If a license application under the provisions of Article 156-3, paragraph (1) is filed and the Prime Minister finds it inappropriate to grant that license, the Prime Minister must notify the license applicant and have the relevant officials conduct a hearing.
内閣総理大臣は、第百五十六条の三第一項の規定による免許の申請があつた場合において、その免許を与えることが適当でないと認めるときは、免許申請者に通知して、当該職員をして審問を行わせなければならない。
Upon deciding to grant or not to grant the license referred to in Article 156-2, the Prime Minister must notify the license applicant of this in writing without delay.
内閣総理大臣が、第百五十六条の二の免許を与えることとし、又はこれを与えないこととした場合においては、遅滞なく、その旨を書面により免許申請者に通知しなければならない。
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A person not licensed by the Prime Minister must not perform financial instruments obligation assumption services.
金融商品債務引受業は、内閣総理大臣の免許を受けた者でなければ、行つてはならない。
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A person seeking to obtain the license referred to in the preceding Article must submit a written license application to the Prime Minister, in which it states the following particulars:
前条の免許を受けようとする者は、次に掲げる事項を記載した免許申請書を内閣総理大臣に提出しなければならない。
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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.