Before reaching a disposition prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (1) in a case as prescribed in that paragraph, and before reaching a disposition prescribed in paragraph (2) or (4) of that Article, the Prime Minister must consult with the council. The same applies in a case as prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article, before the Prime Minister shortens the period prescribed in the first sentence of that paragraph or decides not to issue the order prescribed in the second sentence of that paragraph.
Before giving the consent under Article 28-2, paragraph (1), (3), or (5), the Prime Minister must consult with the council.
内閣総理大臣は、第二十八条の二第一項、第三項又は第五項の規定による同意をしようとするときは、審議会に諮らなければならない。
The council accommodates consultations under the preceding paragraph by studying and deliberating on the consent of the Prime Minister under Article 28-2, paragraph (1), (3), or (5).
審議会は、前項の規定による諮問に応じて、第二十八条の二第一項、第三項又は第五項の規定による内閣総理大臣の同意に関し調査審議する。