction of 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) concerning the free loan and transfer of goods under the jurisdiction of Digital Agency

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Digital Agency Ordinance on Permission and Supervision of Underwriting of Charitable Trusts under the Jurisdiction of the Prime Minister (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 6 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Digital Agency Regulations on Subsidies, etc. Under the Jurisdiction of Issue (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 7 of 2021)

Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021

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Digital Agency Ordinance (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 8 of 2021) designating commissioned officers for the registration of rights to real estate and ships 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 Accounts for Prompt and Certain Implementation of Payment, 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 the Act on Promotion of Administrative Affairs Using Information and Communications Technology for the public authorities under the jurisdiction of the relevant law (Ordinance of the 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 (MEXT), 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 2004

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

Date of promulgation: July 4, 2014

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

Date of promulgation: September 10, 2014

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Order Specifying Quasi-Statutory Business and Quasi-Statutory Business Processors Prescribed in Article 9, Paragraph (1) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals 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 Provision of Used Specified personal data Pursuant to Article 19, Item (viii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 9 of 2024)

*Old: Order Providing for the Affairs and Information Specified by Order of the Competent Ministry in Appendix II of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 27 of 2013) and Appendix II of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (Order of the Cabinet Office and the 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 Specified personal data Prescribed in the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals 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 on the Use of Personal Identification Numbers to the Extent Necessary for Payment of Money Based on Contracts Concluded in Advance in the Event of a Disaster of Extreme Severity, etc. (Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 74 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: December 21, 2015

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Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Certification Business of the local governments Information System in Relation to Electronic Signatures, etc. (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 120 of 2003)

Date of promulgation: September 29, 2003

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Ministerial Ordinance Concerning Designated Investigative Agencies, etc. Pursuant to the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (Ordinance of the 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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Ordinance for Enforcement 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. 2001

Date of promulgation: March 27, 2001

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

Published: August 13, 2002

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

Date of promulgation: March 11, 1964

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Ordinance on Handling of Affairs of the Special Account for Reconstruction in Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (Ordinance of the 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 (MEXT), Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of 2021

Date of promulgation: March 31, 2012

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Order Providing Standards of Judgment for Waste Generators' Promotion of the Reduction and Recycling of Industrial Wastes and Other Wastes Containing Plastic (Order of the 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 (MEXT), 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, and 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 Order) and Article 4-5, item (v) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Secure Payment, etc. of Public Benefits (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 3 of 2024)

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

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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 Management, etc. of Deposit Accounts by Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Intention of Depositors (Public Notice of the 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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Public Notice on Electromagnetic Records and Electromagnetic Methods for Submission of Written Applications, etc. Pursuant to the Provisions of Articles 26-2 and 26-3 of the Act on Regulation of Execution of Budget Pertaining to Subsidies, etc. (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 1 of 2021)

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

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Designation of office locations set forth in Article 7, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Management of Public Records and Archives pursuant to 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 related to disclosure of Digital Agency held by personal data can be made in cash (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 3 of 2021)

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

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Delegation of authority or business affairs related to the protection of personal data Sites held by Digital Agency (Digital Agency Notice No. 4 of 2021)

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

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Delegation of Authority or Clerical Affairs Pertaining to 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 specify public benefits designated by the Prime Minister set forth in Article 10 of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Secure Provision, etc. of Public Benefits

Public Notice for Establishing Procedures, etc. by Electronic Data Processing law Based on the Provisions of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Administrative Affairs Using Information and Communications Technology Relating to organization Under the Jurisdiction of Digital Agency (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 6 of 2021)

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

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

Date of promulgation: December 27, 2017 Amended law Date of promulgation: May 10, 2023 Date of enforcement: May 11, 2023

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

Date of promulgation: March 18, 2016 Amended law Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

*To be posted at a later date

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

Date of promulgation: March 10, 2017 Amended law Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

*To be posted at a later date

Technical Standards for Methods of Transmission through Telecommunications Lines or Transmission of Electromagnetic media and Methods of Transmission using the Information Providing Network System (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notice No. 401 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: November 25, 2015 Amended law Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

*To be posted 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 Amended law Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

*To be posted 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 Specified personal data as prescribed in the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 402 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: November 25, 2015 Amended law Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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

Public notice specifying the affairs and information specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 162 of the Order on the Provision of Used Specified personal data Sites based on Article 19, item (viii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures

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

Public Notice (Cabinet Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 1 of 2017) that specifies the affairs for which the consent of the Principal is required in the case of making an inquiry about local tax-related information pursuant to the provisions of Article 19, item (viii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures

Date of promulgation: May 29, 2017 Amended law 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 Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (including cases where 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 Amended law 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 Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (Cabinet Office Notice No. 447 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: December 21, 2015 Amended law 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 Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (Cabinet Office Notice No. 448 of 2015)

Date of promulgation: December 21, 2015 Amended law 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 Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (Cabinet Office Notice No. 449 of 2015)

Published on December 21, 2015 Amended law Published on November 30, 2021
Date of Enforcement: The date of enforcement of the provisions listed in Article 1, item (iv) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act on the Partial Revision of the family registry Act (Act No. 17 of 2019)

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Public Notice Specifying the Fiscal Year to Which the Information That Is Required to Be Provided Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 22, Paragraph (1) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals 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

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

Date of promulgation: December 3, 2003 Amended law Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Guidelines for Certification of Specified Certification Business under the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (Notification No. 2 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2001)

Date of promulgation: March 1, 2001 Amended law Date of promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021

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Documents specified by the competent minister in the public notice set forth in Article 5, paragraph (1), item (I) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business pursuant to the provisions of the same item (Public Notice of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 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), (ii) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (Public Notice of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 1 of 2020)

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

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Method, etc. of E-Certificate 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 (Public Notice of the Ministry of Justice No. 543 of 2014)

Date of promulgation: December 12, 2014 Amended law Date of promulgation: November 26, 2019 Date of enforcement: November 29, 2019

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

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

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Publication of documents exchanged between the Cabinet Office and each Ministry

Main documents (memorandums) exchanged in Digital Agency are posted.

Publication of documents exchanged between the Cabinet Office and each Ministry