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specifying a time limit.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, when an act violating the provisions of laws and regulations related to the treatment of Specific Personal Information is performed, if the Commission finds it necessary to take emergency measures due to a serious infringement of the rights and interests of individuals, it may order the person who performed said violation to take the necessary measures to correct the violation, such as suspending said violation, by specifying a time limit.

## (Reporting and On-Site Inspection)

## Article 52

(1) To the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act, the Commission may request the relevant persons, such as persons handling Specific Personal Information, to make the necessary reports or submit materials on the treatment of Specific Personal Information, have its officials enter the necessary places, such as the business offices of the relevant persons, such as persons handling said Specific Personal Information and ask questions related to the treatment of Specific Personal Information or inspect property, such as books and documents.

(2) The officials who conduct on-site inspections pursuant to the preceding paragraph must carry a certification of identification and present it to any of the relevant persons at their request.

(3) The authority to conduct on-site inspections under the provisions of paragraph (1) shall not be construed as being vested with the authority for criminal investigation.

## (Exclusion from Application)

## Article 53

The provisions of the preceding three Articles shall not apply to the provision of Specific Personal Information or the treatment of Specific Personal Information that is provided or obtained in cases where House Examinations, etc. are conducted or in cases where procedures provided for by Cabinet Order are implemented as equivalent to House Examinations, etc. from among cases that are provided for by Cabinet Order as set forth in Article 19, item (xii) of this Act.

## (Request for Measures)

## Article 54

(1) The Commission may request that the head of the relevant Administrative Organs, such as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, improve the rationality and efficiency, such as cost reduction, of the construction, maintenance, and management of information systems, such as the Cooperation Network System for Personal Information, that are used for the treatment of Specific Personal Information, such as Individual Numbers, and take the necessary measures to ensure the safety and reliability of said function.

(2) If the Commission requests the implementation of the measures set forth in the preceding paragraph pursuant to the provisions of said paragraph, they may request that the head of
the relevant Administrative Organs set forth in said paragraph report the implementation status of the measures.

## (Reporting Opinions to the Prime Minister)

## Article 55

The Commission may communicate opinions to the Prime Minister related to the improvement of measures on the protection of Specific Personal Information that is learnt through the performance of affairs under jurisdiction.

## (Reporting to the Diet)

## Article 56

The Commission shall report to the Diet on the progress of its jurisdictional affairs through the Prime Minister and must publish an outline of its report.

## Section 3 Miscellaneous Provisions

## (Establishment of Rules)

## Article 57

The Commission may establish Rules on Specific Personal Information Protection Commission in order to enforce laws or Cabinet Orders with regard to the affairs under its jurisdiction or based on a special delegation by law or Cabinet Order.
## Chapter VII Corporate Number

## (Notice)

## Article 58

(1) The Commissioner of the National Tax Agency shall assign a Corporate Number to a juridical person, etc. (meaning national organs, local governments, and juridical persons that have registered their incorporation pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations, such as the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005), and juridical persons other than said juridical persons or incorporated associations or incorporated foundations, which are not juridical persons, but for which a representative or an administrator has been designated (hereinafter referred to as "Associations, etc. Without Juridical Personality" in this Article), and which are required to submit a written notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 230 of the Income Tax Act, Articles 148, 149, or 150 of the Corporation Tax Act (Act No. 34 of 1965), or Article 57 of the Consumption Tax Act (Act No. 108 of 1988)) and shall notify said juridical person, etc. of the Corporate Number pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Orders.

(2) A juridical person other than juridical persons, etc. or Associations, etc. Without Juridical Personality that are specified by Cabinet Order may notify the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency of the matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Finance, such as trade names or the name and location of the head office or principal office of the juridical person and may receive an assigned Corporate Number, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Orders.

(3) If a change is made to matters pertaining to the notification that is made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (including those cases where a change is made to the matters pertaining to the notification pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph), the person who made said notification shall notify the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency of the matters for which said change is made pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Orders.

(4) The Commissioner of the National Tax Agency shall, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Orders, publish the trade name or name, location of the head office or principal office, and Corporate Number of a person who has received a Corporate Number (hereinafter referred to as a "Corporate Number Holder") pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2); provided, however, that in the case of an Association, etc. Without Juridical Personality, the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency shall obtain the consent of its representative or administrator in advance.

## (Request for Provision of Information)

## Article 59

(1) When the head of Administrative Organs, local government agencies, or Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Head of Administrative Organs, etc." in this Chapter) requests that other Heads of Administrative Organs, etc. provide specific corporate information (information related to the Corporate Number Holder and that can be searched by the Corporate Number; the same shall apply in Article 61 of this Act), it shall make the request by notifying said other Head of
Administrative Organs, etc. of said Corporate Number.

(2) The Head of Administrative Organs, etc. may request that the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency provide information on the trade name or name, location of the head office of principal office, and Corporate Number of the Corporate Number Holder.

## (Provision of Materials)

## Article 60

(1) When the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency finds it necessary to assign a Corporate Number pursuant to the provisions of Article 58, paragraph (1) of this Act, he/she may request that the Minister of Justice provide a Company, etc. Number (limited to those recorded in the registry prepared at the registry office having jurisdiction over the location of the head office or principal office of a juridical person that has registered its incorporation pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations, such as the Companies Act) as specified in Article 7 of the Commercial Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1963) (including cases applied mutatis mutandis under other laws and regulations) and other matters recorded in said registry.

(2) In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, if the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency finds it necessary to designate or notify the Corporate Number pursuant to the provisions of Article 58, paragraph (1) or (2) of this Act or to make the publication pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of said Article, he/she may request that a public agency provide the necessary materials, such as the trade name or name, and location of the head office or principal office of the Corporate Number Holder.

## (Ensuring Accuracy)

## Article 61

The Head of Administrative Organs, etc. shall strive to have specific corporate information held by the Head of Administrative Organs, etc. correspond to past or present facts to the extent necessary to accomplish the purpose of use.
# Chapter VIII Miscellaneous Provisions

(Special Provisions for Designated Cities)

## Article 62

(1) With regard to the application of provisions of laws and regulations for designated cities as set forth in the provisions of Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (hereinafter referred to simply as "Designated Cities" in the next paragraph) that are specified by Cabinet Orders, a ward shall be considered as a city and the mayor of a ward shall be considered as a city mayor.

(2) In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, with regard to the application of the provisions of this Act to designated cities, special provisions may be provided for by Cabinet Orders.

## (Category of Affairs)

## Article 63

The affairs that are to be processed by a municipal government pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 8, paragraph (1) (including cases as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 3, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions to this Act), Article 17, paragraphs (1) and (3) of this Act (including cases as applied mutatis mutandis to paragraph (4) of said Article), and Article 3, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the Supplementary Provisions to this Act shall be Item 1 statutory entrusted administrative affairs specified by Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i) of the Local Autonomy Act.

## (Delegation of Authorities or Affairs)

## Article 64

The Head of Administrative Organs may delegate authorities or affairs as specified in Chapters II, IV, V and the preceding Chapter of this Act to officials of said Administrative Organs pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Orders (in case of an organ under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet and Board of Audit, the orders of said organ).

## (Ordinances of Competent Ministries)

## Article 65

The ordinances of competent ministries as used in this Act shall be the ordinances of the Cabinet Office and the ordinances of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

## (Delegation to Cabinet Order)

## Article 66

In addition to what is provided for by this Act, procedures for enforcing this Act and matters necessary for enforcing this Act shall be provided for by Cabinet Orders.
## Chapter IX Penal Provisions

## Article 67

If a person who engages or engaged in affairs related to Affairs Using the Individual Numbers, etc. or designation or notification of Individual Numbers pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) or (2) this Act, generation or notification of the number to be an Individual Number pursuant to the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (2), or the provisions of identity verification information preserved by the Agency pursuant to the provisions of Article 14, paragraph (2) provides Specific Personal Information Files where individual confidential matters that are handled with regard to his/her duties are recorded (including Specific Personal Information Files of which all or part is copied or processed) without justifiable grounds, the penalty shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than four years or a fine of no more than two million yen, or a cumulative imposition thereof.

## Article 68

If a person prescribed in the preceding Article provides or misappropriates the Individual Numbers that he/she has learnt in the course of his/her duties for the purpose of acquiring a wrongful gain for himself/herself or a third party, the penalty shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than three years or a fine of no more than one million five hundred thousand yen, or a cumulative imposition thereof.

## Article 69

The penalty for a person who divulges or misappropriates any secrets in violation of the provisions of Article 25 of this Act shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than three years or a fine of no more than one million five hundred thousand yen, or a cumulative imposition thereof.

## Article 70

(1) The penalty for a person who obtains Individual Numbers by an act of deceit, assault, or intimidating a person or an act that harms the control of an Individual Number holder, such as an act of stealing property, trespassing on a facility, gaining unauthorized access (which means an act of unauthorized access as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Act on the Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access (Act No. 128 of 1999)) shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than three years or a fine of no more than one million five hundred thousand yen.

(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not preclude application of penal provisions, such as the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907).

## Article 71

If an official of a national organ, local government agency, or Agency, or an officer or an official of an Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc. or a local incorporated administrative agency collects documents, pictures or electromagnetic records (meaning records made in an
electronic form, a magnetic form or any other form not recognizable to human perception) where Specific Personal Information that represents an individual's confidential matters is recorded for a purpose of use that is exclusive of his/her duties by abusing his/her authority, the penalty shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than two years or a fine of no more than one million yen.

## Article 72

The penalty for a person who divulges or misappropriates related secrets in violation of the provisions of Article 48 of this Act shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than two years or a fine of no more than one million yen.

## Article 73

The penalty for a person who violates an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 51, paragraph (2) or (3) of this Act shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than two years or a fine of no more than five hundred thousand yen.

## Article 74

The penalty for a person who fails to submit a report or materials pursuant to the provisions of Article 52, paragraph (1) of this Act, makes a false report, submits false materials, or fails to answer or makes a false answer to the questions asked by officials in question, or refuses, obstructs, or avoids an inspection shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than one year or a fine of no more than five hundred thousand yen.

## Article 75

The penalty for a person who receives a notification card or Individual Number Card by deceit or other wrongful means, shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than six months or a fine of no more than five hundred thousand yen.

## Article 76

The provisions of Articles 67 through 72 of the Act shall apply to persons who violate these Articles outside of Japan.

## Article 77

(1) If a representative person or administrator of a juridical person (including organizations which are not juridical persons and have a representative person or an administrator: the same shall apply hereinafter in this paragraph) or workers, such as agents or employees, of a juridical person or individual commit a violation set forth in Articles 67, 68, 70, or 73 through 75 of this Act in relation to the business of such juridical person or individual, not only the offender shall be punished but also the juridical person or the individual shall be punished by a fine as prescribed in the respective Articles.

(2) If the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply to an organization which is not a juridical person, its representatives or administrators shall represent the organization which is not a
jurisdictional person for the procedural action, and the provisions of the Acts concerning criminal actions in which a juridical person is the accused or the suspect shall apply mutatis mutandis.
confidential matters that are handled with regard to his/her duties are recorded (including Specific Personal Information Files of which all or part is copied or processed) without justifiable grounds, the penalty shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than four years or a fine of no more than two million yen, or a cumulative imposition thereof.

(6) If a person prescribed in the preceding paragraph provides or misappropriates the Individual Number that he/she has learnt in the course of his/her duties for the purpose of acquiring wrongful gain for himself/herself or a third party, the penalty shall be imprisonment with work for no longer than three years or a fine of no more than one million five hundred thousand yen, or a cumulative imposition thereof.

(7) The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs shall apply to a person who violates these paragraphs outside of Japan.

## (Transitional Measures related to the Commission)

## Article 4

With regard to the applications of the provisions of Article 40, paragraphs (1), (2) and (4) and Article 45, paragraph (2) of this Act during the period from the date of the enforcement of the provisions listed in Article 1, item (ii) of Supplementary Provisions to this Act to the day before the day when one year elapses (hereinafter the day shall be referred to as "Elapsed Date" in this Article), the term "six persons" as used in Article 40, paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be replaced with "two persons"; the term "three persons" as used in paragraph (2) of said Article shall be deemed to be replaced with "one person"; the term "a member of the Commission" as used in paragraph (4) of said Article shall be deemed to be replaced with "a member of the Commission"; the term "shall include" as used in said paragraph shall be deemed to be replaced with "shall be appointed from among"; the term "three or more members of the Commission" as used in Article 45, paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be replaced with "two members of the Commission"; with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 40, paragraphs (1) and (2) and Article 45, paragraph (2) of this Act during the period from the Elapsed Date to the day before the date when one year elapses, the term "six persons" as used in Article 40, paragraph (1) of this Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "four persons"; the term "three persons" as used in paragraph (2) of said Article shall be deemed to be replaced with "two persons"; and the term "three or more members of the Commission" shall be deemed to be replaced with "two or more members of the Commission."

## (Delegation to Cabinet Orders)

## Article 5

In addition to what is provided for in the preceding three Articles, necessary transitional measures on enforcement of this Act shall be provided for by Cabinet Orders.

(Review)

Article 6

(1) Within approximately three years after the enforcement of this Act, the national government shall consider the enforcement conditions, etc. of this Act, shall review the use of
cooperation record.

(6) After the installation of the disclosure system of personal information cooperation record, the government shall review in a timely manner the implementation of the procedure or act by using the disclosure system of personal information cooperation record, as listed in the following items and simplifying measures to check if the person who actually uses the computer that is connected to the disclosure system of personal information cooperation record, through a telecommunications line, is the person who is to implement said procedure or act according to said procedure or act, and shall take the necessary measures based on the results from the perspective of facilitating an increase in the convenience of citizens and in view of use in the private sector:

(i) procedures related to the disclosure of Personal Information pursuant to the provisions of Acts or Prefectural Ordinances (excluding procedures as prescribed in the preceding paragraph);

(ii) an act of a Person in Charge of Affairs Using the Individual Number to provide information that the person wishes or it is found to be beneficial to the Person with regard to the Affairs Using the Individual Number, to the Person; and

(iii) in cases of submitting multiple documents where the same matters are stated for one or multiple Persons in Charge of Affairs Using the Individual Number, an act to copy statements on a document to other documents and to submit these documents to one or multiple Persons in Charge of Affairs Using the Individual Number, who have been selected in advance, by a single procedure.

(7) If the national government reviews the adoption of refundable tax credits (meaning a system implemented by combining benefits and tax credits appropriately and a system equivalent thereto), the national government shall review the development of a system necessary for implementing affairs related to said measures using the system on the use of Individual Numbers with regard to the information on individual income tax that is not kept by the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency so that said affairs are implemented appropriately.

(8) If the national government finds it necessary in consideration of actual local circumstances from the perspective of contributing to the improvement of the convenience of citizens through improvement of the efficiency of administrative operations in local governments, the national government shall cooperate in a timely manner with the local governments, such as by providing the information necessary for promotion of sharing or consolidating of the information system at multiple local governments, or providing advice.