The national and local governments have a responsibility to formulate and implement policies for Ensuring Consumer Safety comprehensively, in conformity with the basic principles provided for in the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as "the Basic Principles" in this Article).
In advancing policies for Ensuring Consumer Safety, the national and local governments must endeavor to leverage the abilities of persons with expertise, skills or experience in consumer affairs, in conformity with the Basic Principles.
In advancing policies for Ensuring Consumer Safety, the national and local governments must endeavor to take the necessary measures to disclose information about Actual and Potential Consumer-Related Incidents, the necessary measures to incorporate Consumer opinions, and other measures, thereby ensuring the transparency of the process, in conformity with the Basic Principles.
In advancing policies for Ensuring Consumer Safety, the national and local governments must endeavor to assess policy effects (meaning the effects that a series of administrative actions that the government implements or seeks to implement based on those policies, have or are likely to have on Consumers' lives as consumers, on social and economic conditions, and on administrative management; the same applies in Article 6, paragraph (2), item (iv)), evaluate those effects based on their assessment, consider them in a timely and appropriate manner, and then take the necessary measures based on these considerations, in conformity with the Basic Principles.
In advancing policies for Ensuring Consumer Safety, the national and local governments must take care to ensure close cooperation among the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, IAA (hereinafter referred to as "the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan"); the Consumer Affairs Centers as provided in Article 10-2, paragraph (1), item (i); prefectural police; fire departments (meaning the bodies set forth in the items of Article 9 of the Fire and Disaster Management Organization Act (Act No. 226 of 1947)); healthcare centers; hospitals; educational institutions; consumer affairs support groups and consumer affairs supporters defined in Article 11-7, paragraph (1); consumer groups; and other relevant parties, in conformity with the Basic Principles.
国及び地方公共団体は、消費者安全の確保に関する施策の推進に当たっては、基本理念にのっとり、独立行政法人国民生活センター（以下「国民生活センター」という。）、第十条の二第一項第一号に規定する消費生活センター、都道府県警察、消防機関（消防組織法（昭和二十二年法律第二百二十六号）第九条各号に掲げる機関をいう。）、保健所、病院、教育機関、第十一条の七第一項の消費生活協力団体及び消費生活協力員、消費者団体その他の関係者の間の緊密な連携が図られるよう配慮しなければならない。
The national and local governments must endeavor to deepen public understanding and gain their cooperation for Ensuring Consumer Safety, by promoting consumer education and conducting public relations activities, along with other relevant activities.
国及び地方公共団体は、消費者教育を推進し、及び広報活動その他の活動を行うことを通じて、消費者安全の確保に関し、国民の理解を深め、かつ、その協力を得るよう努めなければならない。
Consumer
「消費者」
An individual, except when carrying on a commercial, industrial, financial or other business.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
Ensuring Consumer Safety
「消費者安全の確保」
Preventing consumers from suffering harm in their lives as consumers and keeping them safe.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (3)· applies throughout the law
Actual or Potential Consumer-Related Incident
「消費者事故等」
Any of three kinds of event: an accident in which a consumer using a business's goods, facilities or services suffers harm to life or body to the degree a Cabinet Order (政令) sets (unless it clearly was not caused by the thing being unsafe); a situation in which a consumer used something not safe to use that a Cabinet Order treats as likely to cause such an accident; or a business's false or exaggerated advertising or other conduct a Cabinet Order names that may unfairly harm consumers' interests or their free and rational choice.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (5)· applies throughout the law
the Basic Principles
「基本理念」
In Article 4, the basic principles of Article 3: that measures for consumer safety are taken quickly and efficiently on expert knowledge to prevent actual or potential consumer-related incidents (消費者事故等) and the spread of their harm, keep pace with changes in consumers' needs and in society while respecting proper business activity, and are carried out by the national and local governments in close cooperation, with local governments' autonomy fully respected.
Short name set inArticle 4, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article
policy effectsmachine translation
「施策効果」
In Article 4, paragraph (4) and Article 6, paragraph (2), item (iv), the effect that the administrative actions taken or planned under a consumer-safety policy have, or are expected to have, on consumers' lives, on society and the economy, and on how government is run.
Defined inArticle 4, paragraph (4)· applies only in this provision and in Article 6, paragraph (2), item (iv)
the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan
「国民生活センター」
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, an Incorporated Administrative Agency (独立行政法人).
Short name set inArticle 4, paragraph (5)
Consumer Affairs Centers
「消費生活センター」
In Article 10-2 and Article 47, paragraph (2), the facility or body that a prefecture must, and a municipality should try to, set up under Article 10 to handle consumers' complaints against businesses and the other consumer-safety work of Article 8, staffed with consumer affairs consultants (消費生活相談員).
Defined inArticle 10-2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this provision and in Article 10-2, paragraph (2); and Article 47, paragraph (2)
health center
保健所
An office set up by a prefecture (都道府県), by one of the cities named by Cabinet Order (政令), which include every designated city (指定都市) and core city (中核市), or by a special ward (特別区) (Community Health Act, Article 5, paragraph (1)), to look after the health of the people of its area (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (xiv)). It plans, coordinates and guides, and runs the services these need, on matters that include food hygiene, the hygiene of housing, water supply, sewerage and the wider environment, and the prevention of infectious diseases (Article 6, paragraph (1)). Under the Hotel Business Act, in a city or special ward that has set one up, the licence to run a hotel business (旅館業) — a hotel or inn, shared lodging or a boarding house — comes from the mayor or the ward head, not the prefectural governor (Hotel Business Act, Article 2, paragraph (1), and Article 3, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Community Health Act, Arts. 5, 6, Local Autonomy Act, Arts. 252-19, 252-22 and Hotel Business Act, Arts. 2, 3 as a reference.