When it is found necessary and effective among prefectures or among municipalities to formulate a multi-prefectural or multi-municipality area disaster management plan for the area of the prefectures or municipalities, in whole or in part, the relevant prefectures or municipalities may set forth a constitution after deliberations and establish a joint committee of prefectural or municipal disaster management councils.
都道府県相互の間又は市町村相互の間において、当該都道府県又は市町村の区域の全部又は一部にわたり都道府県相互間地域防災計画又は市町村相互間地域防災計画を作成することが必要かつ効果的であると認めるときは、当該都道府県又は市町村は、協議により規約を定め、都道府県防災会議の協議会又は市町村防災会議の協議会を設置することができる。
When a joint committee has been established pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister must be notified in the case of a joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils, and the prefectural governor must be notified in the case of a joint committee of municipal disaster management councils.
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「協議会」
A joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils or a joint committee of municipal disaster management councils.
Defined inArticle 13, paragraph (2)
Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.