The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may provide foreign authorities that perform duties corresponding to the duties of immigration and residency management, and recognition of refugee status and recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection provided by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (hereinafter referred to as "foreign immigration and residency administration authorities" in this Article) with information found helpful for the execution of their duties (limited to those corresponding to immigration, residency management, and recognition of refugee status and recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection provided by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act; hereinafter the same applies in the next paragraph).
出入国在留管理庁長官は、出入国管理及び難民認定法に規定する出入国及び在留の管理並びに難民の認定及び補完的保護対象者の認定の職務に相当する職務を行う外国の当局（以下この条において「外国出入国在留管理当局」という。）に対し、その職務（出入国管理及び難民認定法に規定する出入国及び在留の管理並びに難民の認定及び補完的保護対象者の認定の職務に相当するものに限る。次項において同じ。）の遂行に資すると認める情報を提供することができる。
Regarding the provision of information pursuant to the preceding paragraph, appropriate measures are to be taken to ensure that the information is not used for purposes other than helping the foreign immigration and residency administration authorities execute their duties.
前項の規定による情報の提供については、当該情報が当該外国出入国在留管理当局の職務の遂行に資する目的以外の目的で使用されないよう適切な措置がとられなければならない。
Upon receiving a request from foreign immigration and residency administration authorities, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, may agree to the information provided pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) to be used for investigation or adjudication of foreign criminal cases pertaining to the request (hereinafter referred to as "investigation, etc." in this paragraph), except in the following cases:
出入国在留管理庁長官は、外国出入国在留管理当局からの要請があつたときは、前項の規定にかかわらず、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合を除き、第一項の規定により提供した情報を当該要請に係る外国の刑事事件の捜査又は審判（以下この項において「捜査等」という。）に使用することについて同意をすることができる。
the crime subject to the investigation, etc. of the criminal case pertaining to the request is a political crime or the request is found to have been made for the purpose of conducting the investigation, etc. of a political crime;
当該要請に係る刑事事件の捜査等の対象とされている犯罪が政治犯罪であるとき、又は当該要請が政治犯罪について捜査等を行う目的で行われたものと認められるとき。
the act pertaining to the crime subject to the investigation, etc. of the criminal case pertaining to the request would not constitute a crime under Japanese laws or regulations if it were committed in Japan; or
当該要請に係る刑事事件の捜査等の対象とされている犯罪に係る行為が日本国内において行われたとした場合において、その行為が日本国の法令によれば罪に当たるものでないとき。
the foreign country that has made the request has not ensured that it will accept a similar request from Japan.
日本国が行う同種の要請に応ずる旨の要請国の保証がないとき。
The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency must, when giving the consent set forth in the preceding paragraph, receive confirmation from the Minister of Justice that the request does not fall under item (i) or item (ii) of the same paragraph and confirmation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs that the request does not fall under item (iii) of the same paragraph, in advance.
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recognition of refugee statusmachine translation
「難民の認定」
The Minister of Justice's recognition, on the application of a foreign national in Japan, that the person is a refugee.
Short name set inArticle 61-2, paragraph (1)
recognition as a person eligible for complementary protectionmachine translation
「補完的保護対象者の認定」
The Minister of Justice's recognition, on the application of a foreign national in Japan, that the person is eligible for complementary protection.
Short name set inArticle 61-2, paragraph (2)
foreign immigration and residency administration authoritymachine translation
「外国出入国在留管理当局」
A foreign government authority doing work equivalent to Japan's immigration and residence control and recognition of refugees and of people eligible for complementary protection.
Short name set inArticle 61-8, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article
investigation, etc.
「捜査等」
The investigation or trial of a criminal case in a foreign country, for which a foreign immigration authority asks to use information Japan provided.
Short name set inArticle 61-8, paragraph (3)· applies only in this paragraph