When an organ establishing administrative orders or other orders intends to establish administrative orders or other orders, it must publicize a draft of the orders (meaning a draft indicating the content to be established; the same applies below) and the materials relating to the administrative orders or other orders in advance and establish the place the comments (including information; the same applies below) are to be submitted, and the period for submitting comments (referred to as "period for submitting comments" below) and widely request comments from the general public.
The draft of the administrative orders or other orders to be publicized pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must have a concrete and clear content, and, must clearly indicate the title of the orders and the provisions of the laws and regulations which are to be the basis for them.
The period for submitting comments specified pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) must be 30 days or more commencing from the date of public notice referred to in that paragraph.
The provisions of paragraph (1) do not apply in cases that fall under any of the following items:
次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第一項の規定は、適用しない。
when it is difficult to take the procedures provided for in paragraph (1) (referred to as "public comment procedures" below) because it is necessary to urgently establish administrative orders or other orders in the public interest;
when intending to establish administrative orders or other orders that provide for the amount and the rate that serves as the basis for calculating the amount of money required to be paid and the calculation method for that amount which becomes necessary due to the establishment or amendment of laws providing for the money required to be paid, and administrative orders or other orders that provide for necessary matters concerning the implementation of those laws;
納付すべき金銭について定める法律の制定又は改正により必要となる当該金銭の額の算定の基礎となるべき金額及び率並びに算定方法についての命令等その他当該法律の施行に関し必要な事項を定める命令等を定めようとするとき。
when intending to establish administrative orders or other orders that provide for the amount and the rate that is to serves as the basis for calculating the amount that becomes necessary for making a decision to pay money as prescribed in the budget, and administrative orders or other orders that provide for other matters;
予算の定めるところにより金銭の給付決定を行うために必要となる当該金銭の額の算定の基礎となるべき金額及び率並びに算定方法その他の事項を定める命令等を定めようとするとき。
when intending to establish administrative orders or other orders that are to be established through considerations of the committee prescribed in Article 49, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office or in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the National Government Organization Act, or the organ prescribed in Article 37 or Article 54 of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office or in Article 8 of the National Government Organization Act (referred to as "committees or other councils"), pursuant to the provisions of laws, and that are specified by Cabinet Order for the purpose of adjusting the interests of persons with conflicting interests, pursuant to the provisions of laws or Cabinet Order, as those to be deliberated in the committees or other councils organized by each member representing those persons and the public interest;
法律の規定により、内閣府設置法第四十九条第一項若しくは第二項若しくは国家行政組織法第三条第二項に規定する委員会又は内閣府設置法第三十七条若しくは第五十四条若しくは国家行政組織法第八条に規定する機関（以下「委員会等」という。）の議を経て定めることとされている命令等であって、相反する利害を有する者の間の利害の調整を目的として、法律又は政令の規定により、これらの者及び公益をそれぞれ代表する委員をもって組織される委員会等において審議を行うこととされているものとして政令で定める命令等を定めようとするとき。
when intending to establish administrative orders or other orders that are practically the same as those that another administrative organ has established after conducting public comment procedures;
when intending to establish administrative orders or other orders that prescribe the technical replacement of terms necessary for applying or applying mutatis mutandis the provisions of laws and regulations, based on provisions of laws;
when intending to abolish administrative orders or other orders which should be abolished along with the deletion of the provisions of laws and regulations which are the basis for the administrative orders or other orders; or
when intending to establish administrative orders or other orders whose content is specified by Cabinet Order as an insignificant change that does not require the implementation of public comment procedures, such as the arrangement of provisions that are naturally required along with the establishment, amendment, or repeal of other laws and regulations.