Article 27Application for Approval of Corrective Measures Plans
第二十七条（是正措置計画に係る認定の申請等）
When a person who has been given a notice under the provisions of the preceding Article seeks to formulate and implement necessary measures to correct the acts that caused suspicion and their impact, they may prepare a plan on the measures sought to be implemented (referred to as the "corrective measures" below in this Article and Article 29, paragraph (1), item (i)) (referred to as the "corrective measures plan" below in this Article and that item) and submit the plan to the Prime Minister within 60 days of receiving that notice and apply for its approval, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.
前条の規定による通知を受けた者は、疑いの理由となつた行為及びその影響を是正するために必要な措置を自ら策定し、実施しようとするときは、内閣府令で定めるところにより、その実施しようとする措置（以下この条及び第二十九条第一項第一号において「是正措置」という。）に関する計画（以下この条及び同号において「是正措置計画」という。）を作成し、これを当該通知を受けた日から六十日以内に内閣総理大臣に提出して、その認定を申請することができる。
A corrective measures plan must state the following matters:
是正措置計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。
content of the corrective measures;
是正措置の内容
the implementation period of the corrective measures; and
是正措置の実施期限
other matters specified by Cabinet Office Order.
その他内閣府令で定める事項
When an application for approval under the provisions of paragraph (1) is made, the Prime Minister is to grant the approval when the Prime Minister finds that the corrective measures plan conforms to all of the following requirements:
the corrective measures are sufficient to correct the act that has caused the suspicion and its impact;
是正措置が疑いの理由となつた行為及びその影響を是正するために十分なものであること。
the corrective measures are expected to be surely implemented.
是正措置が確実に実施されると見込まれるものであること。
The approval referred to in the preceding paragraph must be made in writing.
前項の認定は、文書によつて行わなければならない。
The approval referred to in paragraph (3) takes effect by serving a certified copy of the certificate of approval to the addressee.
第三項の認定は、その名宛人に認定書の謄本を送達することによつて、その効力を生ずる。
When an application for approval under the provisions of paragraph (1) has been made, and the Prime Minister finds that the corrective measures plan does not conform to any of the items of paragraph (3), the Prime Minister must deny the application.
The provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the disposition under the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In such a case, the term "certificate" in paragraph (5) is deemed to be replaced with "non-approval certificate".
When a person who has obtained the approval referred to in paragraph (3) seeks to change the corrective measures plan related to the approval, the person must obtain the approval of the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.
The provisions of paragraphs (3) through (7) apply mutatis mutandis to the approval of the changes referred to in the preceding paragraph.
第三項から第七項までの規定は、前項の変更の認定について準用する。
Article 28Effects of Approval Related to Corrective Measures Plans
第二十八条（是正措置計画に係る認定の効果）
The provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) and Article 8, paragraph (1) do not apply to acts that has caused suspicion concerning the approval when the Prime Minister has granted the approval referred to in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article (including the approval for changes referred to in paragraph (8) of that Article; the same applies in the following Article); provided, however, that this does not apply if the approval has been revoked under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article.
Article 29Revocation of Approval Related to Corrective Measures Plans
第二十九条（是正措置計画に係る認定の取消し等）
The Prime Minister must revoke the approval referred to in paragraph (3) of Article 27 if the case falls under any of the following items:
内閣総理大臣は、次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第二十七条第三項の認定を取り消さなければならない。
when it is found that corrective measures have not been implemented in accordance with the corrective measures plan that has been granted the approval referred to in Article 27, paragraph (3);
when it is found that a person who has obtained the approval referred to in paragraph (3) of Article 27, has obtained that approval based on false or fraudulent facts.
第二十七条第三項の認定を受けた者が虚偽又は不正の事実に基づいて当該認定を受けたことが判明したとき。
The provisions of Article 27, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the revocation of the approval referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article under the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In such a case, the term "certificate" in paragraph (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "written revocation".
When the approval referred to in Article 27, paragraph (3) has been revoked under the provisions of paragraph (1), and the revocation was made on or after the date two years before the expiration of the period prescribed in Article 12, paragraph (7), the payment order for administrative monetary penalty for the act that caused the suspicion related to the approval may be issued even during the period of two years from the date of that revocation, notwithstanding the provisions of that paragraph.
Article 30Notices on Suspected Violations in the Past
第三十条（既往の違反被疑行為に係る通知）
Even when there are no longer any sufficient facts to suspect the existence of an act in violation of restriction or prohibition under the provisions of Article 4, or in violation of the provisions of Article 5, the Prime Minister may notify the persons stated in item (i) of the matters stated in item (ii) in writing on the act that has caused the suspicion, when the Prime Minister finds it necessary for ensuring voluntary and rational choice-making of goods and services by general consumers; provided, however, that this does not apply if a notice under the provisions of Article 30 of the Administrative Procedure Act related to order for measures, or a notice under the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) has been given.
the following persons:
次に掲げる者
a person who committed the act that caused the suspicion;
当該疑いの理由となつた行為をした者
when the person who committed the act that caused the suspicion is a corporation, the corporation surviving after the merger when the corporation ceased to exist as a result of the merger, or the corporation incorporated as a result of the merger;
当該疑いの理由となつた行為をした者が法人である場合において、当該法人が合併により消滅したときにおける合併後存続し、又は合併により設立された法人
when the person who committed the act that caused the suspicion is a corporation, a corporation that has succeeded to all or part of the business related to the act that caused the suspicion through a split from that corporation; and
当該疑いの理由となつた行為をした者が法人である場合において、当該法人から分割により当該疑いの理由となつた行為に係る事業の全部又は一部を承継した法人
the person who has acquired all or part of the business related to the act that caused the suspicion from the person who committed the act that caused the suspicion;
当該疑いの理由となつた行為をした者から当該疑いの理由となつた行為に係る事業の全部又は一部を譲り受けた者
the following matters:
次に掲げる事項
a summary of the act that caused the suspicion;
当該疑いの理由となつた行為の概要
provisions of laws and regulations that are suspected to have been violated
違反する疑いのあつた法令の条項
the fact that an application for approval under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article may be filed.
次条第一項の規定による認定の申請をすることができる旨
Article 31Application for Approval of Impact Corrective Measures Plans
第三十一条（影響是正措置計画に係る認定の申請等）
When a person who has received a notice under the provisions of the preceding Article intends to formulate and implement necessary measures to correct the impacts of the act that has caused the suspicion (referred to as "impact corrective measures" below in this Article and Article 33, paragraph (1), item (i)), the person may prepare a plan (referred to as the "impact corrective measures plan" below in this Article and Article 33, paragraph (1), item (i)) on the measures to be implemented and submit the plan to the Prime Minister within 60 days from receiving that notice, and apply for approval of the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.
前条の規定による通知を受けた者は、疑いの理由となつた行為による影響を是正するために必要な措置を自ら策定し、実施しようとするときは、内閣府令で定めるところにより、その実施しようとする措置（以下この条及び第三十三条第一項第一号において「影響是正措置」という。）に関する計画（以下この条及び同号において「影響是正措置計画」という。）を作成し、これを当該通知を受けた日から六十日以内に内閣総理大臣に提出して、その認定を申請することができる。
An impact corrective measures plan must state the following matters:
影響是正措置計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。
content of the impact corrective measures;
影響是正措置の内容
implementation period of the impact corrective measures; and
影響是正措置の実施期限
other matters specified by Cabinet Office Order.
その他内閣府令で定める事項
When an application for approval has been made under the provisions of paragraph (1), the Prime Minister is to grant the approval when the Prime Minister finds that the impact corrective measures plan conforms to all of the following requirements:
the impact corrective measures are sufficient to correct the impact of the acts that have caused suspicion; and
影響是正措置が疑いの理由となつた行為による影響を是正するために十分なものであること。
the impact corrective measures are expected to be surely implemented.
影響是正措置が確実に実施されると見込まれるものであること。
The provisions of Article 27, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph.
When an application for approval under the provisions of paragraph (1) has been filed and the Prime Minister finds that the plan on impact corrective measures does not conform to any of the items of paragraph (3), the Prime Minister must deny that application.
The provisions of Article 27, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the disposition under the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In such a case, the term "certificate" in paragraph (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "non-approval certificate".
When a person who has obtained the approval referred to in paragraph (3) intends to change the plan on impact corrective measures related to that approval, the person must obtain the approval of the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.
The provisions of paragraphs (3) through (6) apply mutatis mutandis to the approval of the changes referred to in the preceding paragraph.
第三項から第六項までの規定は、前項の変更の認定について準用する。
Article 32Effects of the Approval for Plan on Impact Corrective Measures
第三十二条（影響是正措置計画に係る認定の効果）
When the Prime Minister has granted the approval referred to in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article (including approval for changes under paragraph (7) of that Article; the same applies in the following Article), the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) and Article 8, paragraph (1) do not apply to the acts that caused the suspicion related to the approval; provided, however, that this does not apply when revocation under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article has been made.
Article 33Revocation of Approval for Plan on Impact Corrective Measures
第三十三条（影響是正措置計画に係る認定の取消し等）
The Prime Minister must revoke the approval referred to in paragraph (3) of Article 31, if the case falls under any of the following items:
内閣総理大臣は、次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第三十一条第三項の認定を取り消さなければならない。
when it is found that impact corrective measures have not been implemented in conformity with the plan on impact corrective measures that has been granted the approval referred to in Article 31, paragraph (3); and
when it is found that a person who has obtained the approval referred to in Article 31, paragraph (3) has obtained that approval based on false or fraudulent facts.
第三十一条第三項の認定を受けた者が虚偽又は不正の事実に基づいて当該認定を受けたことが判明したとき。
The provisions of Article 27, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the revocation of the approval referred to in Article 31, paragraph (3) made under the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In such a case, the term "certificate" in paragraph (5) of Article 27 is deemed to be replaced with "written revocation".
When the approval referred to in Article 31, paragraph (3) has been revoked under the provisions of paragraph (1), and the revocation has been made on or after the day that is two years before the expiration of the period prescribed in Article 12, paragraph (7), a payment order for administrative monetary penalty on the act that caused suspicion concerning that approval may be issued even during the period of two years from the date of the revocation, notwithstanding the provisions of that paragraph.