The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Prime Minister are to establish guidelines concerning the monitoring and guidance to be implemented by the national government and prefectures, etc. (referred to below as the "guidelines").
The guidelines are to specify the following matters:
指針は、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
basic direction on the implementation of monitoring and guidance;
監視指導の実施に関する基本的な方向
matters concerning items for which monitoring and guidance should be intensively implemented;
重点的に監視指導を実施すべき項目に関する事項
matters concerning the system for implementing monitoring and guidance;
監視指導の実施体制に関する事項
matters concerning ensuring of coordination and cooperation between the national government, prefectures, etc., and other relevant organizations in implementing monitoring and guidance; and
other important matters concerning the implementation of monitoring and guidance.
その他監視指導の実施に関する重要事項
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Prime Minister have established or amended the guidelines, they must publicize that fact and notify prefectural governors, etc. of that fact without delay.
prefectures, etc.
「都道府県等」
A prefecture, a city with a public health center (保健所を設置する市) or a special ward (特別区).
Short name set inArticle 2, paragraph (3)
prefectural governor, etc.
「都道府県知事等」
A prefectural governor, the mayor of a city with a public health center (保健所を設置する市), or the mayor of a special ward (特別区).
Short name set inArticle 8, paragraph (1)
monitoring and guidance
「監視指導」
The monitoring or guidance concerning food sanitation that the national government and prefectures, etc. carry out, which Article 21-2 requires them to coordinate so that it is done comprehensively and promptly.
Short name set inArticle 21-2, paragraph (1)
guidelines
「指針」
The guidelines the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Prime Minister set under Article 22 for the monitoring and guidance (監視指導) the national government and prefectures, etc. carry out, on which their yearly monitoring and guidance plans are based.
Short name set inArticle 22, paragraph (1)
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.