An investigation body must, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, keep investigation records or what is prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto (hereinafter referred to as the "investigation record book, etc." in this Article), state or record the matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order concerning electronic public notice investigations, and preserve relevant investigation record book, etc.
An investigation entruster or any other interested party may make the following requests to an investigation body with regard to the investigation record book, etc. preserved by relevant investigation body pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph or paragraph (2) of the following Article (limited to the portions in which that person has an interest) at any time during the business hours of the investigation body; provided, however, that the person must pay the fee designated by the investigation body when making relevant requests:
when the investigation record book, etc. is prepared in the form of documents, requests for the delivery of a copy of relevant documents; and
調査記録簿等が書面をもって作成されているときは、当該書面の写しの交付の請求
when the investigation record book, etc. has been prepared as an electronic or magnetic record, a request to be provided with the information recorded in that electronic or magnetic record by an electronic or magnetic means that the investigation body has designated, or a request to be issued a document showing that information.
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(Statements in an Investigation Record Book)
An investigation body must, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, keep investigation records or what is prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto…
調査機関は、法務省令で定めるところにより、調査記録又はこれに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるもの（以下この条において「調査記録簿等」という。）を備え、電子公告調査に関し法務省令で定めるものを記載し、又は記録し、及び当該調査記録簿等を保存しなければならない。
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An investigation body must, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, keep investigation records or what is prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto…
調査機関は、法務省令で定めるところにより、調査記録又はこれに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるもの（以下この条において「調査記録簿等」という。）を備え、電子公告調査に関し法務省令で定めるものを記載し、又は記録し、及び当該調査記録簿等を保存しなければならない。
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An investigation body that has succeeded to the investigation record book, etc. referred to in the preceding paragraph pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph must preserve the investigation…
前項の規定により同項の調査記録簿等の引継ぎを受けた調査機関は、法務省令で定めるところにより、その調査記録簿等を保存しなければならない。
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「電磁的方法」
A method that uses an electronic data processing system or other information and communications technology, of a kind set by Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxiv)
electronic or magnetic record
「電磁的記録」
A record made in electronic, magnetic or any other form people cannot perceive directly, of a kind that Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令) specifies as used in computer processing.
Defined inArticle 26, paragraph (2)
investigation body
「調査機関」
A body registered with the Minister of Justice that investigates whether a company's electronic public notice stayed available to the public throughout the notice period.
Short name set inArticle 941, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
electronic public notice investigation
「電子公告調査」
An investigation by a registered investigation body into whether a company's electronic public notice stayed available to the public throughout the notice period.
Short name set inArticle 942, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
investigation entruster
「調査委託者」
A company that has asked an investigation body to investigate its electronic public notice.
Short name set inArticle 946, paragraph (3)· applies only in this section
investigation record book, etc.
「調査記録簿等」
The investigation records, or their equivalents set by Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令), in which an investigation body must record its electronic public notice investigations and which it must preserve.
Short name set inArticle 955, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article