Chapter VIII Miscellaneous Provisions (Article 109-4)
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Article 109-4第百九条の四
Entrustment to the Japan Pension Service of Affairs under the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任）
The following affairs under the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding the affairs that mutual aid associations, etc. are to perform under Article 3, paragraph (2), and the affairs that the mayor of the municipality is to perform under paragraph (3) of that Article) are to be performed by the Japan Pension Service; provided, however, that this does not preclude the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from personally exercising the authority listed in item (xxi), item (xxvi), items (xxviii) through (xxx), item (xxxi), item (xxxii), and item (xxxv):
The certification under Article 7, paragraph (2), and the acceptance of requests under Article 5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Supplementary Provisions
The acceptance of the report under Article 12, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 105, paragraph (2)), and the acceptance of notifications under Article 12, paragraph (5)
The acceptance of claims under Article 16 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9-3-2, paragraph (7) of the Supplementary Provisions)
The acceptance of requests under Article 20-2, paragraph (1)
第二十条の二第一項の規定による申出の受理
Article 109-4, paragraph (1), item (vii-2)（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任）Entrustment to the Japan Pension Service of Affairs under the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareAdded
Certification under Article 27-6, paragraph (5) and Article 29-2, paragraph (2);
The acceptance of requests under Article 28, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9-3, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions), and the acceptance of claims under Article 9-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9-3, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions) and Article 9-2-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions
The acceptance of claims under Article 30-2, paragraph (1) and Article 30-4, paragraph (2)
第三十条の二第一項及び第三十条の四第二項の規定による請求の受理
Article 109-4, paragraph (1), item (x)（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任）Entrustment to the Japan Pension Service of Affairs under the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareChanged
The certification under Article 33-2, paragraph (4) and Article 29-2, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 36-5
The acceptance and disposition of applications under Article 90, paragraph (1), Article 90-2, paragraphs (1) through (3), and Article 90-3, paragraph (1) (including an application pertaining to entrustment by an insured person or a person who was formerly an insured person under Article 109-2, paragraph (1), and an application pertaining to entrustment by an insured person under Article 109-2-2, paragraph (1)) (excluding the designation under these provisions), and the acceptance of applications and the rescission of dispositions under Article 90, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 90-2, paragraph (4))
The authority concerning collection that, under Article 95, is to be in accordance with the precedent for the collection of national taxes (excluding the exercise of a right belonging to the person liable for payment in accordance with the precedent for Article 423, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 42 of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes (Act No. 66 of 1962), the grace period for payment in accordance with the precedent for Article 46 of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes, and other authority specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the questions, inspections, and requests for the presentation or submission, the retention of articles, and the search listed in the following item)
The questions, inspections, and requests for the presentation or submission under Article 141 of the National Tax Collection Act (Act No. 147 of 1959), whose precedent applies pursuant to Article 95, the retention of articles under Article 141-2 of that Act, and the search under Article 142 of that Act
The disposition in accordance with the precedent for the disposition for national tax arrears, and the request to a municipality for a disposition, under Article 96, paragraph (4)
The acceptance of notifications under Article 105, paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9-3-2, paragraph (7) of the Supplementary Provisions), and the receipt of documents and other articles under Article 105, paragraph (3)
The order and questions under Article 107, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9-3-2, paragraph (7) of the Supplementary Provisions), and the order and medical examination under Article 107, paragraph (2)
The inspection of documents and requests for the provision of materials under Article 108, paragraphs (1) and (2), requests for reports under that paragraph, and requests for cooperation under paragraph (3) of that Article, and requests for the provision of materials under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the receipt of a certificate listed in item (xxvi))
Requests for reports and on-site inspections under Article 30-39, paragraph (1) of the Residential Basic Book Act, as applied mutatis mutandis by replacing the relevant terms pursuant to Article 108-4
The acceptance of requests under Article 9-4-7, paragraph (1), Article 9-4-9, paragraph (1), Article 9-4-10, paragraph (1), and Article 9-4-11, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, and the approval under Article 9-4-7, paragraph (2), Article 9-4-9, paragraph (2), Article 9-4-10, paragraph (2), and Article 9-4-11, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions
If the Japan Pension Service finds it necessary, in order to effectively carry out the affairs concerning the authority listed in item (xxiv) of the preceding paragraph and the disposition in accordance with the precedent for the disposition for national tax arrears listed in item (xxv) of that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "dispositions for arrears, etc."), and any other authority, among the authority listed in the items of that paragraph, that is specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, it may, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, provide the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare with the information necessary for the exercise of that authority, and request the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to personally exercise that authority.
If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary when a request has been made under the preceding paragraph, or finds that it has become difficult or inappropriate for the Japan Pension Service to perform all or part of the affairs concerning the authority listed in the items of paragraph (1) due to a natural disaster or other cause, the Minister is to personally exercise all or part of the authority listed in the items of that paragraph.
If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare decides to personally exercise all or part of the authority listed in the items of paragraph (1) pursuant to the preceding paragraph, or decides not to exercise all or part of the authority listed in the items of paragraph (1) that the Minister is personally exercising pursuant to the preceding paragraph (excluding the case prescribed in the following paragraph), the Minister must give public notice of that fact in advance.
If, with regard to dispositions for arrears, etc. that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has decided to personally exercise pursuant to paragraph (3), the person who is subject to those dispositions for arrears, etc. taken over from the Japan Pension Service has been identified, the Minister must notify that person of the fact that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare will conduct dispositions for arrears, etc. pertaining to that person, and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The handover of affairs concerning the authority listed in the items of paragraph (1), and other necessary matters, in the case where the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare decides to personally exercise all or part of the authority listed in the items of paragraph (1) pursuant to paragraph (3), or decides not to exercise all or part of the authority listed in the items of paragraph (1) that the Minister is personally exercising pursuant to paragraph (3), are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Beyond what is provided in the preceding paragraphs, matters necessary in connection with the performance by the Japan Pension Service of the affairs concerning the authority listed in the items of paragraph (1), or the exercise by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of the authority listed in the items of that paragraph, are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.