In establishing the standards under Article 36, paragraph (2), in view of the fact that, on and after April 1, 1999, the provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of Article 64-2 have ceased to apply to women aged 18 years or older who do not fall under the persons specified by the order prescribed in paragraph (4) of that Article prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 4 of the Act on the Arrangement of Relevant Acts of the Ministry of Labour for Ensuring Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (Act No. 92 of 1997), and in consideration of the effect that significant changes in the working lives of workers who, among those women, raise children or provide care for family members (limited to those specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; hereinafter referred to as "specified workers" in this Article) have on their family lives, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to establish, for the period specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the standards for the limit on the extension of working hours to be specified in the agreement under Article 36, paragraph (1) with regard to specified workers (limited to those who have requested the employer to shorten their overtime work) separately from, and as shorter than, the standards for the limit on the extension of working hours to be specified in the agreement under that paragraph with regard to persons other than those specified workers. In this case, the standards for the limit on the extension of working hours per year must not exceed 150 hours.