A respondent may appoint as its representative an attorney-at-law, legal professional corporation, attorney-at-law and registered foreign lawyer joint corporation, or an appropriate person that has been approved by the Prime Minister.
被審人は、弁護士、弁護士法人、弁護士・外国法事務弁護士共同法人又は内閣総理大臣の承認を得た適当な者を代理人とすることができる。
The Prime Minister may have relevant officials the Prime Minister has designated (hereinafter each of those officials is referred to as a "designated official" in this Article) participate in trial procedures.
内閣総理大臣は、当該職員でその指定するもの（以下この条において「指定職員」という。）を審判手続に参加させることができる。
A designated official may attend trial procedures, and offer evidence and perform other necessary acts.
指定職員は、審判手続に立ち会い、証拠の申出その他必要な行為をすることができる。
A designated official may, when finding it necessary to change any facts listed in the items of Article 178, paragraph (1), the application of laws or regulations, the amount of administrative monetary penalty to be paid or the basis for its calculation (limited to the extent specified by Cabinet Office Order), claim that the change be made; provided, however, that this does not apply if the change will impair the interests of the respondent.
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(Decision to Commence Trial Procedures)
If the Prime Minister finds that any of the following facts have occurred, the Prime Minister must issue a decision to commence trial procedures for a case that involves that fact:
内閣総理大臣は、次に掲げる事実のいずれかがあると認めるときは、当該事実に係る事件について審判手続開始の決定をしなければならない。
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A respondent may appoint as its representative an attorney-at-law, legal professional corporation, attorney-at-law and registered foreign lawyer joint corporation…
被審人は、弁護士、弁護士法人、弁護士・外国法事務弁護士共同法人又は内閣総理大臣の承認を得た適当な者を代理人とすることができる。
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「被審人」
In Section 2 of Chapter VI-2, on hearing procedures (審判手続), the person whom the Prime Minister proposes to order to pay an administrative monetary penalty (課徴金); the hearing procedure starts when a copy of the written decision to start it is served on that person.
Short name set inArticle 179, paragraph (3)· applies only in this section
designated official
「指定職員」
In Article 181, one of the officials concerned (当該職員) whom the Prime Minister designates to take part in hearing proceedings (審判手続).
Short name set inArticle 181, paragraph (2)· applies only in this article
Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.