In the case where an applicant files an application prescribed in the preceding Article, if they are unable to provide information for registration identification pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to the same Article, the registrar must, by a method specified by Ministry of Justice Order, give notice to the person obliged to register as prescribed in the same Article to the effect that the application has been filed and that if the person considers the content of the application to be true, they should make a notification to that effect, as provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, within a period specified by Ministry of Justice Order. In this case, within the relevant period, the registrar may not make a registration for the relevant application unless the relevant notification is made.
In cases where an application for a registration referred to in the preceding paragraph relates to ownership, if a registration of change has been made with regard to the address of the person obliged to register referred to in the same paragraph, except for cases specified by Ministry of Justice Order, before making a registration based on the application referred to in the same paragraph, the registrar must give notice under the provisions of the same paragraph and also give further notice of the filing of the application that is addressed to the previous location of the person obliged to register as recorded in the registration record, by a method specified by Ministry of Justice Order.
The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply when the registrar is to be required to dismiss the application pursuant to the provisions of Article 25 (excluding item (x)).
The provisions of paragraph (1) do not apply in the cases prescribed in the same paragraph, if any of the following items applies:
in the cases where the application has been filed by an agent who is qualified to act as an agent for applying for a registration in the course of trade, and if the registrar has received from the agent the necessary information for confirming that the applicant is the person obliged to register referred to in paragraph (1), as provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, and finds the content of such information to be appropriate;
with regard to a document or electronic or magnetic record in which the application information pertaining to the application (in the case of an application filed by a privately appointed agent, the information certifying the agent's authority) is stated or recorded, if a notary (including an official of the Ministry of Justice engaged in the duties of a notary pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 of the Notary Act (Act No. 53 of 1908)) has issued a necessary certification for confirming that the applicant is the person obliged to register referred to in paragraph (1), and the registrar finds the content of such certification to be appropriate.