Article 75-2Designation of Common Structural Parts
第七十五条の二（共通構造部の指定）
In order to promote the safety of motor vehicles and achieve the prevention of pollution caused by motor vehicles and other conservation of the environment, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism designates by type, upon application, among the structural parts of a motor vehicle that are composed of a vehicle frame or body and a part of the other equipment listed in the items of Article 41, paragraph (1) and that are used in common in motor vehicles of multiple types (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "common structural parts"), those by which the matters listed in Article 40, item (viii) of a motor vehicle having the common structural part are specified (hereinafter referred to as "specified common structural parts").
An application for designation under the preceding paragraph may also be made, for specified common structural parts exported to Japan, by a person engaged in the business of manufacturing the specified common structural parts in a foreign country, or by a person who has concluded a contract to purchase the specified common structural parts from that person and is engaged in the business of exporting the specified common structural parts to Japan.
Designation under paragraph (1) is made by determining whether the structure, equipment and performance of the specified common structural part in the application, as stated in the application, conform to the safety standards and whether the specified common structural part has uniformity. In this case, equipment that has received designation for its type under paragraph (1) of the following Article is deemed to conform to the safety standards.
If the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that a person who has filed an application under paragraph (1) is in violation of a provision of an Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on the provisions of Article 76 (limited to the part relating to designation under that paragraph), the Minister may order that person to take measures necessary to rectify the violation, or suspend the effect of designation under that paragraph until the Minister finds that measures necessary to rectify the violation have been taken. In this case, when suspending the effect of designation, the Minister may limit the scope of the effect of the suspension to common structural parts manufactured by the day of the suspension.
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may revoke designation under paragraph (1) if any of the following applies. In this case, the Minister may limit the scope of the effect of the revocation to common structural parts manufactured by the day of the revocation:
when the structure, equipment or performance relating to the designation of a specified common structural part that has received designation for its type has ceased to conform to the safety standards;
when a specified common structural part that has received designation for its type has ceased to have uniformity;
その型式について指定を受けた特定共通構造部が均一性を有するものでなくなつたとき。
when designation has been received for its type by fraudulent means.
不正の手段によりその型式について指定を受けたとき。
In addition to the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may revoke designation under paragraph (1) relating to a designated foreign common structural part manufacturer, etc. (meaning a person prescribed in paragraph (2) who has received designation under paragraph (1) for the type of specified common structural part that the person manufactures or exports; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) if the designated foreign common structural part manufacturer, etc. falls under any of the following:
when the designated foreign common structural part manufacturer, etc. has violated a provision of an Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on the provisions of Article 76 (limited to the part relating to designation under paragraph (1));
指定外国共通構造部製作者等が第七十六条の規定に基づく国土交通省令の規定（第一項の規定による指定に係る部分に限る。）に違反したとき。
when, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism having found it necessary to achieve the purpose of Article 1 and requested a report from the designated foreign common structural part manufacturer, etc. on its business, the report has not been made or a false report has been made;
国土交通大臣が第一条の目的を達成するため必要があると認めて指定外国共通構造部製作者等に対しその業務に関し報告を求めた場合において、その報告がされず、又は虚偽の報告がされたとき。
when, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism having found it particularly necessary to achieve the purpose of Article 1 and intended to have the Minister's officials inspect specified common structural parts, books and documents and other articles, or question persons concerned, at the offices or other places of business of the designated foreign common structural part manufacturer, etc. or at the places where a specified common structural part that has received designation for its type is found to be located, the inspection has been refused, obstructed or evaded, or no statement has been made or a false statement has been made in response to the questions.
国土交通大臣が第一条の目的を達成するため特に必要があると認めてその職員に指定外国共通構造部製作者等の事務所その他の事業場又はその型式について指定を受けた特定共通構造部の所在すると認める場所において当該特定共通構造部、帳簿書類その他の物件についての検査をさせ、又は関係者に質問をさせようとした場合において、その検査が拒まれ、妨げられ、若しくは忌避され、又は質問に対し陳述がされず、若しくは虚偽の陳述がされたとき。
A specified common structural part prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is, where it has received, as prescribed by that Order, certification or other proof equivalent to designation under paragraph (1) given by a foreign country for its type, deemed, for the purpose of applying the latter part of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, to be a specified common structural part that has received designation for its type under paragraph (1).
Article 75-3Designation of Equipment
第七十五条の三（装置の指定）
In order to promote the safety of motor vehicles and achieve the prevention of pollution caused by motor vehicles and other conservation of the environment, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism designates by type, upon application, equipment listed in the items of Article 41, paragraph (1) that is prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as "specified equipment").
An application for designation under the preceding paragraph may also be made, for specified equipment exported to Japan, by a person engaged in the business of manufacturing the specified equipment in a foreign country, or by a person who has concluded a contract to purchase the specified equipment from that person and is engaged in the business of exporting the specified equipment to Japan.
Designation under paragraph (1) is made by determining whether the specified equipment in the application conforms to the safety standards and has uniformity.
Designation under paragraph (1) may be made with limits on the range of motor vehicles or specified common structural parts to which the specified equipment can be attached.
If the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that a person who has filed an application under paragraph (1) is in violation of a provision of an Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on the provisions of Article 76 (limited to the part relating to designation under that paragraph), the Minister may order that person to take measures necessary to rectify the violation, or suspend the effect of designation under that paragraph until the Minister finds that measures necessary to rectify the violation have been taken. In this case, when suspending the effect of designation, the Minister may limit the scope of the effect of the suspension to equipment manufactured by the day of the suspension.
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may revoke designation under paragraph (1) if any of the following applies. In this case, the Minister may limit the scope of the effect of the revocation to equipment manufactured by the day of the revocation:
国土交通大臣は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、第一項の規定による指定を取り消すことができる。この場合において、国土交通大臣は、取消しの日までに製作された装置について取消しの効力の及ぶ範囲を限定することができる。
when specified equipment that has received designation for its type has ceased to conform to the safety standards;
when specified equipment that has received designation for its type has ceased to have uniformity;
その型式について指定を受けた特定装置が均一性を有するものでなくなつたとき。
when designation has been received for its type by fraudulent means.
不正の手段によりその型式について指定を受けたとき。
In addition to the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may revoke designation under paragraph (1) relating to a designated foreign equipment manufacturer, etc. (meaning a person prescribed in paragraph (2) who has received designation under paragraph (1) for the type of specified equipment that the person manufactures or exports; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) if the designated foreign equipment manufacturer, etc. falls under any of the following:
when the designated foreign equipment manufacturer, etc. has violated a provision of an Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on the provisions of Article 76 (limited to the part relating to designation under paragraph (1));
指定外国装置製作者等が第七十六条の規定に基づく国土交通省令の規定（第一項の規定による指定に係る部分に限る。）に違反したとき。
when, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism having found it necessary to achieve the purpose of Article 1 and requested a report from the designated foreign equipment manufacturer, etc. on its business, the report has not been made or a false report has been made;
国土交通大臣が第一条の目的を達成するため必要があると認めて指定外国装置製作者等に対しその業務に関し報告を求めた場合において、その報告がされず、又は虚偽の報告がされたとき。
when, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism having found it particularly necessary to achieve the purpose of Article 1 and intended to have the Minister's officials inspect specified equipment, books and documents and other articles, or question persons concerned, at the offices or other places of business of the designated foreign equipment manufacturer, etc. or at the places where specified equipment that has received designation for its type is found to be located, the inspection has been refused, obstructed or evaded, or no statement has been made or a false statement has been made in response to the questions.
国土交通大臣が第一条の目的を達成するため特に必要があると認めてその職員に指定外国装置製作者等の事務所その他の事業場又はその型式について指定を受けた特定装置の所在すると認める場所において当該特定装置、帳簿書類その他の物件についての検査をさせ、又は関係者に質問をさせようとした場合において、その検査が拒まれ、妨げられ、若しくは忌避され、又は質問に対し陳述がされず、若しくは虚偽の陳述がされたとき。
Specified equipment prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is, where it has received, as prescribed by that Order, certification or other proof equivalent to designation under paragraph (1) given by a foreign country for its type, deemed, for the purpose of applying the latter part of Article 75, paragraph (3) and the latter part of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, to be equipment that has received designation for its type under paragraph (1).
Article 75-4Markings of Specified Common Structural Parts and Specified Equipment
第七十五条の四（特定共通構造部及び特定装置の表示）
A person who has filed an application under Article 75-2, paragraph (1) or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article may, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, affix to a specified common structural part or specified equipment that has received designation for its type a special marking, in the form prescribed by that Order, showing that it has received designation under Article 75-2, paragraph (1) or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.
第七十五条の二第一項又は前条第一項の申請をした者は、その型式について指定を受けた特定共通構造部又は特定装置につき、国土交通省令で定めるところにより、第七十五条の二第一項又は前条第一項の指定を受けたものであることを示す国土交通省令で定める方式による特別な表示を付することができる。
No person may, except in the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph, affix the marking under that paragraph or a marking confusingly similar to it to a specified common structural part or specified equipment.
A person engaged in the business of importing specified common structural parts or specified equipment must, when having imported a specified common structural part or specified equipment to which the marking under paragraph (1) or a marking confusingly similar to it is affixed (excluding where the marking is affixed pursuant to paragraph (1)), remove the marking by the time of transferring it.
第七十五条の五（型式についての指定に係る独立行政法人自動車技術総合機構の審査）
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is to have the Agency conduct, among the affairs relating to designation of the type of motor vehicle prescribed in Article 75, paragraph (1), designation of the type of specified common structural part prescribed in Article 75-2, paragraph (1) and designation of the type of specified equipment prescribed in Article 75-3, paragraph (1), the examination of whether the structure, equipment and performance of the motor vehicle and the specified common structural part, and the specified equipment, conform to the safety standards.
国土交通大臣は、第七十五条第一項に規定する自動車の型式についての指定、第七十五条の二第一項に規定する特定共通構造部の型式についての指定及び第七十五条の三第一項に規定する特定装置の型式についての指定に関する事務のうち、当該自動車及び当該特定共通構造部の構造、装置及び性能並びに当該特定装置が保安基準に適合するかどうかの審査を機構に行わせるものとする。
When the Agency has conducted the examination under the preceding paragraph, it must, without delay, notify the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of the result of that examination as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Article 75-6Reports and Inspections
第七十五条の六（報告及び検査）
To the extent necessary for the enforcement of Article 75, paragraphs (7) and (8), Article 75-2, paragraphs (4) and (5) and Article 75-3, paragraphs (5) and (6), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may have a person who has received designation for the type of motor vehicle under Article 75, paragraph (1), a person who has received designation for the type of specified common structural part under Article 75-2, paragraph (1), or a person who has received designation for the type of specified equipment under Article 75-3, paragraph (1) make a report on their business, or have the Minister's officials enter the offices or other places of business of those persons and inspect books and documents and other articles or question persons concerned.
国土交通大臣は、第七十五条第七項及び第八項、第七十五条の二第四項及び第五項並びに第七十五条の三第五項及び第六項の規定の施行に必要な限度において、第七十五条第一項の規定により自動車の型式について指定を受けた者、第七十五条の二第一項の規定により特定共通構造部の型式について指定を受けた者若しくは第七十五条の三第一項の規定により特定装置の型式について指定を受けた者に対し、その業務に関し報告をさせ、又はその職員に、これらの者の事務所その他の事業場に立ち入り、帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させ、若しくは関係者に質問させることができる。
A staff member who conducts an on-site inspection pursuant to the preceding paragraph must carry an identification card showing his or her status and must present it when requested by a person concerned.
前項の規定により立入検査をする職員は、その身分を示す証票を携帯し、かつ、関係者の請求があるときは、これを提示しなければならない。
The authority to conduct on-site inspections under paragraph (1) must not be construed as being vested for criminal investigation.
第一項の規定による立入検査の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解釈してはならない。
The implementing details of the inspection of road transport vehicles prescribed in this Chapter, including the forms of the motor vehicle inspection certificate, extraordinary inspection pass mark, inspection mark, motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate and limited motor vehicle inspection certificate and the procedures for their reissuance, the form of the certificate of surrender of motor vehicle inspection certificate, matters concerning the vehicle number plate under Article 73, paragraph (1), the procedures for designation under Article 75, paragraph (1), the standards for inspection under paragraph (4) of that Article, the form of the completion inspection certificate under that paragraph, the procedures for designation under Article 75-2, paragraph (1), and the procedures for designation under Article 75-3, paragraph (1), are prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
自動車検査証、臨時検査合格標章、検査標章、自動車予備検査証及び限定自動車検査証の様式及び再交付の手続、自動車検査証返納証明書の様式、第七十三条第一項の車両番号標に関する事項、第七十五条第一項の規定による指定の手続、同条第四項の規定による検査の基準、同項の完成検査終了証の様式、第七十五条の二第一項の規定による指定の手続、第七十五条の三第一項の規定による指定の手続その他この章に規定する道路運送車両の検査の実施細目は、国土交通省令で定める。