①The Prime Minister, where they find that, because the case is related to public welfare business, or is of a large scope or is related to business of a special nature, suspension of the operation thereof arising from an act of dispute would gravely hamper the operation of the national economy or gravely imperil the daily lives of the people, may make a decision of an emergency adjustment, but only when such a risk actually exists.

②The Prime Minister must, in making the decision set forth in the preceding paragraph, ask the opinion of the Central Labour Relations Commission in advance.

③The Prime Minister must, when having made a decision of an emergency adjustment, immediately publicize the decision together with a statement of the reasons therefore, and at the same time notify the Central Labour Relations Commission and the parties concerned.

①The Central Labour Relations Commission must, when it has received the notice set forth in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, exert its utmost efforts to settle the case concerned.

②The Central Labour Relations Commission may, in order to perform the duty set forth in the preceding paragraph, take the measures listed in the following items with respect to the case concerned:

③Conciliation under item (ii) of the preceding paragraph may be carried out even for matters that do not fall under any of the items of Article 18.

The Central Labour Relations Commission must deal with cases involving a decision for emergency adjustment in precedence to all other cases.

No request for review may be filed with respect to a decision made by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 35-2.