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Article 40Special Provisions on Public Comment Procedures

第四十条(意見公募手続の特例)

When intending to establish administrative orders or other orders, if there are compelling reasons for not being able to specify a minimum 30-day period for submitting comments, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, organs establishing administrative orders or other orders may specify a period for submitting comments that is less than 30 days. In such a case, the organs establishing administrative orders or other orders must clarify the reasons at the time of giving the public notice of the proposed administrative orders or other orders.

命令等制定機関は、命令等を定めようとする場合において、三十日以上の意見提出期間を定めることができないやむを得ない理由があるときは、前条第三項の規定にかかわらず、三十日を下回る意見提出期間を定めることができる。この場合においては、当該命令等の案の公示の際その理由を明らかにしなければならない。

If organs establishing administrative orders intend to establish administrative orders or other orders through deliberation by the committees or other councils (except for cases that fall under paragraph (4), item (iv) of the preceding Article) and the committees or other councils has conducted a procedure equivalent to the public comment procedures, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article, they are not required to conduct the public comment procedures themselves.

命令等制定機関は、委員会等の議を経て命令等を定めようとする場合(前条第四項第四号に該当する場合を除く。)において、当該委員会等が意見公募手続に準じた手続を実施したときは、同条第一項の規定にかかわらず、自ら意見公募手続を実施することを要しない。

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