The government must establish a basic policy on the protection of personal information (hereinafter referred to as a "basic policy") in order to further comprehensive and integrated measures to protect personal information.
政府は、個人情報の保護に関する施策の総合的かつ一体的な推進を図るため、個人情報の保護に関する基本方針（以下「基本方針」という。）を定めなければならない。
The basic policy is to provide for the following details:
基本方針は、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
the basic course of action for furthering measures to protect personal information;
個人情報の保護に関する施策の推進に関する基本的な方向
the details of the measures to protect personal information that are to be taken by the national government;
国が講ずべき個人情報の保護のための措置に関する事項
the basic details of the measures to protect personal information that are to be taken by local governments;
地方公共団体が講ずべき個人情報の保護のための措置に関する基本的な事項
the basic details of the measures to protect personal information that are to be taken by incorporated administrative agencies or other prescribed corporations;
the basic details of the measures to protect personal information that are to be taken by local incorporated administrative agencies;
the basic details of the measures to protect personal information to be taken by businesses handling personal information prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (2), businesses handling pseudonymized personal information prescribed in paragraph (5) of that Article, businesses handling anonymized personal information prescribed in paragraph (6) of that Article, and certified personal information protection organizations prescribed in Article 51, paragraph (1);
第十六条第二項に規定する個人情報取扱事業者、同条第五項に規定する仮名加工情報取扱事業者及び同条第六項に規定する匿名加工情報取扱事業者並びに第五十一条第一項に規定する認定個人情報保護団体が講ずべき個人情報の保護のための措置に関する基本的な事項
information about the smooth processing of complaints about the handling of personal information;
個人情報の取扱いに関する苦情の円滑な処理に関する事項
other material information for furthering measures to protect personal information.
その他個人情報の保護に関する施策の推進に関する重要事項
The Prime Minister must call for a cabinet decision on the basic policy developed by the Personal Information Protection Commission.
内閣総理大臣は、個人情報保護委員会が作成した基本方針の案について閣議の決定を求めなければならない。
Following a cabinet decision made under the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister must disclose the basic policy to the public without delay.
The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to amendments to the basic policy.