If the employer is the same for two or more applicable places of business (other than ships), the employer may treat those two or more places of business as one applicable place of business with the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
If the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph has been obtained, the relevant two or more applicable places of business are deemed to have ceased to be applicable places of business as referred to in Article 6.
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(Applicable Place of Business)
A place of business or an office (hereinafter referred to simply as a "place of business"), or a ship falling under any of the following items is an applicable place of business:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する事業所若しくは事務所（以下単に「事業所」という。）又は船舶を適用事業所とする。
Open this provisionIf the employer is the same for two or more applicable places of business (other than ships), the employer may treat those two or more places of business as one applicable place of business with the…
二以上の適用事業所（船舶を除く。）の事業主が同一である場合には、当該事業主は、厚生労働大臣の承認を受けて、当該二以上の事業所を一の適用事業所とすることができる。
Open this provisionplace of business
「事業所」
Short for a place of business or an office (事業所又は事務所).
Short name set inArticle 6, paragraph (1)
shipmachine translation
「船舶」
Except in Article 59-2, a ship manned by persons employed as mariners (船員) by a shipowner (船舶所有者); such a ship is an applicable place of business (適用事業所) under Article 6, paragraph (1), item (iii).
Short name set inArticle 6, paragraph (1), item (iii)· applies from here on, except in Article 59-2