①When the opinions of the Minimum Wages Council pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article are submitted, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau must give public notice of the gist of the opinions, as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

②Workers in the region pertaining to the opinions of the Minimum Wages Council under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or employers employing those workers may file an objection with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau within 15 days from the date of public notice pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

③When the objection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph has been filed, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau must seek the opinions of the Minimum Wages Council with regard to the objection.

④The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau may not make the decision set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article until 15 days have elapsed from the date of public notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1). The same applies until the opinions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph are submitted by the Minimum Wages Council when an objection pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) has been filed.